Match finished
20/06/2025 20:00
4 : 2
  • LIVE Text Commentary
    90+5'
    The referee blows his whistle for the final time to end this match.
    90+3'
    Goal! Shumaira Mheuka passes the ball to Jesse Derry (England) and he fires in a shot from the edge of the box which is deflected. Joeri Heerkens couldn't do anything about it. 4:2.
    90+3'
    Joeri Heerkens pulls off a great save to deny Shumaira Mheuka (England), who makes himself some space inside the box and unleashes a quick low drive to the bottom left corner.
    90+2'
    Kiano Dyer (England) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence clears the ball away to eliminate the danger.
    90
    We will have 4 min. of added time.
    89'
    England are showing great team chemistry. They are passing it around beautifully. Excellent team work.
    88'
    Zach Abbott (England) finds space inside the box to shoot after collecting a short pass, but it's a wasted effort as it flies high over the bar.
    87'
    England force a corner. They send men into the box.
    86'
    A player from Netherlands commits an attacking foul. The referee blows his whistle.
    85'
    Jesse Derry (England) launches the ball from the resulting corner, but one of the defenders is first to the ball and deals with the threat.
    84'
    Substitution. Ethan Wheatley leaves the pitch and is replaced by Justin Oboavwoduo (England).
    82'
    Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink (Netherlands) peeled away from his marker and got on the end of the resulting corner, but he sends his header straight at the goalkeeper.
    82'
    Netherlands have a corner.
    81'
    Ayoub Oufkir (Netherlands) goes on a weaving run through the defence and gets within shooting range but his effort is blocked.
    81'
    A good clearance by a defender means the corner comes to nothing for England.
    80'
    Shumaira Mheuka (England) reacts well to latch onto a rebound inside the box, but his shot is well blocked. The ball goes behind for a corner. England will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.
    79'
    England failed to take advantage of the corner as the opposition's defence was alert and averted the threat.
    78'
    Reiss-Alexander Russel-Denny (England) is unlucky with a goal-bound effort from the edge of the box. A brilliant save by Joeri Heerkens stops the ball from hitting the bottom left corner. The ball is out of play. A goal-scoring opportunity from a corner for England.
    77'
    Will Antwi decides to make a substitution. Thomas Watson will be replaced by Jesse Derry (England).
    77'
    The referee signals that it is time for a substitution and Dies Janse (Netherlands) comes onto the pitch so that Shane van Aarle can be given a rest.
    77'
    That's a clear yellow card. Kadan Young (England) goes into the book.
    76'
    Netherlands fail to score from a corner as Tommy Setford (England) leaps to collect the ball.
    75'
    Elijah Dijkstra (Netherlands) collects a pass inside the box and unleashes a shot which is brilliantly blocked by a defender.
    74'
    The corner is swung in but England can’t take advantage as a defender sweeps the ball away.
    73'
    Thomas Watson (England) steadies himself and bends in a shot from the edge of the box towards the bottom left corner, but Joeri Heerkens has it covered and makes a comfortable save.
    72'
    Kadan Young (England) serves up a nice cross, but Joeri Heerkens punches the ball away.
    72'
    A long cross from the side is directed to the well-positioned Mats Rots (Netherlands), but the defence gets it clear.
    69'
    Goal Zepiqueno Redmond (Netherlands)! Zepiqueno Redmond (Netherlands) was put through by Mats Rots and he showed brilliant composure inside the box to fire into the right side of the net. 4:1.
    67'
    England are happy to keep the ball as they wait for gaps in defence to open up. However, an opposing player steps in and clears.
    65'
    It's time for a substitution. That's the last involvement from Precious Ugwu as he is replaced by Sven van der Plas (Netherlands).
    65'
    The referee signals a substitution. Elijah Dijkstra (Netherlands) is brought on as a substitute for Givairo Read.
    65'
    Peter van der Veen has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Tim Braem (Netherlands) replacing Tygo Land.
    65'
    Here comes a substitution. Kees Smit is given a rest as he is replaced by Ayoub Oufkir (Netherlands).
    64'
    Thomas Watson (England) crosses the ball into the box from the free kick, but the defence clears the danger.
    63'
    Tygo Land (Netherlands) takes his opponent down and receives a yellow card from the referee.
    62'
    Zach Abbott (England) rises above the opponent's defence and heads a precise cross towards the middle of the goal. His effort, however, is blocked by Joeri Heerkens, who pulls off a comfortable save!
    62'
    The resulting set piece from England is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
    62'
    Shumaira Mheuka (England) is the first to arrive to a rebound inside the penalty area and unleashes a quick strike towards the bottom left corner that beats the keeper. One of the defenders, however, makes a goal-line clearance. The referee points to the corner flag. It's a corner to England.
    60'
    Ethan Wheatley (England) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.
    59'
    Wonderful movement by Netherlands. The players are holding possession, mostly exchanging one-touch passes. They control the pace of the game now.
    57'
    It seemed like Reiss-Alexander Russel-Denny (England) was going to take a quick free kick, but instead he is going to send the ball inside the penalty box for his teammates.
    57'
    The referee blows his whistle as Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink (Netherlands) was too aggressive in his challenge.
    55'
    Mats Rots (Netherlands) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
    54'
    Kadan Young (England) is penalised for a foul. Robert Hennessey had a clear view and blows his whistle.
