Key occasions
While we await a match report:
I imply, not that regarding. But till they made a load of substitutions and conceded the second with 18 minutes to play, Scotland have been superb and at that time most likely deserved to be forward. After that, issues fell aside considerably.
Final rating: Netherlands 4-0 Scotland
90+4 minutes: It’s throughout! An encouraging thrashing for Scotland, and a regarding romp for the Dutch.
90+3 minutes: One final probability for the street! Malen jinks previous a few opponents on the left flank and sends in a beautiful cross that Koopmeiners runs onto and, with simply the keeper to beat, volleys extensive.
90+1 minutes: There’ll be three minutes of stoppage time, or thereabouts.
90+1 minutes: Malen is performed by once more, however he chips the ball onto the roof of the online. And can also be offside.
89 minutes: The Netherlands are passing the ball round, the sport being very a lot over at this level.
GOAL! Netherlands 4-0 Scotland (Malen, 86 minutes)
This is simply imply. Another wonderful Reijnders cross and Malen dribbles into the realm, will get a fortunate bounce off Porteous, and tucks the ball contained in the far submit!
GOAL! Netherlands 3-0 Scotland (Weghorst, 84 minutes)
The large man nods within the nook! He’s solely simply come on, and Scotland clearly don’t know who must be marking him, so no person does, which is a matter.
84 minutes: Koopmeiners is performed by by Reijnders with a beautiful, outside-of-the-right-boot cross, and he goes previous Gunn however doing so takes him to the byline, and Porteous cuts out his cross.
83 minutes: Is a defeat much less miserable in the event you play rather well and make a great deal of probabilities, or extra?
82 minutes: Blind and Koopmeiners come on for Wijnaldum and Gakpo.
81 minutes: Gakpo cuts onto his proper foot however shoots extensive of the again stick.
78 minutes: The residence facet make their first substitutions, bringing on Wout Weghorst and Donyell Malen for Simons and Depay.
77 minutes: Another nice probability for Scotland! Ralston’s cross from the appropriate finds McTominay on the far submit, however he heads extensive!
74 minutes: A pair extra substitutions from Scotland, who carry Anthony Ralston for Patterson, and Stuart Armstrong for Christie
GOAL! Netherlands 2-0 Scotland (Wijnaldum, 72 minutes)
And in the long run the second aim goes to the Netherlands! They work the ball extensive to Gakpo on the left, and he sends in a beautiful right-footed cross that finds Wijnaldum puzzlingly unmarked on the close to submit – Souttar, simply on the sector, was less than velocity – to go in.
71 minutes: McGinn’s roller from 16 yards doesn’t fairly curl sufficient. The Scots have had 12 pictures, double the Dutch, however solely two have been on track.
70 minutes: But Depay hits Hendry’s head within the wall, and Scotland clear.
69 minutes: Depay goes down on the sting of the realm – Hendry had his palms on his shoulders however didn’t appear to be doing something with them. The referee lets the Dutch play on for some time earlier than bringing it again. This is a severely good taking pictures probability.
68 minutes: Some Scottish substitutions, the primary of which sees Shankland depart the sector. The frustration that man should really feel. Che Adams comes on, and Souttar replaces Tierney whereas Ferguson comes on for Gilmour.
65 minutes: Here’s that probability in full. At the opposite finish, Simons turns, assesses his choices, then performs a bewildering cross to no person.
62 minutes: Incredible miss! Wieffer collects the ball from Flekken, turns and hits his cross straight into McTominay, off whom it bounces to Shankland. He runs into the realm, attracts Flekken and sidefoots into the woodwork!
59 minutes: Simons spins within the space and sends in a shot that bounces a few yards extensive. Surely – certainly – this recreation isn’t ending 1-0.
56 minutes: Robertson now races into the realm, tries to show away from Ake and sends the ball to a overlaying defender.
56 minutes: This half has been ridiculously action-packed. Gakpo has a shot from 20 yards that Gunn has to push over the bar.
54 minutes: Gilmore intercepts Flekken’s cross to Reijnders, will get the ball again 0ff a teammate then has a shot from the sting of the realm that deflects simply extensive!
51 minutes: Chance! Nearly an equaliser for the Scots! A exceptional couple of minutes ends with McGinn seeing his low, laborious shot saved, choosing up the rebound and crossing to Christie who, utterly unmarked and 10 yards out, heads again throughout aim and extensive!
49 minutes: Save! Nearly a second for the Dutch! This is their finest assault of the sport, and it ends with Simons passing to Depay, who spins away from Hendry and, regardless of the defender’s enthusiastic shirt-tugging, sends a left-foot shot in the direction of the nook, however Gunn dives to his left and palms it to security!
48 minutes: Chance for Scotland! Robertson’s wonderful cross infield from the left is fantastically introduced underneath management by McTominay, who then turns again onto his proper foot, eight yards out, and a aim, or at the very least one thing shut to 1, appears inevitable, however he’s closed down earlier than he can get a shot off.
46 minutes: The gamers are again out and play has restarted. I’ve had some soup.
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