Holland marched into the top four thanks to a few minutes of power. Next, it will receive England.
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From the late game on Saturday night, Holland claimed a place as England’s opponent in the semi-finals of the European football championships.
Holland faced Turkey in the quarter-finals, who were in the lead 20 minutes before full time. Two goals in six minutes, however, brought Holland alongside and over to a 2–1 victory.
– The Netherlands hasn’t played any perfect games, and even today it looked wild. In the end, they once again found ways to get into the game. The second episode was quite convincing, Urheilu’s expert Antti Pohja said.
Turkey took the lead on 35 minutes when Samet Akaydin headed the cross into the goal after the corner kick.
Corner kicks have been the bane of Holland lately. In the matches played this year, Holland has conceded a total of seven goals, four of which have been scored from corner kick situations. In these games, Holland has been penalized twice for corner kicks.
In the playoffs, Turkey scored decisive goals from a surprising direction, as both of its goals in the quarterfinals against Austria were scored by the Central Defender by Merih Demiral things to do. Demiral received a two-match ban for his controversial goal clearance, so Akaydin entered the starting line-up in his place.
Holland’s equalizer followed the same pattern, as it was done by the Central Defender Stefan de Vrij from a corner kick. The high cross fell to the edge of the penalty spot, where de Vrij headed it into the net. De Vrij’s previous goal in the national team shirt was more than nine years ago.
– Sad looking defense. He was all alone, and no one from Turkey knew who should keep him. Four meters of space on all sides, Pohja was amazed.
Behind the winning goal was a more familiar figure. Cody Gakpo rushed from the back of the defender to continue in the ball played through the front of the goal despite interference. The hit was eventually marked as an own goal by the Turkish defender.
Gakpo has scored three goals in these games. The Liverpool striker has been the man of the important games, as he has hit six goals in his total of 11 matches in the European and World Championships.
– Great focus on exactly the right channel. As a defender, you don’t feel like going too hard like that, because the threat is your own goal. At the same time, players are coming from the back at a fast pace. Disgusting situation to defend. However, Gakpo did well and this was a real volley goal, said Urheilu’s expert Essi Sainio.
Holland returns to the semi-finals of the European Championships after 20 years. It reached the top four twice in a row in 2000 and 2004. However, in the previous EC tournament, it was eliminated in the quarter-finals, and in 2016, it did not make it to the final tournament at all.
Holland and England will play their semi-final next Wednesday. In the second semi-final, Spain and France will meet on Tuesday.
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