    54'
    Kadan Young (England) flights in the cross, but the defender is alert and clears to safety.
    52'
    GOAL! Superb work from Kadan Young, who plays a vital role in the build-up. He squares it to Ethan Wheatley (England), who beats Joeri Heerkens with a brilliant shot into the bottom right corner. 3:1.
    50'
    Mats Rots (Netherlands) takes a mid-range shot, but the ball sails high over the bar.
    48'
    A cross from a mid-range free kick, taken by England, is overhit and the ball goes out of play.
    48'
    Robert Hennessey couldn't ignore the rough tackle by Thomas Watson (England) and blew his whistle. Netherlands have a free kick from a promising distance.
    47'
    Netherlands showcase their great team work by exchanging one-two passes, but one wayward pass sees them lose possession. The referee and the linesman both signal a throw-in for England.
    46'
    The referee blows his whistle to signal the start of the second half.
    45+3'
    The match has reached half-time.
    45+2'
    England slow the tempo of the game down by exchanging a combination of one or two touch passes. The opposition's players are finding it very difficult at the moment, very physically demanding to run without the ball.
    45+2'
    England show off their ball retention skills as they exchange one-two passes and the move is only interrupted when the final pass is intercepted.
    45
    2 min. of stoppage-time to be played.
    45'
    Netherlands seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. Great movement by the offensive players allows the defenders to set up the attack.
    44'
    Shane van Aarle (Netherlands) receives a yellow card from the referee for a foul that he committed a little earlier.
    42'
    Goal! Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink (Netherlands) was in the right place at the right time to get to the rebound inside the box and gleefully rifles the ball low inside the left post. It's 3:0.
    40'
    Shumaira Mheuka (England) unleashes a shot from a mid-range free kick that crashes into the defensive wall. The opposition's goalkeeper set it up perfectly.
    39'
    England win a free kick. It's a promising situation for a direct shot.
    38'
    Mats Rots (Netherlands) commits a rough foul. Robert Hennessey stops the game and makes a call.
    37'
    The corner from Thomas Watson (England) is intercepted by Joeri Heerkens.
    37'
    Thomas Watson (England) strikes the ball towards goal, but it fails to reach the target after being well blocked by one of the defenders. Now England have a corner.
    35'
    Goal! Zepiqueno Redmond (Netherlands) pounced on a loose ball inside the penalty area and beats the goalkeeper with a shot into the bottom right corner. He makes it 2:0.
    33'
    Thomas Watson (England) takes the corner which is cleared.
    33'
    Nothing comes of the resulting corner from Reiss-Alexander Russel-Denny (England). The defence is alert and manages to cut it out.
    32'
    England are showing great team chemistry. They are passing it around beautifully. Excellent team work.
    28'
    A nice individual effort by Owen Panneflek (Netherlands) comes to nothing as his shot is blocked on the edge of the box by a defender.
    27'
    Long passes, short passes and one-two passes. England are showcasing great team work by keeping possession and producing pin-point passes from player to player. The opposition's players are finding it very difficult to intercept at the moment.
    26'
    Ethan Wheatley (England) sends in a pass which fails to reach any of his teammates.
    25'
    Wonderful movement by Netherlands. The players are holding possession, mostly exchanging one-touch passes. They control the pace of the game now.
    22'
    Goal! Great link up play between Kees Smit (Netherlands) and Kasper Boogaard gives the former a clear sight of goal on the edge of the box. He doesn't disappoint and beats the keeper in the right side of the goal. 1:0.
    22'
    Kees Smit (Netherlands) works the corner short instead of sending the ball into the penalty area.
    20'
    Kees Smit (Netherlands) makes a reckless foul in order to win the ball from his opponent. Robert Hennessey has a clear sight of it and blows his whistle.
    18'
    England control the tempo of the game by exchanging some accurate short passes.
    15'
    Reiss-Alexander Russel-Denny (England) is always a threat to goalkeepers from set pieces and he will take the long-range free kick.
    14'
    England take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.
    14'
    Ethan Wheatley (England) collects a great pass inside the box and misses a golden opportunity. His low shot was directed into the middle of the goal, but the goalkeeper does well to stop his effort.
    12'
    England slow the tempo of the game down by exchanging a combination of one or two touch passes. The opposition's players are finding it very difficult at the moment, very physically demanding to run without the ball.
    10'
    Tommy Setford (England) plays a terrific long ball forward to Ethan Wheatley, but he can't beat his man and the move breaks down.
    8'
    The foul by Givairo Read (Netherlands) was seen by Robert Hennessey who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.
    7'
    The England players are exchanging fine passes and are waiting for an opportunity to start an attack, but here's a mistake and a loss of possession.
    5'
    Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink (Netherlands) blows a huge opportunity! He latches on to a perfect cross from the wing into the penalty area, but sends a bullet header just wide of the left post!
    5'
    Netherlands are playing possession football and controlling the game at present. They are exchanging inch-perfect passes from player to player, making it difficult for the opposition to win the ball.
    4'
    Netherlands can’t profit from the corner as the defence clear the ball upfield.
    3'
    Reiss-Alexander Russel-Denny (England) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.
    1'
    The first half has started.
    The players are out at last! England will take the kick-off.
    Robert Hennessey was nominated as the referee for this game.
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