In the most attractive friendly of the day, Netherlands and Canada They met to finalize the details of what their continental participations will be in the immediate future. In the wonderful stadium De Kuipwhere Feyenoord usually plays home, the Orange frame three goals in 13 minutes to achieve a crushing victory by 4 to 0 about the North American team
After a first half without emotions due to the notable defensive sacrifice of Derek Cornelius and Cyle Larinthe striker who defended the attempts of Brian Brobbey and Georginio Wijnaldum. Only at the beginning of the complement a center of Jeremie Frimpong allowed him to Memphis Depay open the scoreboard with the conquest that it meant his 45th goal with the national team.
A few moments later, the fast end of the Bayer Leverkusen capitalized on a perfect counterattack by sealing the 2 to 0 with exquisite definition that was hung from the upper right corner of Dayne St. Clair.
The third was the work of opportunism Wout Weghorst, who entered instead of Memphis Depay to take advantage of a gross error by the goalkeeper, while Virgil van Dijk He put final figures to the lawsuit after a headbutt that once again exposed the limitations of Dayne St. Clair.
The Dutch, who are preparing for the Euro Cup which will be disputed in Germany Starting next June 14, they will face Iceland in their last friendly before the big international event. Canadafor his part, will travel to France for another commitment that will take place on Sunday and then focus on what will be their participation in the America Cupwhere it will integrate the Group A with the world champion Argentina, Chile and Peru.
In another game, Gibraltar tied without goals against Welsh in it Algarve Stadium, located in the Portuguese city of Faro. This result was far from going unnoticed by the small group of fans gathered in the redoubt, because They celebrated as if something more than a friendly was at stake.. The Gibraltarians they ended up asking for the timeafter the referee, Jamie Robinsonhad let the clock run beyond the added time.
After being surpassed by their rival and not having clear arrivals, the footballers of Gibraltar They burst out with a cry of relief at the final whistle. The joy of the moment was portrayed when they embraced each other in a hug. Ribas with your number 10, Liam Walkerman of Lincoln FC, champion of the local first division. The players themselves began to celebrate a little more timidly. Walker was the most exultant before the cameras of the official broadcast.
The entire team gathered together in a collective celebration in a sector of the field and the fans rewarded the sacrifice of their representatives with general applause. It was the end of a long line of falls in a row, as They have not won since November 2022, when they registered two consecutive wins against Liechtenstein (2-0) and Andorra (1-0).
