In the opening match of Group D of Euro 2024, the Netherlands won against Poland only in the final with a goal from Weghorst as soon as he entered the field, after he Oranje they had dominated and wasted several opportunities. 2-1 final for coach Koeman’s team which immediately flies to the top of a group that also includes France and Austria. A surprise Polish advantage with Buksa who heads the break in the 16th minute following a corner from Zielinski, while Gakpo equalizes in the 29th minute. Szczesny saves him on several occasions, but with 7 ‘from the end he can do nothing about Weghorst’s turn, who with the first ball he touches throws the winning goal into the net (82’). Many “Italians” were present on the pitch: in Poland Szczesny (his best), Bereszynski (Sampdoria), Zielinski (Inter), Zalewski (Roma), Urbanski (Bologna). Among the Oranje there were Dumfries and De Vrij (Inter), Reijnders (Milan), only Zirkzee on the bench.
These are the words of Adam BuksaPolini striker who scored the initial lead, to the official UEFA channels: “I have a lot of respect for the Netherlands, they played a fantastic match. But we also had a good performance. We were clearly underdogs not only in this match, but in overall in this group, so I think we can be proud of our contribution today. But of course, in these competitions, only the points count. I’m very happy to have scored this goal. I’ve always dreamed of playing in these tournaments, so scoring here is a great emotion for me. I have mixed emotions because after the initial goal we conceded two and we didn’t get any points. However, the experience was fantastic and I want to repeat it. debut, we have to keep our heads high and try to play well in the second match. We can get three points from this match.
Here is the match scoreboard:
Poland (3-4-2-1): Szczesny; Bednarek, Salamon (41′ st Bereszynski), Kiwior; Frankowski, Zielinski, Romanczuk (10′ st Slisz), Zalewski; Urbanski (10′ st Swiderski), Szymanski (1′ st Moder); Buksa. All.: Probierz
Netherlands (4-3-3): Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Aké (42′ st Van de Ven); Schouten, Reijnders, Veerman (17′ st Wijnaldum); Simons (17′ st Malen), Depay (36′ st Frimpong), Gakpo (36′ st Weghorst). All.: Koeman
Referee: Dias
Scorers: 16′ Buksa (P), 29′ Gakpo (O), 37′ st Weghorst (O)
Booked: Veerman (O)