England Football Online
     Results 2015-2020                             Page Last Updated 13 February 2020

Nederland

 
975 vs. Netherlands
 
previous match
(72 days)
993 vs. Montenegro
 994
next match (3 days)
995 vs. Switzerland

1061 vs. Netherlands
  Thursday, 6 June 2019
Nations League 2019 Finals semi-final match


Netherlands 3 England 1 [0-1]ᴭᵀ
1-1 after ninety minutes

 



Players lost since last match
Ivor Broadis (12 April) 96
Tommy Smith (12 April) 74
A minutes' silence was observed for the former UEFA President Lennart Johansson

Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques, Carvalha, Guimarães, Braga, Portugal
Kick-off (WEST & BST): 7.46pm.
Attendance: 25,711.

132 mins 49:09 & 52:07, 15:00 & 16:00.
Memphis Depay kicked off extra-time
Raheem Sterling kicked off
  [0-1] Marcus Rashford penalty 32 31:12
placed his kick to the keepers left
(Rashford fouled 29:22; awarded 29:23).
[1-1] Matthijs De Ligt header 73 72:29
 jumped higher than Walker and Stones to head in from 5 yards from a Depay corner
 
[1-1] Jesse Lingard scores 82:28
disallowed VAR 84:30 for offside

[1-1] Raheem Sterling skims the crossbar 95:40:
[2-1] Kyle Walker own goal 97 96:22
 Promes sliced his shot into Walker's ankle following a Stones' mistake that was  pounced on by Depay

 
[3-1] Quincy Promes 114 113:33
 
From a Depay cross, a 9-yard strike after Barkley's backpass goes straight to Depay
 
Matthijs de Ligt 30 29:37
Denzel Dumfries 44 43:50

  Harry Kane 70 69:08
Donny van de Beek 106 105:41  
   
Commentator: Martin Tyler with Gary Neville
 

"ENGLAND SINK LIKE A STONES" Daily Mirror

Officials from France Netherlands Squad

Type

England Squad
Referee (black)
Clément Turpin
  37 (16 May 1982), Oullins, FIFA-listed 2010.
29 Goal Attempts 13
14 Attempts on Target 3
Assistant Referees 0 Hit Bar/Post 1
Nicolas Danos
38 (27 September 1980)
Cyril Gringore
46 (2 October 1972).
7 Corner Kicks Won 4
Fourth official
Anastasios Sidiropoulos
39 (9 August 1979), Rhodes, Greece. FIFA-listed 2011.
1 Offside Calls Against 6
19 Fouls Conceded 15
47% Possession 53%
       
Video Assistant Officials  
François Letexier
30 (23 April 1989), Bédée. FIFA-listed 2017.
Assistant - Nicolas Rainville
 

Netherlands Team

 

Rank:

FIFA (4 April 2019) 16th
EFO ranking
Group Five
ELO rating
=6th to 5th
Colours: Made by Nike - Orange v-necked jerseys with lighter orange sleeves, white shorts, orange socks.
Capt: Virgil Van Dijk Manager: Ronald Koeman, 56 (21 March 1963), appointed 6 February 2018.
thirteenth match, W 6 - D 4 - L 3 - F 25 - A 13.
Netherlands Lineup
1 Cillessen, Jacobus A.P. 30
45 days
22 April 1989 G FC Barcelona, Spain 49 0
22 Dumfries, Denzel J.M. 23
49 days
18 April 1996 RB
 
Philips Sport Vereniging
 
6
 
0
 
44th min. after a needless leap on the touchline took out Chilwell.
     
