Poland vs Netherlands highlights, POL 1-2 NED, Euro 2024, Group D: Late Weghorst strike guides the Dutch to narrow win

A late Wout Weghorst goal guides Netherlands to a 2-1 win against Poland in their opening Group D encounter at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany. 

Zalewski takes a shot from distance with a last-ditch attempt to bag an equaliser. He connects well with his shot from an ambitious distance. Verbruggen makes the save, initially spilling the ball but quickly recovers to hold on to it. That surely confirms the wins for Netherlands. 

A hopeful attempt by Morde as he pulls the trigger from distance. However, the shot is weak and goes straight to Verbruggen, who holds on to the ball. 

Five minutes added at the end of the second-half! Plenty of time left for Poland to find an equaliser or Netherlands to kill the contest. 

Close - Piotrowski comes close to finding a late equaliser but only hits the side-netting. It is time for kitchen-sink football for Poland. 

Netherland sub: IN- Van De Ven OUT- Ake 

Poland sub: IN- Bereszynski OUT- Salamon

Wout Weghorst has come on as a late substitute and might have won the match for Netherlands. Ake drives in a low ball inside the box and Weghorst gets at the end of the pass and finds the net with a first-time finish. Shades of his late impact against Argentina in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinal. And this time, his heroics might come in a winning cause. 

Frimpong looks to make an immediate impact as he races to get at the end of a pass from the middle of the park. However, Szczesny sees the danger and gets to the ball ahead of Frimpong.

Netherland subs: IN- Frimpong, Weghorst OUT- Gakpo, Depay

Some late heroics by Wout Weghorst as he did against Argentina in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinal? Only time will tell. 

Poland sub: IN - Piotrowski OUT- Zielinski 

De Vrij comes close to giving a late lead to Netherlands, after getting at the end of Depay’s corner. However, his header misses the target, albeit not by much. By the looks of it, Ake, who was behind De Vrij, had the better angle to take the header. 

Dumfries sends in a searching cross inside the box from the right. Gakpo gets at the end of it but his header lacks the power to trouble Szczesny. Salamon reacts quickly to help the header away to safety. 

Depay gets the ball inside the box and looks to have a go at goal but he is quickly closed down by a couple of defenders, leading to his shot taking a deflection and going out of play. 

The Netherlands gets in a good position but yet again, the final ball is disappointing. Dumfries enters the Poland box from the right. He tries to find Depay in the middle but his whipped ball is too quick for Depay to react and the ball goes out of play. 

Netherlands subs: IN- Malen, Wijnaldium OUT- Simons, Veerman 

At the back post, Zalewski gets at the end of a cross from the right. He takes his time and has a pop at goal, but fails to keep his effort on target. 

Zielinski’s delivery is poor and headed away with ease. But the Poland attack is well and on. Kiwior takes a shot at goal, which takes a deflection off Ake and forces a save from Verbruggen. The Dutch fail to clear their lines and Zielinski has a go from the edge of the box. This time, the shot is straight at Verbruggen, who makes the save. 

Zielinski gets the better of Dumfries with a chop near the left touchline but ends up getting fouled by the latter. Poland has a freekick in a good position. 

Poland subs: IN- Slisz, Swiderski OUT- Romanczuk, Urbanski 

Netherlands breaks on the counter and Gakpo has acres of space ahead of him to run at goal. He unselfishly passes it to Simons on the right, who cannot hit the target with his effort. That is a good effort wasted by the Dutch. 

Reijnders delivers an inswinger inside the box, aiming to find Dumfries but he collides with Zalewski and in the end, cannot get anywhere close to the ball. 

Depay swings a cross at the back-post. Dumfries gets at the end of it and tries to head the ball back for Gakpo for a tap-in. But Szczesny does well to get a hand and palm the ball away before the ball could reach Gakpo. 

Poland sub: IN- Moder OUT- Szymanski 

Scores level at 1-1 as the second-half between Poland vs Netherlands gets underway at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany. 

Goals from Adm Buksa and Cody Gakpo keep Poland and Netherlands level at 1-1 at the break. 

Ake finds Depay with a wonderful ball. The latter manages to get away from Salamon and then shoots across the face of the goal, aiming for the far-post. However, the ball misses the target by inches. 

