UEFA Women's European Championship

Wales vs Netherlands 2025 Women's European Championship, Group Stage

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  • 45'+2': Vivianne Miedema
  • 48': Victoria Pelova
  • 57': Esmee Brugts

Netherlands ease past Wales as Vivianne Miedema scores 100th goal

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

Competition: UEFA Women's European Championship

Venue: Swissporarena
Location: Luzern, Switzerland

UEFA Women's European Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+3 Netherlands 1 3 0
+1 France 1 3 0
-1 England 1 0 1
-3 Wales 1 0 1
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

WAL Wales (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Olivia Clark (GK)
3 Gemma Evans
18 Esther Morgan
5 Rhiannon Roberts
2 Lily Woodham Yellow Card
6 Josie Green
14 Hayley Ladd
8 Angharad James-Turner
11 Hannah Cain
7 Ceri Holland
10 Jess Fishlock

NED 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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