Article by Maria Olteanu, Darius Stanescu – published on Saturday, June 21, 2025, 22:46 / Updated on Saturday, June 21, 2025 22:55
The Netherlands qualified in the semifinals of the European Championship U21, after defeating Portugal selected, score 1-0. Spain U21 and England U21 face in a match started at 10:00 pm, LiveText on GSP.ro and televised on Pro Arena.
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The Netherlands qualified in the semifinals of the European Championship U21
The Netherlands defeated Portugal, although he had a man eliminated from the first half.
Ruben Van Bommel, the son of the former great midfielder, Mark Van Bommel, took red in the 21st minute, due to the cumulation of cards, after a negligent foul on the middle of the Portuguese star, Quanda. The son of the former international had received a yellow card in the 19th minute.
Tiago Tomas fell in the box in the 29th minute, his colleagues starting protesting. The referee ignored it. Finally, the referee Kikacheishvili stopped the match and checked the incident with the help of the lime. The protests of the players of Portugal paid off, and the Georgian central gave them the 11-meter blow.
Quanda has assumed the responsibility to execute the blow from the lime point. He missed, sending the ball to the left bar. Roefs, the Dutch goalkeeper, did not guessed the corner and jumped to the right.
The Netherlands could open the score right from the first half, in the 37th minute, through the player of Aston Villa, Ian Maatsen, but the goal was canceled on the grounds.
The Netherlands had a great chance to open the score in the 39th minute through Thom Van Bergen, but Soares intervened at the last moment, saving Lusitani.
The goal of the Netherlands came in the last 10 minutes of the match, more precisely in the 84th minute. Ian Maatsen took Poku, reaching alone with the goalkeeper. Poku, the striker introduced in the second half, took advantage of his colleague's pass, finding the free space behind the Lusitani defense and ending in large a way, after dribbles on the goalkeeper.
Poku marking for the Netherlands. Photo: Imago
Rui Jorge introduced him to the field on Rodrigo Gomes, after the goal scored. The defender managed to score twice in the last two matches of Euro 2025, with Georgia and Poland, but this time he was not lucky.
Final Portugal U21 – Holland U21 0-1
