
Gibraltar vs Netherlands, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingStengs hat trick sees Netherlands smash Gibraltar
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Netherlands' Calvin Stengs netted a hat-trick as they easily disposed of Gibraltar 6-0 in their Euro 2024 qualifier on Tuesday although the Dutch did not come anywhere near to France's record score at the weekend.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Evan De Haro (Gibraltar).
- 2': Joey Veerman (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Teze with a cross.
- 4': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Roy Chipolina.
- 4': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Calvin Stengs (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Lee Casciaro (Gibraltar).
- 7': Foul by Quilindschy Hartman (Netherlands).
- 7': Liam Walker (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Gibraltar. Jack Sergeant tries a through ball, but Tjay De Barr is caught offside.
- 10': Goal! Gibraltar 0, Netherlands 1. Calvin Stengs (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
- 12': Foul by Calvin Stengs (Netherlands).
- 12': Lee Casciaro (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Nicholas Pozo (Gibraltar).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Substitution, Gibraltar. Ethan Jolley replaces Nicholas Pozo because of an injury.
- 17': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Joseph Chipolina.
- 21': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Jack Sergeant (Gibraltar).
- 21': Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Donyell Malen with a cross.
- 22': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jayce Olivero.
- 23': Goal! Gibraltar 0, Netherlands 2. Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Offside, Gibraltar. Aymen Mouelhi tries a through ball, but Tjay De Barr is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Calvin Stengs (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
- 25': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands).
- 25': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Gibraltar. Dayle Coleing tries a through ball, but Tjay De Barr is caught offside.
- 30': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Evan De Haro.
- 30': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donyell Malen with a cross.
- 32': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Roy Chipolina.
- 32': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
- 32': Foul by Evan De Haro (Gibraltar).
- 32': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands).
- 33': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Quilindschy Hartman.
- 34': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Roy Chipolina.
- 35': Foul by Calvin Stengs (Netherlands).
- 35': Joseph Chipolina (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 37': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Netherlands).
- 37': Lee Casciaro (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Goal! Gibraltar 0, Netherlands 3. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Quilindschy Hartman with a cross.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Stengs with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Roy Chipolina.
- 43': Foul by Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar).
- 43': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Jordan Teze (Netherlands).
- 45': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Jordan Teze (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Foul by Roy Chipolina (Gibraltar).
- 45'+2': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Gibraltar 0, Netherlands 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Gibraltar 0, Netherlands 3.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Jorrel Hato replaces Virgil van Dijk.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Thijs Dallinga replaces Wout Weghorst.
- 45': Substitution, Netherlands. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Joey Veerman.
- 48': Foul by Quilindschy Hartman (Netherlands).
- 48': Tjay De Barr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Goal! Gibraltar 0, Netherlands 4. Calvin Stengs (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 51': Foul by Lee Casciaro (Gibraltar).
- 51': Mats Wieffer (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
- 62': Goal! Gibraltar 0, Netherlands 5. Calvin Stengs (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Teze.
- 63': Substitution, Netherlands. Xavi Simons replaces Quilindschy Hartman.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Joseph Chipolina (Gibraltar).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Gibraltar. Ayoub El Hmidi replaces Liam Walker.
- 66': Substitution, Gibraltar. Mohamed Badr replaces Joseph Chipolina because of an injury.
- 66': Substitution, Gibraltar. Jamie Coombes replaces Lee Casciaro.
- 67': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Jack Sergeant (Gibraltar).
- 68': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jamie Coombes.
- 69': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Mohamed Badr.
- 70': Foul by Xavi Simons (Netherlands).
- 70': Mohamed Badr (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Evan De Haro (Gibraltar).
- 71': Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt saved. Thijs Dallinga (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
- 76': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 77': Substitution, Netherlands. Cody Gakpo replaces Donyell Malen.
- 79': Foul by Aymen Mouelhi (Gibraltar).
- 79': Xavi Simons (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross.
- 81': Goal! Gibraltar 0, Netherlands 6. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorrel Hato.
- 82': Substitution, Gibraltar. Dylan Peacock replaces Tjay De Barr.
- 82': Dylan Peacock (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Netherlands).
- 83': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Evan De Haro (Gibraltar).
- 83': Evan De Haro (Gibraltar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Offside, Netherlands. Jorrel Hato tries a through ball, but Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Evan De Haro (Gibraltar).
- 84': Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Hand ball by Jamie Coombes (Gibraltar).
- 87': Dylan Peacock (Gibraltar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Jordan Teze (Netherlands).
- 88': Foul by Aymen Mouelhi (Gibraltar).
- 88': Thijs Dallinga (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (Netherlands) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mats Wieffer with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Gibraltar 0, Netherlands 6.
- 0': Match ends, Gibraltar 0, Netherlands 6.
Statistics
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11 | Fouls | 14 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
9 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
0 | Saves | 3 |
79.1 | Possession | 20.9 |
23 | SHOTS | 0 |
9 | ON GOAL | 0 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
660 | Accurate Passes | 118 |
717 | Passes | 198 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
11 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
37 | Crosses | 2 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
26 | Long Balls | 63 |
19 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
7 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
8 | Tackles | 11 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
7 | Interceptions | 5 |
1 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
1 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Estádio Algarve
Location: Almancil, Portugal
Attendance: 2,280
Venue: Estádio Algarve
Location: Almancil, Portugal
Attendance: 2,280
EURO Qualifying Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | France | 8 | +26 | 22 |
2 | Netherlands | 8 | +10 | 18 |
3 | Greece | 8 | +6 | 13 |
4 | Republic of Ireland | 8 | -1 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Gibraltar (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
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23 | Dayle Coleing (GK) |
14 | Roy Chipolina |
12 | Jayce Olivero |
16 | Aymen Mouelhi |
3 | Joseph Chipolina |
4 | Jack Sergeant |
11 | Evan De Haro ![]() |
6 | Nicholas Pozo |
7 | Lee Casciaro |
10 | Liam Walker |
19 | Tjay De Barr |
Netherlands (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
6 | Stefan de Vrij |
12 | Quilindschy Hartman |
3 | Jordan Teze ![]() |
16 | Joey Veerman |
20 | Teun Koopmeiners |
7 | Mats Wieffer |
9 | Wout Weghorst |
18 | Donyell Malen |
11 | Calvin Stengs |
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