Matthijs de Ligt concluded his first game as captain of the Dutch National Team with a dramatic victory over Wales. Due to a goal by Memphis Depay in a longer period of time, the match in De Kuip ended in 3-2 thanks to a long ball that, according to De Ligt, was not Dutch.
The Orange squad won the game against Wales in overtime (1-2) and ended the international match unbeaten with three wins and a draw.
“Ten points in four games is a very good and enjoyable way to go on holiday,” said De Ligt. ILLUMINATED† “The most important lesson today is that we still have that spirit.”
Memphis, who missed a penalty against Poland (2-2) in extra time on Saturday, won the match, De Ligt rained. He always scores in the right place and then under heavy pressure at the last second.”
“He missed a penalty at the last minute this weekend. Of course it’s great that he caught the winner at the last minute.”
Program Orange Nations League
- June 3 Brussels: Belgium-Netherlands 1-4
- June 8, Cardiff: Wales-Netherlands 1-2
- June 11, Rotterdam: Netherlands-Poland 2-2
- June 14, Rotterdam: Netherlands-Wales 3-2
- September 22, Warsaw: Poland-Netherlands
- September 25, Amsterdam: Netherlands-Belgium
Matthijs de Ligt (left) thanks the crowd with teammate Frenkie de Jong after a 3-2 victory over De Kuip.
“After 2-1 there was uncertainty in the team”
According to De Ligt, the 2-0 lead of the Netherlands was worrying. Passing was not possible after the goals from Noa Lang and Cody Gakpo and Wales reduced the tension with a goal.
“After the 2-1, maybe there was a fear in the team. Then we run in vain after 3-1, but in the final phase we give a penalty. But it shouldn’t have come to that. †
The fact that the orange team managed to win the game after Gareth Bale’s 2-2 victory was a sign of resilience for De Ligt. In the 93rd minute the lead fell to 3-2.
,,We immediately used the long ball at the last minute”, said Bruno Martins about Indi’s move. “He’s not actually Dutch, but you can see that it works. Then Memphis always knows how to score. This is amazing.”
Source: NU
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