Cody Gakpo, Liverpool striker, has established himself as the reliable man for both the Netherlands and his club.
In the Netherlands’ first EURO 2024 match against Poland on Sunday, Gakpo scored the equalizing goal in the first half, once again demonstrating his ability to turn up in crucial moments.
With this goal, Gakpo has reached ten goals for the Netherlands national team, extending his impressive feat of scoring in every group stage match in an important tournament for his country.
This streak began two years ago during the World Cup campaign under Ronald Koeman and now continues in the European Championship, underlining his importance to the national team.
The 25-year-old striker has proven to be a man for the big occasion, finding the target at key moments and contributing significantly to the Oranje’s success.
His ability to score in important games reinforces his status as one of the Netherlands’ most valuable players in the competition.
Gakpo fuels Netherlands comeback
Group D activity began with the match between Poland and the Netherlands, a match with two major absences due to injury, both Barcelona players: Robert Lewandowski and Frankie De Jong.
In the first quarter of an hour, a dead ball, a cross from Zielinski and a header from Buksa for the 1-0.
Fifteen minutes later, the Netherlands achieves the tie, Nathan Aké, finds a gap in the defense to sneak the ball into the boots of Cody Gakpo who shoots, the ball takes a different direction as it hits the Polish defense and scores.
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The second goal came in the 83rd minute, when Wout Weghorst sent the ball into the back of the net, two minutes after coming on as a substitute instead of Memphis Depay.
