Reijnders' hat-trick drives Netherlands to Nations League breakthrough

Info about the match: The Netherlands defeated Greece in the Nations League 7-0, with the hat-trick of Tiijani Reijnders scored before halftime and Crysencio Summerville scoring the opening goal in Amsterdam already in the 6th minute. The game was characterised by early pressure and quick goals before the Greek defence collapsed.

Goal overview and mistakes of Greece

Crysencio Summerville opened the Oranje party in Amsterdam with the opening goal in the 6th minute. Tiijani Reijnders then scored a hat-trick in the 12th, 18th and 33rd minutes and was named man of the match. Jurrien Timber added another goal in the 40th and 59th minutes, while Donyell Malen scored the seventh goal in the 61st minute. All goals of the Netherlands were scored within the first hour.

Konstantinos Mavropanos caused an early mistake pass that led to Summerville's opening goal. Nectarios Triantis saved a shot shortly before the first goal of Reijnders was scored. Joey Veerman delivered the pass for the second goal of Reijnders, and again a pass from Veerman set up the third goal. The Greek keeper Konstantinos Tzolakis saved a chance in the 20th minute, but a later handball by Ioannidis led to a VAR decision that ruled out a potential Greek goal. After the break Triantis missed the equaliser in the 51st minute, while Denzel Dumfries continued to deliver dangerous crosses into the opponent’s penalty area. Reijnders and Cody Gakpo were substituted after a little more than an hour to save energy for the upcoming group final. Summerville remained on the pitch and would have almost scored the final goal in the 73rd minute, but Tzolakis saved the shot.

Other Nations League results

Iceland recorded a 5-0 win in Bulgaria with three goals from Andri Gudjohnsen jr., one goal from Orri Óskarsson and an own goal from Emil Tsenov. Germany won away against Serbia 3-1, with an own goal from Srdjan Babic opening the scoring and Florian Wirtz as well as Brajan Gruda adding the other goals for the German team. Serbia had to cope with nine players after two red cards.

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Scotland beat North Macedonia 2-1, with John McGinn scoring both goals for the Scots and Elmin Rastoder equalising for the Macedonians. Switzerland remained without a goal in the match against Slovenia, resulting in a 0-0 draw. Moldova secured a 2-1 victory over Kazakhstan, thanks to two goals from Popescu in the 39th and 77th minutes and a goal from Chesnokov in the 51st minute.

Estonia lost 0-1 to Luxembourg, with Paskotsi scoring the only goal for the Luxembourgers in the 42nd minute. Andorra won 2-0 against Gibraltar, thanks to goals from Lopez in the 24th minute and Rosas in the 35th minute. Liechtenstein were beaten 0-1 by Azerbaijan after Emreli scored the decisive goal in the 26th minute.

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Implications for the table

The clear victory of the Netherlands strengthens their position in the Nations League and poses a challenge for the German national team to surpass the result of Germany against Serbia. Greece stands level on points with Germany after the defeat, but with an inferior goal difference, which reduces their chances of winning the group. After the match the Dutch team remains fit for the upcoming group final against Germany.