International Friendly

Netherlands vs Spain, International Friendly

· International Friendly
Netherlands
  • 13': Stefan de Vrij
  • 16': Davy Klaassen
FT
2 - 0
Spain

    Netherlands 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 Fàbregas 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 Fàbregas 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 Fàbregas.
    • 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 Fàbregas (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 Fàbregas (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 Fàbregas.
    • 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

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/esp.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originESP NEDhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/ned.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    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

    Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
    Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Line-Ups

    NED 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
    Netherlands Substitutes:
    Georginio Wijnaldum, Joël Veltman, Jasper Cillessen, Jeffrey Bruma, Ibrahim Afellay, Nigel de Jong, Quincy Promes, Tim Krul, Jonathan de Guzmán, Luuk de Jong, Gregory van der Wiel, Bas Dost.

    ESP 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
    Spain Substitutes:
    Álvaro Morata, Vitolo, Juanfran, Iker Casillas, Koke, Mikel San José, Sergio Asenjo, Sergio Busquets, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Ramos, David Silva, Marc Bartra.

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