Netherlands win in Poland to close on finals

Published on: 22 September 2022

The Netherlands only require one point in their final group match to qualify for the finals

The Netherlands remain in control of Nations League Group A4 after defeating Poland in their penultimate match.

Cody Gakpo met Denzel Dumfries' low ball into the box to put the visitors ahead after 13 minutes in Warsaw.

Steven Bergwijn secured victory for Louis van Gaal's unbeaten side with a curling finish on the hour mark.

The Netherlands must avoid defeat against second-placed Belgium in their final fixture to qualify for next summer's Nations League finals.

Belgium remain three points behind the Netherlands after they beat Wales 2-1 on Thursday to maintain their hopes of topping the group.

Van Gaal's side have won four of their five group games and defeated Belgium 4-1 when the sides met in June.

Wales must beat Poland in Cardiff on Sunday to stay in the top flight of the Nations League.

    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsPoland

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Szczesny5Bednarek15Glik3Kiwior17Frankowski10Krychowiak8Linetty21Zalewski20Zielinski19Szymanski9Lewandowski

    1SzczesnyBooked at 85mins5Bednarek15Glik3Kiwior17FrankowskiSubstituted forBereszynskiat 79'minutes10Krychowiak8LinettySubstituted forMilikat 45'minutes21ZalewskiSubstituted forSkórasat 79'minutes20ZielinskiSubstituted forLegowskiat 86'minutes19SzymanskiSubstituted forKlichat 70'minutes9Lewandowski

Substitutes

    2Gumny4Skóras6Wieteska7Milik11Grosicki12Skorupski13Legowski14Klich16Swiderski18Bereszynski22Dragowski23Piatek

Netherlands

Formation 3-4-1-2

1Pasveer2Timber4van Dijk5Aké22Dumfries20Koopmeiners21de Jong17Blind8Gakpo7Bergwijn10Depay

    1Pasveer2Timber4van Dijk5AkéBooked at 32mins22Dumfries20KoopmeinersSubstituted forBerghuisat 6'minutesSubstituted forTaylorat 75'minutes21de JongSubstituted forde Roonat 45'minutes17Blind8GakpoBooked at 61mins7BergwijnSubstituted forWeghorstat 75'minutesBooked at 85mins10DepaySubstituted forJanssenat 52'minutesBooked at 82mins

Substitutes

    3de Ligt6de Vrij9Janssen11Berghuis12Rensch13Cillessen14Klaassen15de Roon16Malacia18Taylor19Weghorst23Flekken

Referee:Alejandro José Hernández HernándezMatch StatsHome TeamPolandAway TeamNetherlandsPossessionHome41%Away59%ShotsHome6Away10Shots on TargetHome2Away2CornersHome4Away1FoulsHome21Away18Live TextPost update

Match ends, Poland 0, Netherlands 2.

90'+4'Full Time

Second Half ends, Poland 0, Netherlands 2.

90'+3'Post update

Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).

90'+3'Post update

Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+2'Post update

Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

90'+2'Post update

Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).

90'+1'Post update

Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'Post update

Foul by Mateusz Legowski (Poland).

90'Post update

Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Netherlands).

90'Post update

Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'Post update

Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

90'Post update

Foul by Mateusz Legowski (Poland).

88'Post update

Hand ball by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).

88'Post update

Hand ball by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).

86'Substitution

Substitution, Poland. Mateusz Legowski replaces Piotr Zielinski.

85'Booking

Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) is shown the yellow card.

85'Booking

Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

85'Post update

Foul by Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).

85'Post update

Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84'Post update

Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).

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