Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Backside Matthijs de Ligt be the cause of failure Netherlands to the quarter-finals Euro 2020 after losing 0-2 to Czech Republic in the last 16 at the Puskas Arena Stadium, Sunday (27/6).
The Netherlands lost to the Czechs after Thomas Holes and Patrik Schick found Maarten Stekelenburg’s goal in the 68th and 80th minutes.
However, two goals by Rep. The Czechs came after De Ligt was sent off by referee Sergei Karasev from Russia in the 55th minute.
The Juventus defender was sent off after making a blunder during a duel with Schick in the Dutch defence.
At that time, Schick was in a superior position to chase the ball. To block Schick’s movement, De Ligt blocked the ball with his hands.
Referee Karasev initially only gave a yellow card to De Ligt and a free kick to the Czechs. However, a moment later Karasev opted to use VAR to confirm the incident.
After looking at the VAR monitor, referee Karasev made a new decision by issuing a red card for De Ligt.
Losing De Ligt had a big impact on the Dutch defense in the face of an aggressive Czech attack.
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Referee Sergei Karasev gave a red card to Matthijs de Ligt after seeing VAR. (Pool via REUTERS/LASZLO BALOGH)- – |
After De Ligt came out, the Czechs managed to break into the Dutch goal through Holes’ header after using Tomas Kalas’ header.
The Czechs added their lead in the 80th minute through Schick’s left-footed goal after receiving an assist from Kalas.
In addition to getting a red card, De Ligt also created an opportunity for Team Orange to score early in the match.
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In the eighth minute, De Ligt received a Daley Blind cross. However, De Ligt’s header failed to produce a goal.
A 0-2 defeat to the Czechs saw the Netherlands crash out of Euro 2020 and fail to realize their ambitions to win the tournament.
(sry / nva)
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