4 van Dijk, Virgil 27
333 days
8 July 1991 RCD Liverpool FC, England 27 4
3
de Ligt, Matthijs 19
298 days
12 August 1999 LCD
 
Amsterdamsche FC Ajax
 
16
 
2
30th min. for a  trip on Marcus Rashford inside the area. PENALTY
     
17 Blind, Daley 29
89 days
9 March 1990 LB Amsterdamsche FC Ajax 63 2
15 de Roon, Marten E., offf 68th min. 28
69 days
29 March 1991 RM Atalanta BC, Italy 11 0
21 de Jong, Frenkie, off 114th min. 22
25 days
12 May 1997 CM Amsterdamsche FC Ajax 8 0
8 Wijnaldum, Georgino G.E. 28
207 days
11 November 1990 LM Liverpool FC, England 56 11
7 Bergwijn, Steven C., off 90th min 21
241 days
8 October 1997 RF Philips Sport Vereniging 6 0
10 Depay, Memphis 25
113 days
13 February 1994 CF Olympique Lyonnaise, France 47 16
9 Babel, Ryan G., off 68th min. 32
169 days
19 December 1986 LF Fulham FC, England 57 8
Netherlands Substitutes
scoreline: Netherlands 0 England 1
11
Promes, Quincy A., on 68th min. (67:32) for Babel 27
153 days
4 January 1992 F Sevilla FC, Spain 37 6
20 van de Beek, Donny, on 68th min. (67:35) for de Roon 22
49 days
18 April 1997 M
 
Amsterdamsche FC Ajax
 
6
 
0
 
106th min. after a late and deliberate challenge on Ross Barkley
     
scoreline: Netherlands 1 England 1
6 Pröpper, David P.W.H, on 90th min. for Bergwijn 27
277 days
2 September 1991 M Brighton & Hove Albion FC, England 15 3
scoreline: Netherlands 2 England 1 AET sub
16 Strootman, Kevin, on 114th min. (113:15) for de Jong 29
113 days
13 February 1990 DM Olympique de Marseille, France 44 3
result: Netherlands 3 England 1
unused substitutes: 2-Hans Hateboer, 3-Nathan Aké, 12-Patrick van Aanholt, 13-Kenneth Vermeer, 14-Stefan de Vrij, 18-Tonny de Vilhena, 19-Luuk de Jong, 23-Marco Bizot.
records: Kyle Walker's own goal is the fiftieth goal England have conceded on a Thursday.
Coach Ronald Koeman first played against England for the Netherlands in the 1988 European Championship Finals victory, and again in the 1990 World Cup Finals draw. His third and final appearance was the qualification match for the 1994 World Cup Finals, and significant because of his successful free-kick and yellow card.
 
4-3-3 Cillessen -
Dumfries, Van Dijk, de Ligt, Blind -
de Roon
(van de Beek), de Jong (Strootman), Wijnaldum -
Bergwijn (Pröpper), Depay, Babel (Promes)
Averages (Starting XI): Age 26 years 84 days Appearances/Goals 31.5 3.8
 

England Team

 

Rank:

FIFA (4 April 2019) 4th
EFO ranking Group One (2nd)
ELO rating 5th to 9th
Colours: The Nike 2018 home uniform - White v-necked jerseys with red trim on collar, blue shorts, white socks.
Capt: Raheem Sterling
first, W 0 - D 0 - L 1 - F 1 - A 3.

Harry Kane 46th min.
Manager: Gareth Southgate, 48 (3 September 1970), appointed caretaker manager on 27 September 2016, appointed as permanent manager on 30 November 2016.
34th match, W 19 - D 8 - L 7 - F 60 - A 28.
England Lineup
1 Pickford, Jordan L. 25
91 days
7 March 1994 G Everton FC 18 18ᵍᵃ
2 Walker, Kyle A. 29
9 days
28 May 1990
 
RB
 
Manchester City FC
 
47
 
¹
 
thirtieth own goal scored by England
     
14 Chilwell, Benjamin J. 22
167 days
21 December 1996 LB Leicester City FC 7 0
16 Rice, Declan, off 105th min. 20
143 days
14 January 1999 CM West Ham United FC 3 0
5 Maguire, J. Harry 26
93 days
5 March 1993 RCD Leicester City FC 19 1
6 Stones, John 25
9 days
28 May 1994 LCD Manchester City FC 38 2
17 Delph, Fabian, off 77th min. 29
197 days
21 November 1989 RM Manchester City FC 19 0
18 Barkley, Ross 25
183 days
5 December 1993 LM Chelsea FC 28 4
10 Sterling, Raheem S. 24
180 days
8 December 1994
in Kingston, Jamaica
RF Manchester City FC 50 8
60th player to reach the 50-app milestone, 3rd youngest (youngest BME).
19 Rashford, Marcus, injured off half time 21
218 days
31 October 1997 CF
 
