
Wales vs Netherlands 2025 Women's European Championship, Group Stage
Netherlands ease past Wales as Vivianne Miedema scores 100th goal
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Vivianne Miedema scored her 100th international goal to send the Netherlands on their way to a 3-0 win over Wales in their Group D opener at Euro 2025.
Match Commentary
- 24': Lily Woodham (Wales Women) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Goal! Wales Women 0, Netherlands 1. Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daniëlle van de Donk.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Wales Women 0, Netherlands 1.
- 45': Substitution, Wales Women. Ella Powell replaces Esther Morgan.
- 45': Second Half begins Wales Women 0, Netherlands 1.
- 48': Goal! Wales Women 0, Netherlands 2. Victoria Pelova (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniëlle van de Donk.
- 57': Goal! Wales Women 0, Netherlands 3. Esmee Brugts (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Netherlands. Chasity Grant replaces Daniëlle van de Donk.
- 64': Substitution, Netherlands. Lynn Wilms replaces Kerstin Casparij.
- 64': Substitution, Wales Women. Kayleigh Barton replaces Hannah Cain.
- 65': Substitution, Wales Women. Rachel Rowe replaces Jess Fishlock.
- 65': Substitution, Wales Women. Ffion Morgan replaces Josie Green.
- 71': Substitution, Netherlands. Lineth Beerensteyn replaces Vivianne Miedema.
- 71': Substitution, Netherlands. Sherida Spitse replaces Esmee Brugts.
- 79': Substitution, Wales Women. Carrie Jones replaces Ceri Holland because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, Netherlands. Caitlin Dijkstra replaces Veerle Buurman because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Swissporarena
Location: Luzern, Switzerland
Attendance: 14,147
UEFA Women's European Championship Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+4 | France | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+3 | England | 2 | 3 | 1 |
-1 | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 1 |
-6 | Wales | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Statistics
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WAL![]() |
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8 | Fouls | 5 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 5 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
0 | Saves | 4 |
67.2 | Possession | 32.8 |
19 | SHOTS | 5 |
7 | ON GOAL | 0 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
462 | Accurate Passes | 171 |
534 | Passes | 255 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
17 | Crosses | 11 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
52 | Long Balls | 42 |
24 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
17 | Tackles | 15 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
6 | Interceptions | 6 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
16 | Clearances | 32 |
Wales (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Olivia Clark (GK) |
3 | Gemma Evans |
18 | Esther Morgan |
5 | Rhiannon Roberts |
2 | Lily Woodham ![]() |
6 | Josie Green |
14 | Hayley Ladd |
8 | Angharad James-Turner |
11 | Hannah Cain |
7 | Ceri Holland |
10 | Jess Fishlock |
Netherlands (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Daphne van Domselaar (GK) |
4 | Veerle Buurman |
20 | Dominique Janssen |
11 | Esmee Brugts |
18 | Kerstin Casparij |
10 | Daniëlle van de Donk |
19 | Wieke Kaptein |
14 | Jackie Groenen |
9 | Vivianne Miedema |
6 | Jill Roord |
17 | Victoria Pelova |
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