Netherlands celebrates radiant EM start with 3-0 against Wales in Lucerne

Netherlands celebrates radiant EM start with 3-0 against Wales in Lucerne

The former European championship team of the Netherlands has made a convincing start at the women's football European Championship in Switzerland. In the first group game, the Oranje women defeated Wales 3-0. The match took place on Saturday in the stadium in Lucerne in front of 14,147 spectators, including the Dutch Queen Maxima and her daughter, Princess Ariane, who were enthusiastically received by the fans.

The game started leisurely, with the Dutchman difficult to overcome the Welsh defense in the first half. Jill Roord was unlucky in the 35th minute when her shot hit the post. But shortly before the half -time break, Vivianne Miedema managed to score the first goal for the Netherlands in her 100th international. It was a crucial moment when she scored 1-0 in added time in the first half (45.+3)

a strong comeback after half time

In the second half, the Dutch showed a dominant game. Immediately after the restart, Victoria Pelova increased to 2-0 in the 48th minute. Just nine minutes later, in the 57th minute, Esmee scored the third goal after the team had previously had two crossbar. The Dutch players confidently managed their lead and gave Wales no chance of catching up. With this victory, Wales stays with her EM debut without points.

The mood in the stadium was lively, with fans of both nations that caused a good atmosphere. The Dutch bond coach, Andries Jonker, uses this European Championship as a farewell performance because it is replaced after Arjan Veurink's tournament. The next games are also on the program: The Dutch meets England on Wednesday while Wales will compete against France.

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Table of the game results:

The lineups of both teams were as follows:

• Wales: Clark - J. Green (65th F. Morgan), Roberts, Evans, Woodham - James, Fishock (65th Rowe), Ladd - Holland (79. C. Jones), Cain (64th K. Green), E. Morgan (46. Powell); Trainer: Rhian Wilkinson.
• Netherlands: van Domselaar - Casparij (64th Wilms), Janssen, Buurman (81. Dijkstra), Brugts (71. Spitse) - Groenen, Van de Donk (64. Grant), Kaptein - Pelova, Miedema (71. Beerensteyn), Roord; Trainer: Andries Jonker.

For more details and highlights of the game, visit the reporting at Laola1 , Watson and ZDF .