Poland vs Netherlands, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipEuro 2024: Weghorst goal gives Dutch late victory over Poland
Wout Weghorst scored within two minutes of entering the game as a substitute to secure a 2-1 win for the Netherlands against Poland in their Group D opener in Hamburg.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 2': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 6': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
- 8': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland).
- 8': Attempt missed. Bartosz Salamon (Poland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
- 8': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 9': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jerdy Schouten.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Adam Buksa (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 13': Offside, Poland. Kacper Urbanski is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
- 15': Foul by Joey Veerman (Netherlands).
- 15': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Joey Veerman (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jerdy Schouten.
- 16': Goal! Poland 1, Netherlands 0. Adam Buksa (Poland) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Piotr Zielinski.
- 20': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
- 22': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 22': Adam Buksa (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
- 23': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xavi Simons following a fast break.
- 25': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Piotr Zielinski.
- 27': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- 27': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 28': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
- 29': Goal! Poland 1, Netherlands 1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 31': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
- 31': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 33': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
- 36': Foul by Taras Romanczuk (Poland).
- 36': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland).
- 38': Adam Buksa (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 41': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
- 42': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 45': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Aké.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Poland 1, Netherlands 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Poland 1, Netherlands 1.
- 45': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Moder replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 49': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
- 52': Foul by Xavi Simons (Netherlands).
- 52': Jakub Moder (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Xavi Simons (Netherlands).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Adam Buksa (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
- 54': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break.
- 55': Substitution, Poland. Karol Swiderski replaces Kacper Urbanski.
- 55': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Slisz replaces Taras Romanczuk.
- 57': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 57': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Attempt saved. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski with a cross.
- 59': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.
- 60': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Xavi Simons.
- 61': Offside, Poland. Karol Swiderski is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Joey Veerman.
- 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Donyell Malen replaces Xavi Simons.
- 63': Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karol Swiderski with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Bartosz Salamon (Poland).
- 64': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Donyell Malen.
- 70': Foul by Memphis Depay (Netherlands).
- 70': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Nicola Zalewski.
- 73': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Piotrowski replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 79': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
- 80': Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Poland) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Karol Swiderski with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Netherlands. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 81': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Memphis Depay.
- 82': Foul by Adam Buksa (Poland).
- 82': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Foul by Karol Swiderski (Poland).
- 83': Goal! Poland 1, Netherlands 2. Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Bartosz Salamon (Poland).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Bereszynski replaces Bartosz Salamon because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, Netherlands. Micky van de Ven replaces Nathan Aké.
- 88': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Poland).
- 88': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jakub Piotrowski.
- 89': Attempt missed. Jakub Piotrowski (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jakub Piotrowski (Poland).
- 90'+1': Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jakub Moder (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bartosz Slisz.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adam Buksa with a headed pass.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Poland 1, Netherlands 2.
- 0': Match ends, Poland 1, Netherlands 2.
Statistics
 NED |
POL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 65.8 | Possession | 34.2 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 514 | Accurate Passes | 232 |
| 579 | Passes | 295 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 21 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 21 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Volksparkstadion
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Attendance: 48,117
Venue: Volksparkstadion
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Attendance: 48,117
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | France | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Poland (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 2 | Bartosz Salamon |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 10 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 20 | Sebastian Szymanski |
| 13 | Taras Romanczuk |
| 21 | Nicola Zalewski |
| 19 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 26 | Kacper Urbanski |
| 16 | Adam Buksa |
Netherlands (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 5 | Nathan Aké |
| 22 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 16 | Joey Veerman  |
| 24 | Jerdy Schouten |
| 10 | Memphis Depay |
| 11 | Cody Gakpo |
| 7 | Xavi Simons |
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