The Netherlands team is already in the round of 16 of the European Championship after the victory against Austria. Memphis Depay , under the gaze of Ronald Koeman from the Johan Cruyff box, scored the first goal of the match from eleven meters after a maximum penalty by David Alaba . Dumfries , who had caused the penalty, scored the second of the night.
The day Sergio Ramos said goodbye to Real Madrid filling the hearts of the fans of the white club with pain, at night David Alaba , the new quarterback of the Santiago Bernabéu , would wear shorts again. The one who was not in their selection was the other big star, Arnautovic , who had been suspended with a match for alleged racist insults to a rival from North Macedonia on Matchday 1.
In front of Alaba was Memphis Depay , who is close to being a Barcelona footballer, Georginio Wijnaldum , who gave the Barça squad, and Matthijs de Ligt , one of Joan Laporta’s goals. But the one who put Alaba in trouble began being Dumfries , who took advantage of a loss of the Real Madrid center-back to provoke a penalty when the ten minutes of the game had not yet been completed.
Memphis Depay grabbed the ball and without much running shot the Austrian goalkeeper to score the first goal for the Oranje and thus begin to put a victory on track that would allow Frank de Boer’s men to get closer to the round of 16 of this European Championship . And is that the striker who will be free on June 30 could make the second by taking advantage of another error by Alaba , but his powerful shot brushed the Austrian goal squad.
Austria noticed that it was inferior to the Dutch in terms of quality, but led by a great Baumgartner they began to approach the Stekelenburg area, but De Ligt always appeared in the area to cut off any rival attempt. Hinteregger , who noticed how the Juventus defender was cutting everything, dared with a distant cross whip, sending the leather to the second amphitheater of the Johan Cruyff Arena .
Dumfries closes the victory
The Dutch did not shrink either and in a counterattack in which Weghorst made a death pass to Depay they were able to almost kill the game, but the forward sought by Barcelona did not put his foot well and the ball was lost over the crossbar before the incredulity of everyone present for his mistake. Having won 2-0 at halftime, Frank de Boer’s men had to settle for 1-0 after a first half in which they gave the ball to an Austria unable to generate real danger.
In the second half, the Austrians came out with that decision again, but following the same script from the first act, it cost them horrors to be close to the tying goal. However, when Holland reached the rival area, the goal was smelled. And after the game time came that goal. Play that Depay initiates to leave a highway that runs through Malen with the ball and make the death pass to a Dumfries who sent the ball to the net.
Austria was still in control of the ball, but each center or foray they tried to make was cut off by the back of Oranje , who showed signs of strength as the minutes passed. With the 2-0 the final whistle was heard, leaving the Netherlands already in the round of 16 of the Eurocup, while the Austrians will play second place against Ukraine on the last day.
