Several times on the counter, she was passed the ball and missed it because she’s too damn slow. Show me where I’m wrong.
68' 1-1 Canada subs in (1 of 3) #19 Adriana Leon for #12 Christine Sinclair. 69' 1-1 Canada subs in (2 of 3) #8 Jayde Rivière for #2 Allysha Chapman. 70' 1-1 Netherlands subs in: - (1 of 3) #19 Jill Roord for #8 Sherida Spitse - (2 of 3) #21 Lineth Beerensteyn for #11 Lieke Martens. 75' 2-1 Beerensteyn dribbles to arc top 6-left, pass square right to Miedema at arc tangent left. Miedema spins centerward away from Schmidt, passes to van Lunteren at 15m box right. van Lunteren touches to 7m box right, ground cross outswings through 5m 1/3 right, Labbé dives just-late and misses Ball continues untouched to 4m 1/3 left, Beerensteyn back-cuts Buchanan and lunge-pokes into center back low. Good sub! The Dutch retake the lead! 🇳🇱It's Beerensteyn who starts the move and finishes it. Great play from the substitute. 2-1, Netherlands. #FIFAWWC https://t.co/7MkqOC4MOb— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 20, 2019 79' 2-1 Canada subs in (3 of 3) #5 Rebecca Quinn for #10 Desiree Scott.
I think van Dongen's made a pretty good case for herself as a starter at left back. I thought Martens was definitely better today, but Beerensteyn is proving to be a pretty good super sub and will hope to get a start next match. Edit: Groenen had a bright start at holding mid, but she was badly beaten by Leon on the dribble and now had that poor crossfield attempt.
90+4' (of +4') 2-1 Labbé catches high at 5m 1/5 right. Canada probe up wide right, cross cleared into far touch. 90+4' (of +4') 2-1 Beckie shoots from ~box top wide left, into left side netting. FT 2-1. Netherlands take E1! Netherlands 8(3)-(2)12 shots(sog), 0-1 corners, 2-2 offsides, 14-6 fouls, 9-21 tackles, 3-14 clearances, 48% possession, 74% (316/429) - (295/405) 73% passing. Ultimately, they created more chances? Odd that neither team created any corners -- maybe both defenses are so strong that they don't need to clear balls backward.
Shaky two or three minutes in the second half and not one of her standout games, but I thought Groenen showed great drive and was solid defensively for a lot of this match. Best match I've seen from Spitse for a while now, and Beerensteyn and Roord had solid cameos. Somewhat quiet game from the Netherlands' starting front three, but I thought they all put in decent work and had their moments. Dekker still scares me defensively, but she came up big with the opening goal. Thought van Dongen was pretty good defensively, and van Lunteren had the great cross for Beerensteyn's goal. Decent game from Huitema, Sinclair scored again with a tidy run and finish, and Leon made a good case for herself in earning a start next match. (The commentators brought attention to Sinclair's defensive work ethic in the first half; not sure if it was that noteworthy.)
Though the Dutch defence looks a little shaky that was the best game they've played this tournament so far. They looked very sharp and ready to take anyone on. Canada weren't terrible and will be a handful for anyone in the knockouts.
The four best teams among those ranked third will be determined as follows: a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches; b) goaldifferenceresultingfromallgroupmatches; c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches; d) highestteamconductscorerelatingtothenumberofyellowandredcards obtained in all group matches and calculated as per step 2 g) above; e) drawing of lots by FIFA.
I can't see Japan win this one in any way. I have to just hope the score won't be too much punishing.
I thought that other than the first 12 minutes and last 8 minutes, the Dutch midfield bossed this game. Groenen, Spitse and Van De Donk were excellent; they didn't create a lot in attack--though they tried-- but they were active and very good defensively and really kept Canada on its heels for much of the match. Van Dongen and Van Lunterern played smart and solid, especially given that they are not as pacey as the Canada outside banks. When Canada fell behind, Lawrence became more aggressive in attack and she gave the Dutch some problems. That was a nice scoring play by Canada and a very good finish by Sinclair. Miedema didn't get a lot of chances against an excellent back four but she played well and I thought was a half step or so from getting in on goal on two or three occasions. Beerensteyn is more physical than Martens and I think she will play a key role for the Dutch going forward--she is a good player. She started and finished the game-winning play. For all the well-deserved talk about their forwards and attack, The Dutch are a tough-minded group and considerably better defensively than they are given credit for. It was a good win against a good Canada team.
Pretty much spot on. We've come to expect that effort and commitment all the time from Groenen and van de Donk, but Spitse took her game to a higher level this match.
I do think the Dutch midfield controlled that game super well. Their midfield in general is underrated if anything; so far Martens and van de Sanden have been pretty underwhelming and Vivianne has been pretty hot and cold. If I had to pick one player that has been their best so far over the 3 games it's Groenen (though as mentioned their defenders have not been horrible, despite looking shaky at times). My biggest concern is the RB on the Dutch defence...she looked very overmatched and made a lot of mistakes, but so far they've covered for her mostly. Beerensteyn has been great and deserves most of the credit for that goal. She started and finished it.
Probably still the easiest route to the semifinals. Japan don't look anywhere near as good as the previous two WCs.