Draw with the Dutch Keeps Underdog Greece Ahead of Favorites in the Nations League
Tijjani Reijnders scored in the 89th minute as the Dutch erased a 2-0 deficit and shared the points after Greece’s early control.
- On Thursday, Greece held the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw in Thessaloniki, with Fotis Ioannidis and Giorgos Masouras scoring before the Dutch rallied late in the UEFA Nations League Matchday 3 fixture.
- Greece remains the surprise Nations League group leader following a strategic overhaul of domestic soccer leagues designed to foster youth talent, with recent away victories over Serbia and Germany fueling their rise.
- Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk, on his 99th appearance, criticized his team's first-half performance as "unacceptable," saying "when we tried to play through the middle, we lost possession far too quickly." His 59th-minute header sparked the comeback.
- Former Manchester City midfielder Tijjani Reijnders struck in the 89th minute to rescue the draw, frustrating a Greek squad that matched the visitors' pace at Toumba Stadium throughout the contest.
- Despite the late equalizer, Greece defender Kostas Tsimikas said the team must "be humble and recognize that we played against a superpower," while aiming to build on their unbeaten status atop the group.
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Before the match, national coach Xavi Hernández warned against the Greeks, the surprising group leaders after two victories. But for large parts of the game, the Dutch played lacklusterly and complacently. Only just before the end did the Netherlands avoid defeat: 2-2.
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Algemeen Dagblad
bndestem.nlThe Dutch national team salvaged a point from the away match against Greece after a weak first half and a much better second: 2-2. They owed this in part to substitutes Noa Lang and Tijjani Reijnders, who scored a solid rating. These are the ratings from our reporter Mikos Gouka.
Writing sports, 1 Oct (EFE).- The Netherlands rescued a tie against Greece (2-2) after a disastrous first part, transformed by the triple change of Xavi Hernández in the rest and rewarded in the 89 minute by Tijjani Reijnders, author of the so much that completed the dating and avoided the first defeat of the Spanish technician as [...] Entry 2-2. Xavi resurrects the Netherlands and brakes Greece was first published in HolaNews.
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