Manchester United FC
 
32
 
7
¹
88th penalty-kick scored (121) - 2nd BME youngest to score a penalty since Oct 1958
     
11 Sancho, Jadon M., off 61st min 19
73 days
25 March 2000 LF Bsv Borussia 09 Dortmund, Germany 5 0
England Substitutes
scoreline: Netherlands 0 England 1
9 Kane, Harry E., on half time for Rashford 25
313 days
28 July 1993 CF  Tottenham Hotspur FC  38 31 22
7
7 Lingard, Jesse E., on 61st min. (60:38) for Sancho 25
173 days
15 December 1992 LF Manchester United FC 23 13 4
10
scoreline: Netherlands 1 England 1
8 Henderson, Jordan B., on 77th min (76:33) for Delph 28
354 days
17 June 1990 CM Liverpool FC 51 37 0
14
scoreline: Netherlands 2 England 1 AET sub
20 Alli, Bamidele J., on 106th min. for Rice 23
56 days
11 April 1996 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 36 25 3
11
result: Netherlands 3 England 1
unused substitutes: 3-Danny Rose, 4-Eric Dier, 12-Joe Gomez, 13-Jack Butland, 16-Michael Keane, 21-Callum Wilson, 22-Trent Alexander-Arnold, 23-Tom Heaton.
records: This is the first time England have conceded more than once in extra-time.
The result proved to be England's thirtieth loss in a Finals match (out of 102 matches) and Matthijs De Ligt's equalising goal was the 100th Finals goal England have conceded (they have scored 132).
Kyle Walker's own goal is the fiftieth goal England have conceded on a Thursday.
Manager Gareth Southgate first played against Netherlands in the 1996 European Championship Finals, in which he received a last-minute yellow card. He next played as a second-half substitutes in friendly matches in August 2001, and again in February 2002.
 
4-3-3 Pickford -
Walker, Maguire, Stones, Chilwell -
Delph
(Henderson), Rice (Alli), Barkley -
Sterling, Rashford
(Kane), Sancho (Lingard).
notes: 4-4-2 when Henderson came on, Barkley went left, Lingard to right
Averages (Starting XI): Age 24 years 158 days Appearances/Goals 24.2 1.9
 
    Match Report by Mike Payne

After the very long wait, England finally arrived in Portugal to play the semi-final of the first Nations League competition. It was in November 2018 that England qualified for this match and, just like the World Cup semi-final of last summer, it was to end in bitter disappointment.

The match was against Ronald Koeman’s Dutch side, Koeman is someone who England have had trouble with in past internationals, and it was no different this time. However, it has to be said that the England players did not rise to the occasion and they helped Koeman and his team in almost every way. As usual England began brightly, although straight away, it was obvious that the Dutch held possession much more comfortably than England did. Both sides made early mistakes, with the game being played at a high tempo. Declan Rice lost possession to Memphis Depay, but the latter’s shot was easily gathered by Jordan Pickford.

England looked very rusty right through the team. None of the players had played much football recently and it showed. Passes went astray and their build up was slow and laborious. More worryingly, The Netherlands had the upper hand in the midfield with Ross Barkley, Rice and Fabian Delph working hard but showing neither flair nor guile. Having said all of that the Dutch rarely threatened as Harry Maguire and John Stones looked fairly solid at the back, and then, on the half-hour, England took a surprise lead.

New Dutch ‘wonderkid’, Matthijs de Ligt, mis-controlled the ball just inside his own area and Marcus Rashford was on it in a flash to rob de Ligt, only for the defender to bring Rashford down with a late tackle. A definite penalty. Up stepped the ice-cool Rashford to send the goalkeeper the wrong way. Taking the lead in a semi-final is the easy bit, the next bit might prove a little harder for England.

