There was no winner in the duel between the Netherlands and Germany in the 2024/2025 UEFA Nations League. Both teams drew 2-2.
The second matchday of Group C of the UEFA Nations League brought together the Netherlands vs Germany. The duel took place at the Johann Cruyff Arena, Tuesday (10/9/2024).
The Netherlands took the lead when the match had only been going on for 99 seconds. Tijjani Reijnders put his name on the scoreboard.
Reijnders received a through ball from Ryan Gravenberch before beating the German goalkeeper, Marc-Andre ter Stegen. The Netherlands led 1-0.
Germany equalized in the 38th minute. Deniz Undav managed to break through the Dutch net after taking advantage of a passing error by the Dutch defender, Matthijs de Ligt.
The visitors turned the score around before half-time. Joshua Kimmich scored Germany’s second goal against the Netherlands.
Kimmich pounced on Deniz Undav’s pass in front of the Dutch goal. Germany led 2-1 until entering the break.
The Netherlands equalized five minutes into the second half. Denzel Dumfries was the scorer.
Dumfries scored a tap-in goal in front of the German goal after receiving a Brian Brobbey pull-back. The score changed to 2-2.
Both teams tried to score the winning goal in the remaining minutes, but neither succeeded. The match ended with a score of 2-2.
This draw did not change the temporary standings of Group C of the UEFA Nations League. Germany is at the top with 4 points, ahead of the Netherlands below on goal difference.
Deniz Undav deserves to be chosen as the best player from the Netherlands vs Germany duel that ended 2-2.
Deniz Undav was trusted to fill the German spearhead position from the start. He also repaid Julian Nagelsmann’s trust with an extraordinary performance.
Undav played a part in scoring the equalizer before becoming the creator of Kimmich’s goal that brought Germany to end the first half with a 2-1 lead.
Overall, Undav was recorded as having fired two shots, created five chances, and touched the ball five times in the opponent’s penalty box.
