HAMBURG, Germany — Netherlands ahead Wout Weghorst likes to make an enormous impression off the bench and he did it once more Sunday late in a 2-1 win over Poland on the European Championship.
The enormous striker struck with a low left-foot shot within the 83rd minute along with his first contact after approaching to interchange Memphis Depay who had wasted a number of capturing probabilities.
The late win places some stress on Group D favourite France, which already beat the Dutch twice in qualifying final yr and performs Austria on Monday.
Poland was pressured to manage with out its injured star Robert Lewandowski however quickly discovered a purpose from his alternative who matured in Main League Soccer.
Adam Buksa used all his 6-foot-3 (1.91 meter) peak when circled by 4 Dutch defenders at a Sixteenth-minute nook to information a header into the online. Buksa had 2 1/2 prolific years with New England Revolution till 2022.
Cody Gakpo leveled within the twenty ninth with a shot that was deflected and deceived goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny. It was truthful reward for a vibrant first half for the Dutch.
Gakpo is a quick starter at main tournaments. He scored in all three group video games on the 2022 World Cup the place the Netherlands reached the quarterfinals and misplaced to Argentina solely in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw. That day in Doha, Weghorst pressured further time with two late targets after approaching within the 78th, additionally to interchange Depay.
About 50,000 Dutch followers made the brief journey to Hamburg and there was a capturing incident involving police earlier than the sport within the downtown St. Pauli district close to the place many had gathered. It didn’t appear associated to the soccer.
Police stated they shot and injured a person who was threatening them with an ax and a Molotov cocktail.
