Netherlands vs Spain, International Friendly
Mar 31, 2015, 6:45 PM · International FriendlyNetherlands score twice early, shut out Spain in friendly
Netherlands scored twice in a four-minute span and shut out Spain 2-0 on Tuesday in a friendly in Amsterdam.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 4': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
- 4': Santiago Cazorla (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, Spain. Juanmi tries a through ball, but Isco is caught offside.
- 5': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Jetro Willems.
- 5': Attempt missed. Raúl Albiol (Spain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cesc Fà bregas with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
- 12': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 13': Goal! Netherlands 1, Spain 0. Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Foul by Juanmi (Spain).
- 14': Martins Indi (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jetro Willems.
- 16': Goal! Netherlands 2, Spain 0. Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 17': Isco (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Daryl Janmaat (Netherlands).
- 19': Offside, Spain. Cesc FÃ bregas tries a through ball, but Juan Bernat is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Mario Suárez (Spain).
- 20': Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Offside, Spain. Raúl Albiol tries a through ball, but Juanmi is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Pedro (Spain).
- 23': Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesc FÃ bregas.
- 28': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Martins Indi.
- 29': Attempt saved. Gerard Piqué (Spain) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl Albiol with a through ball.
- 31': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Daniel Carvajal.
- 34': Attempt missed. Juanmi (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isco.
- 35': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 37': Foul by Mario Suárez (Spain).
- 37': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Raúl Albiol (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands).
- 45': First Half ends, Netherlands 2, Spain 0.
- 45': Substitution, Spain. David Silva replaces Isco.
- 0': Second Half begins Netherlands 2, Spain 0.
- 45': Substitution, Spain. Vitolo replaces Pedro.
- 49': Vitolo (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
- 50': Attempt missed. Cesc FÃ bregas (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Bernat with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Mario Suárez.
- 54': Attempt missed. Martins Indi (Netherlands) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
- 58': Foul by Martins Indi (Netherlands).
- 58': Vitolo (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
- 59': Raúl Albiol (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands).
- 60': Vitolo (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Gerard Piqué (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Substitution, Spain. Ã?lvaro Morata replaces Juanmi.
- 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Wesley Sneijder.
- 64': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Luciano Narsingh.
- 68': Attempt missed. Vitolo (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ã?lvaro Morata.
- 68': Substitution, Spain. Sergio Ramos replaces Mario Suárez.
- 68': Substitution, Spain. Mikel San José replaces Gerard Piqué.
- 69': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Ã?lvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva.
- 70': Offside, Spain. Ã?lvaro Morata tries a through ball, but David Silva is caught offside.
- 72': Daley Blind (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Ã?lvaro Morata (Spain).
- 73': Substitution, Netherlands. Jonathan de Guzmán replaces Daley Blind.
- 73': Foul by Davy Klaassen (Netherlands).
- 73': Vitolo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands).
- 74': Mikel San José (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Attempt blocked. David Silva (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitolo.
- 75': Attempt missed. Santiago Cazorla (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 75': Foul by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands).
- 75': Sergio Ramos (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Spain. Andrés Iniesta replaces Santiago Cazorla.
- 77': Attempt saved. Cesc Fà bregas (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raúl Albiol.
- 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Bas Dost replaces Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
- 80': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
- 82': Daryl Janmaat (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ã?lvaro Morata (Spain).
- 82': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a through ball.
- 84': Substitution, Netherlands. Ibrahim Afellay replaces Memphis Depay.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Vitolo (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta with a cross.
- 86': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Jetro Willems.
- 87': Foul by Bas Dost (Netherlands).
- 87': Raúl Albiol (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Ã?lvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cesc FÃ bregas.
- 88': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Martins Indi.
- 90': Foul by Jonathan de Guzmán (Netherlands).
- 90': David Silva (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Ibrahim Afellay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Vitolo (Spain).
- 90': Offside, Netherlands. Daryl Janmaat tries a through ball, but Luciano Narsingh is caught offside.
- 90': Second Half ends, Netherlands 2, Spain 0.
- 0': Match ends, Netherlands 2, Spain 0.
Statistics
| ESP | NED | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 6 |
| 55.2 | Possession | 44.8 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 549 | Accurate Passes | 418 |
| 620 | Passes | 499 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 19 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
6:45 PM, Tue, Mar 31, 2015
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
6:45 PM, Tue, Mar 31, 2015
Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Line-Ups
Netherlands (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Vermeer (GK) |
| 4 | Bruno Martins Indi |
| 3 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 5 | Jetro Willems |
| 2 | Daryl Janmaat |
| 6 | Daley Blind |
| 10 | Wesley Sneijder |
| 8 | Davy Klaassen |
| 9 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
| 11 | Memphis Depay |
| 7 | Luciano Narsingh |
Spain (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 2 | Raúl Albiol |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 17 | Juan Bernat |
| 12 | Dani Carvajal |
| 20 | Santi Cazorla |
| 10 | Cesc Fàbregas |
| 14 | Mario Suárez |
| 22 | Isco |
| 11 | Pedro |
| 9 | Juanmi |
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