Already author of a double against Scotland, Memphis Depay was the great architect of this victory. He first transformed a penalty by catching Giorgi Loria on the wrong foot in the 10th minute. Then he delivered a superb assist to Wout Weghorst, the Wolsfbourg striker, for the 2-0 goal (55th), after a nice combination in a small perimeter initiated by Frenkie De Jong. Before being at the origin of the third scored by Ryan Gravenberch (3-0, 76th), the Ajax striker, author of his first goal in five selections.
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De Jong shines too
A goal, a decisive pass, a colossal influence in the game of his team and a unifying state of mind: the future-ex-striker of Olympique Lyonnais was the best player of the Orange, with De Jong, too. Present in all the blows, Depay confirmed his rise in power and his state of form suggests that he could be one of the great players of the Euro.
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One week before their entry into the competition against Ukraine (Sunday June 13 at 9 p.m. in Amsterdam), in a group that also includes Austria and North Macedonia, the Netherlands are reassured. Last Wednesday, Sagnol won his first victory at the head of Georgia in Romania (2-1), six months after his induction. This time his team could not do much in the face of such adversity, even if Jambul Jighauri, the attacking midfielder of Grenoble Foot 38, found the crossbar of Maarten Stekelenburg.
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