Greece 0-1 Netherlands: Virgil van Dijk penalty gives Dutch victory

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Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk scored a 93rd-minute penalty to give the Netherlands a crucial victory against Greece in Euro 2024 qualifying.

Van Dijk converted from the spot after Denzel Dumfries was fouled in the box to edge his team up to second place in Group B.

Greece coach Gus Poyet received a red card for his protestations.

The Netherlands are level on points with third-placed Greece but lead the head-to-head having beaten them twice.

If the Dutch now beat the Republic of Ireland and Gibraltar in their final two games they will be guaranteed to reach next summer's tournament in Germany behind France, who have already qualified from the group.

Greece have just one game left to play - at home to France.

Line-ups

Greece

Formation 5-3-2

1Vlachodimos

15Rota4Mavropanos2Retsos3Koulierakis21Tsimikas

7Masouras6Kourbelis20Mantalos

11Bakasetas8Ioannidis

  • 1Vlachodimos
  • 15Rota
  • 4Mavropanos
  • 2RetsosBooked at 76mins
  • 3KoulierakisSubstituted forSiopisat 61'minutes
  • 21Tsimikas
  • 7MasourasSubstituted forGiakoumakisat 77'minutes
  • 6KourbelisBooked at 14minsSubstituted forBouchalakisat 60'minutes
  • 20MantalosBooked at 29minsSubstituted forPavlidisat 81'minutesBooked at 86mins
  • 11BakasetasSubstituted forFountasat 61'minutes
  • 8Ioannidis

Substitutes

  • 5Bouchalakis
  • 9Pavlidis
  • 10Pelkas
  • 12Paschalakis
  • 13Dioudis
  • 14Fountas
  • 16Chatzigiovanis
  • 17Konstantelias
  • 18Goutas
  • 19Giakoumakis
  • 22Giannoulis
  • 23Siopis

Netherlands

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Verbruggen

2Geertruida4van Dijk5Aké12Hartman

8Wieffer14Reijnders

22Dumfries10Simons7Bergwijn

9Weghorst

  • 1Verbruggen
  • 2GeertruidaBooked at 13minsSubstituted forMalenat 45'minutes
  • 4van Dijk
  • 5Aké
  • 12HartmanSubstituted forvan de Venat 74'minutes
  • 8WiefferSubstituted forde Roonat 81'minutes
  • 14Reijnders
  • 22Dumfries
  • 10SimonsBooked at 51minsSubstituted forVeermanat 62'minutes
  • 7Bergwijn
  • 9WeghorstSubstituted forBrobbeyat 62'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3van de Ven
  • 6de Vrij
  • 11Stengs
  • 13Olij
  • 15de Roon
  • 16Veerman
  • 17Blind
  • 18Malen
  • 19Brobbey
  • 20Maatsen
  • 21Frimpong
  • 23Noppert

Referee:Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Attendance:24,967

Match Stats

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  • Match ends, Greece 0, Netherlands 1.

  • Second Half ends, Greece 0, Netherlands 1.

  • Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  • Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Greece).

  • VAR Decision: No Penalty Netherlands.

  • Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  • Foul by Taxiarchis Fountas (Greece).

  • Foul by Micky van de Ven (Netherlands).

  • Giorgos Giakoumakis (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  • Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  • Delay in match because of an injury Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).

  • Corner, Greece. Conceded by Marten de Roon.

  • Attempt missed. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Bouchalakis with a cross.

  • Goal! Greece 0, Netherlands 1. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

  • VAR Decision: Penalty Netherlands.

  • Penalty Netherlands. Denzel Dumfries draws a foul in the penalty area.

  • Penalty conceded by Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) after a foul in the penalty area.

  • Attempt saved. Taxiarchis Fountas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.

  • Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  • Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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