Just a minute added on at the end of the first-half!

Chance - Simons slips in a good pass for Ake, who makes a run inside the Poland box from the left. He finds Gakpo with the cutback, with the latter going for a first-time finish at the near-post. However, he fails to keep his effort on target as the ball rises above Szczesny’s goal and goes out of play. 

At the moment, both teams are taking the patient approach, trying to find openings in the opposition defence. Neither has been able to create a major chance in the last five minutes. 

Netherlands is having the better chances but the Poland players have also settled into the match nicely. The Poles are enjoying long spells of possession, something they were not able to do in the early minutes of the match. The next goal can be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match. 

Kiwiori has a go, taking a shot on the half-volley, but Verbruggen matches the shot with a good save. 

Netherlands have kept hounding and finally succeeds in breaking the Polish defence, albeit with a touch of good luck. Gakpo makes one of his trademark driving runs and takes a shot at goal from the edge of the box. Three Poland defenders closed in to block the shot, but the ball takes a wicked deflection off Salamon and goes away from Szczesny to end up at the back of the net. 

Depay swings a cross in as Netherlands players crowd inside the Poland box. But Depay’s cross fails to find a Dutch shirt as the ball is headed away to safety. 

Gakpo makes a driving run inside the Poland half. He manages to thread a good pass to Reijnders who races inside the box. Instead of going for the shot from a tight angle, he opts to square it to Depay for the tap-in. But Poland captain Zielinski tracked back to make a good block. 

Chaos inside the Poland 18-yard box as it fails to clear the ball. Simons sends the ball to Depay, who lashes a shot at goal, but fails to keep the ball down. Poland gets a goalkick. 

Close - Netherlands skipper Van Dijk comes close to scoring a quick equaliser for his team. He takes a first-time volley at goal but the shot is matched by a good save from Szczesny. The ball was at a comfortable height but what made it a good save was Szczesny’s reflexes because he saw the ball quite late. 

Zielinski swings in an excellent cross from a corner and Buksa towers above everyone to head the ball inside the net. All that early Netherlands dominance comes to nothing as Poland takes the lead against the run of play. 

Netherlands booking: Reijnders sees a yellow card for the first booking of the match. 

Simons finds an opening and decides to go solo, going for a grounder from an ambitious distance. He aims for the far-post but fails to keep his effort on target. By the looks of it, Szczesny had his goal covered. 

Zielinski takes a shot from the edge of the box but sees it blocked. 

Netherlands build a patient attack, which ends with Veerman squaring the ball for Reijnders in the centre of the box. Reijnders goes for a first-time shot but misses the target by inches. 

Poland is currently playing with a back five, with Frankowski dropping in to help his defence. Attack-wise, it has been all about the Netherlands at the moment. Poland missing the talismanic presence of Lewandowski on the pitch. 

Gakpo and Depay try to combine, with the latter threading a first-time pass for the former, who had made a run inside the box. Gakpo wanted to cut in and shoot but fails to control the ball. 

Gakpo gets at the end of a cross from the right flank. He cuts in and shoots low at the near-post, forcing a save from Szczesny. A bright start from the Dutch. 

The Euro 2024 Group C clash between Poland and Netherlands is underway at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany. 

Stripped of their leading lights, the Netherlands and Poland limp to the start line at the European Championship on Sunday when they begin their Group D campaign in Hamburg.

The Dutch must do without playmaker Frenkie de Jong due to an ankle injury and Poland talisman Robert Lewandowski will also miss the opening game. 

Poland was already without right-back Matty Cash and striker Arkadiusz Milik when forward Karol Swiderski hurt his ankle while celebrating the opening goal in Monday’s friendly against Turkey. He and Lewandowski should, however, be fit for the second group game against Austria.

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When and where will the Poland vs Netherlands Euro 2024 match kick off?

The Poland vs Netherlands Euro 2024 will kick off at 6:30 PM IST, on Sunday, June 16 at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg. 

Where to watch the live telecast of the Poland vs Netherlands Euro 2024 match?

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Where can you live stream the Poland vs Netherlands Euro 2024 match?

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