ROTTERDAM. Netherlands demolishes Gibraltar 6-0 with goals of V. van Dijk (9′), M. Depay (21′), M. Depay (45′ pen), D. Dumfries (48′), A. Danjuma (75′) and D. Malen (86′). Its vastly superior ball possession (82%) was among the key factors of its victory.
M. Depay missed a penalty (19′) for Netherlands.
M. Depay missed 1 penalty (19′) for Netherlands.
The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Monday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Vitali Meshkov with the help of Igor Demeshko and Dmitri Safjan. The 4th official was Kirill Levnikov. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.8 degrees Celsius or 53.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 83 Ball Possession 17
Shots
- 34 Total 2
- 12 On Target 0
- 22 Off Target 2
- 9 Shots blocked 1
- 177 Attack 32
- 160 Dangerous attack 3
- 52 Ball safe 74
- 2 Penalties 0
- 16 Corners 0
- 7 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 0
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Netherlands was in firm control of the ball 82% while Gibraltar was struggling with a 18% ball possession.
Netherlands was more aggressive with 160 dangerous attacks and 34 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Netherlands won the match.
Netherlands shot 34 times, 12 on target, 22 off target. On the opposite side, Gibraltar shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Netherlands didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Gibraltar received 1 yellow card (G. Torilla).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this contest, Netherlands will have 19 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Gibraltar will stay with 0 points to stay in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Netherlands will play away with Montenegro on the 13th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Netherlands (0 draws).
Gibraltar will play away agasint Turkey on the 13th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Turkey (0 draws).
Netherlands – Formation
Netherlands
9'
60'
Netherlands started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Louis van Gaal decided to play with the following team: Justin Bijlow , Denzel Dumfries , Stefan de Vrij , Virgil van Dijk , Daley Blind , Georginio Wijnaldum , Frenkie de Jong , Davy Klaassen , Steven Berghuis , Memphis Depay and Noa Lang .
The home team had on the bench: Jurriën Timber, Luuk de Jong, Donyell Malen , Mark Flekken, Ryan Gravenberch, Wout Weghorst , Tyrell Malacia, Tim Krul, Matthijs de Ligt, Guus Til, Arnaut Danjuma and Teun Koopmeiners.
Substitutions
Netherlands made 3 changes: S. Berghuis for A. Danjuma (60′), F. de Jong for W. Weghorst (60′) and N. Lang for D. Malen (78′).
Best player: Memphis Depay
The player that probably impressed the most for Netherlands was Memphis Depay.
His rating is with 2 goals, 61 passes (81% accurate) and 9 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 15 crosses.
Gibraltar – Formation
Gibraltar
18'
Gibraltar started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Julio César Ribas Vlahovic played with: Bradley Banda , Jamie Bosio , Scott Wiseman , Roy Alan Chipolina , Jayce Mascarenhas-Olivero , Joseph Chipolina , Liam Walker , Louie Annesley , Graeme Torrilla , Julian Valarino and Reece Styche .
They had on the bench: Kelvin Morgan, Alain Pons, Kian Ronan , Lee Casciaro , Ethan James Santos, James Coombes, Ethan Britto , Jamie Robba, Jaron Vinet, Aymen Mouelhi and Mohamed Badr Hassan .
Gibraltar could not rely on the presence of A. Mouelhi (injured).
Substitutions
Gibraltar made 5 changes: J. Chipolina for E. Brito (46′), J. Bosio for K. Ronan (46′), R. Styche for L. Casciaro (62′), L. Walker for M. Badr (80′) and G. Torilla for A. Mouelhi (88′).
Best player: Reece Styche
The player that probably impressed the most for Gibraltar was Reece Styche.
His rating is with 6 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Romania – Armenia – 1-0
- North Macedonia – Germany – 0-4
- Iceland – Liechtenstein – 4-0
- Slovenia – Russia – 1-2
- Cyprus – Malta – 2-2
- Croatia – Slovakia – 2-2
- Norway – Montenegro – 2-0
- Netherlands – Gibraltar – 6-0
- Latvia – Turkey – 1-2
- Estonia – Wales – 0-1
- Belarus – Czech Republic – 0-2
