Senegal vs Netherlands 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
Cody Gakpo strikes as Netherlands claim late win over Senegal at World Cup
Netherlands secured a 2-0 victory over Group A opponents Senegal in their 2022 World Cup opener on Monday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 56': Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Memphis Depay replaces Vincent Janssen.
- 62': Substitution, Senegal. Ismail Jakobs replaces Abdou Diallo because of an injury.
- 69': Substitution, Senegal. Bamba Dieng replaces Boulaye Dia.
- 73': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Gueye replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Senegal. Nicolas Jackson replaces Krépin Diatta.
- 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Davy Klaassen replaces Steven Bergwijn.
- 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Steven Berghuis.
- 84': Goal! Senegal 0, Netherlands 1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Netherlands. Marten de Roon replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 90'+4': Nampalys Mendy (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Goal! Senegal 0, Netherlands 2. Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
Game Information
Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 41,721
FIFA World Cup Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+4 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 | 0 |
+1 | Senegal | 3 | 6 | 1 |
+1 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 | 1 |
-6 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Statistics
NED | SEN | |
---|---|---|
13 | Fouls | 13 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
4 | Saves | 1 |
53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
10 | SHOTS | 15 |
3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
355 | Accurate Passes | 307 |
436 | Passes | 385 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
25 | Crosses | 19 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
44 | Long Balls | 52 |
16 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
10 | Tackles | 14 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
6 | Interceptions | 10 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
14 | Clearances | 32 |
Senegal (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
4 | Pape Abou Cissé |
3 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
22 | Abdou Diallo |
21 | Youssouf Sabaly |
5 | Idrissa Gueye |
6 | Nampalys Mendy |
8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
9 | Boulaye Dia |
18 | Ismaïla Sarr |
15 | Krépin Diatta |
Netherlands (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Andries Noppert (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
5 | Nathan Aké |
3 | Matthijs de Ligt |
21 | Frenkie de Jong |
11 | Steven Berghuis |
8 | Cody Gakpo |
17 | Daley Blind |
22 | Denzel Dumfries |
7 | Steven Bergwijn |
18 | Vincent Janssen |
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