B
efore half-time both sides had chances. On 35 minutes, Ryan Babel hit a long shot that Pickford fumbled away, the goalkeeper recovering to gather the ball before a Dutch player could pounce on the loose ball. Two minutes later Jadon Sancho sent Rashford in for another chance, but that was snuffed out by a fine block by Denzel Dumfries. Delph then shot straight at the Dutch keeper, Jacobus Cillessen, before Dumfries was booked for flattening Ben Chilwell, not for the first time the big defender had used strong-arm tactics. England reached half-time with their lead intact but Gareth Southgate had plenty to ponder on before the restart.

Harry Kane came on for the injured Rashford for the second-half and once again, England began the half well. Indeed, on 54 minutes the game could have been settled. A fine cross from the left by Chilwell presented Sancho with a sitter, but the youngster’s close-range header was straight at Cillessen and the keeper saved. What a chance, and what a miss.

Almost immediately, sloppiness by Kyle Walker, losing possession to Depay, almost cost England a goal. Pickford blocked Depay’s first effort and then both England players watched in relief as Depay scuffs his attempted follow-up.

The Netherlands were dominating possession as England seemed content to sit back and defend in numbers. But, when England do that it inevitably brings them more trouble, and sure enough, in the 73rd minute they conceded a poor goal. It came from a corner, and the marking was non-existent as de Ligt made up for his earlier blemish to rise above Walker and Stones to power home an unstoppable header. Six minutes later and the Dutch should have taken the lead as good work down the right gave Donny Van de Beek a great chance. Luckily for England he miscued over the bar.

As the clock ticked into the last ten minutes of normal time, England began to look stronger and with just seven minutes to go it seemed that they had snatched a winning goal. A fine move saw Chilwell and Raheem Sterling combine to feed substitute Jordan Henderson. The midfield player’s precision pass found another substitute, Jesse Lingard, and the Manchester United tucked the ball beyond Cillessen and began joyous celebration. As the England fans and players basked in the glory, sinister goings on off the field suddenly brought an abrupt end to the moment. V__A__R!!!

It was by far England’s best move of the match, but by the tip of Lingard’s toenail, the player was deemed offside by the Very Annoying Review, and the referee gave a free-kick to the Dutch.

Kane’s shot on the turn flew just wide and then an awful blunder by Maguire in injury time almost let in Depay, but the Dutchman completely fluffs another great chance presented to them on a plate by England. Will they never take one of these gifts? Well, let’s see. There was still time for Sterling to curl a shot cutting in from the left to scrape the crossbar, but inevitably perhaps, there would be extra-time.

At the end of normal time England had their best spell and it augered well for the extra-time. However, it was the Dutch who re-took control somewhat and they were pressing for a goal. Then, in the seventh minute of the extra period England committed Hara-Kiri once too often! They had already tried several times to gift a goal to the Netherlands and this time it was John Stones who made the blunder to end all blunders. Barkley pfaffing around, back to Maguire, more pfaffing around, and back to Stones. The Manchester City defender has been encouraged by Pep Guardiola to play the ball out from the backer since Stones has played under him. I, for one, wish he hadn’t listened to his manager and hoofed the ball upfield! Instead, Stones made ‘pfaffing around’ an art form! Give the ball to Depay, why don’t you? And that is exactly what he did. Pickford almost saved Stones’ bacon with a fine save from Depay, but the ball bounced free and as Quincy Promes and Walker challenged the ball squirmed in off the England player for an own goal. What an absolute calamity!

No matter what happened after that the team were beaten by that awful moment. Pickford made another fine save from Depay moments later and although there was a little bit more about England in the second-half of the extra period, there was no coming back. Indeed, England were not content with gifting a goal through Stones, they then did it again with six minutes left. This time Maguire, Stones and Barkley were the guilty men. Barkley’s pass to Depay was so good it would seem that Depay was wearing a white shirt. Depay took possession, laid the ball to Promes and it was 3-1 with the greatest of ease. And that was that. No England in the final—.again, and so many questions for Southgate to ponder on. It is all so frustrating.

Right, and this is me calming down a little, it has to be said that the Netherlands were the better side and as Pickford was our busiest and best player, they probably deserved to win. I’m just disappointed that a) we didn’t play our best team and b) we gave them the sort of chances that we never seem to get given by the teams we play against. Like I said, so frustrating.
   

Source Notes

TheFA.com
BBC Sport
 
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
cg