Canada had a second half to forget this Thursday and was undeniably beaten 4-0 by the Netherlands. Memphis Depay. Jeremie Frimpong, Wout Weghorst and Virgil van Dijk scored the goals for Koeman’s Clockwork Orange in a friendly in preparation for the Copa América and the Euro Cup respectively.
More than the defeat, however, the scare was greater because the Canadians’ figure, Alphonso Davies, left with discomfort 30 minutes into the game. He was more or less on the court for the minutes in which British John Herdman’s team put up a fight against the Europeans, because as soon as they left, the Netherlands came down on them and Canada held on as best they could. But everything would fall apart in the complement.
At 50′, Depay connected a cross in the six-yard box to break the deadlock. And six minutes later, Frimpong went overboard, the ball bounced off the defender while trying to make a back pass and the Bayer Leverkusen midfielder took a left-footed shot into the unapproachable corner.
Although there would be more: A controllable shot that goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair did not contain left a very clear rebound for Weghorst, who scored without problems in the small area. That was at 63′, and at 82′ van Dijk would score an unusual goal. A short rejection between several defenders and a false start by the goalkeeper allowed him to rise to the defender and score a very easy victory. Canada had already collapsed.
The North American team, which will debut with Argentina on June 20, still has a preparation match against France next Sunday.
