After losing a jarring 4: 2 against Turkey, the Dutch team returned tonight (Saturday) to the grass to achieve their first victory in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and to their delight they did so with a 0: 2 share over humble Latvia. Steven Brachhaus and Luc de Jong were responsible for the important goals of the Oranges and led their team to victory.
Donil Mullen, Eran Zehavi’s friend at PSV, was the one who paid the price after the loss to the Turks. The young striker lost his place in the squad after presenting a disappointing game and was replaced by De Jong from Sevilla, who returned to coach Frank de Boer with a goal. From the first moment it was clear that Latvia would not be able to leave the “Johan Cruyff Arena” with points.
Davey Klassen and Memphis Depay are responsible for a number of big misses in the first minutes of the game, which caused the thousands of fans who were in the stadium to worry. In the 32nd minute, Brachhaus calmed everyone down with a ball spun into the net from about 18 meters and celebrated his first goal for him in the national uniform. In the second half De Jong went great for a high ball, doubled the advantage and sealed the winning identity.
the progress of the game
Minute 7, first threat of the game: Dutch control was clear from the first minute. After seven minutes Davey Klassen reached a promising position, but was stopped by a defensive player near the goal line.
Minute 16, The Netherlands is approaching: This time it was the turn of Steven Brachhaus, who tried to spin from a ball distance for connections and missed the net by inches.
27 minutes, the ball in the crossbar! Brachhaus picked up a ball to the center of the extension, Klassen came in great and slammed hard, but his ball was only stuck in the goalpost.
32 minutes, 0: 1 to Holland! After many minutes of Dutch control, the goal came from the foot of Brachhaus, who spun great into the net from about 17 meters.
69 minutes, 0: 2 to Holland! An accurate Memphis DePay corner hit the head of Luke de Jong, who slammed hard and doubled the Dutch advantage.