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00:00Romania has been a revelation so far, winning their group ahead of Belgium.
00:07When the Romanian fans were planning their schedule, they surely didn't expect to be here as group winners in Munich.
00:14But their day with destiny has arrived.
00:18Romania made three changes to their draw against Slovakia.
00:21Goalkeeper Flory needs to play, he's behind a back four that sees one of the changes.
00:25Left back Nikos Zabankou suspended, MaguÅŸ comes in.
00:28It's his first appearance of the tournament.
00:31Two marathons in the team, Mariusz Vlhold, Ratsvan pushing on,
00:34and Dragan Dragun, who's already averaged a goal per game at Euro 2024 so far.
00:40Apart from the suspended Banku, the rest of the Romanian squad fit and available for this one.
00:46Two for the Dutch, they make three from their defeat to Austria.
00:50Bachverbrugge plays behind a back four that sees the return of influential Denzel Dumfries at right back.
00:56For the central area today could be key, it makes this a very big evening for the relatively inexperienced Schouten and Leidners.
01:03Steven Bergwijn brought into the attack, it's his first appearance here at Euro 2024.
01:09Valtvecos, who's already scored at this tournament, he's on the bench and ready to come on at some stage later on.
01:17With the hopes of their nations on their shoulders, it is win or go home time in Munich.
01:25Two countries who feel they are on the edge of glory, but also the knowledge, the fear,
01:33that over the next few hours one of these teams is going to be eliminated from the competition.
01:41The stakes are sky high.
01:47Romania against the Netherlands in the last 16 of the UEFA Euro 2024.
01:52Only one of these nations can go through to the quarterfinal.
01:57Even if it requires extra time, even if it takes penalties, one way or the other, we get a winner here today.
02:07To the Netherlands in terms of their possession dominance.
02:09Dennis Mann, back in the team today.
02:12Latsman Mabey.
02:14Dumfries with a very firm forehead and the Dutch needed that.
02:18Dumfries' defensive positioning was outstanding.
02:21Virgil van Dijk.
02:27Simons.
02:31Simons takes a cracker goal himself.
02:34It was dipping just a bit in front of Leidse.
02:38But the goalkeeper's gloves were firm.
02:40That's a save he should make.
02:42It's easy from a long way out.
02:43A bit of a deflection takes the pace of it.
02:44But worrying for Romania how easy it was for Simons to drift out to that left-hand side
02:48as Gakpo came infield, get on the ball and drive into space and get a shot away.
02:53Simons.
02:55Anticipated well by Dragusi.
03:00Blinders.
03:01Simons.
03:02Tapie is in!
03:04First one-on-one save for Leidse.
03:08Twice he's been tested now.
03:11Nearly carving the Dutch defence open there.
03:13This is Dennis Mann.
03:15Trying to get the angle.
03:17Oh, it's not too far away at all.
03:20Romania, in the opening quarter-hour here in Munich, are banging on the door for the opening goal.
03:26It was close but it should have been closer because once he drops his shoulder and drifts infield,
03:29there's no pressure on him at all.
03:31You see Van Dijk is just hoping the ball maybe hits him, doesn't step out towards him.
03:35If he wraps his instep around this a little bit more, that could be...
03:40Okay, Simons beginning to see more of the ball now.
03:43This is Kody Gakpo.
03:45Onto that right foot of his!
03:47And pure power from Kody Gakpo!
03:53Puts the Dutch into dreamland in Munich!
03:58It's the first time he's been properly involved in the game!
04:03What about that from Kody Gakpo!
04:07Oh, Romania as a team have been better.
04:10But the Netherlands have individuals who can turn games.
04:13Well, we see it with Gakpo in this tournament already.
04:15It's too easy for him to drift infield.
04:18Razi doesn't get close enough to him.
04:20Surprisingly, Marin doesn't make a defensive move either.
04:24So you've got two Romanian players there who both just watch him drift infield and shoot.
04:28Got to get closer, got to get a block in.
04:31The keeper's probably expecting the ball to go to his left,
04:33across the goal to the back of the goal.
04:35Then he's slightly caught out, gets fingertips to it,
04:38but the power takes it in and Gakpo is a game changer.
04:42It's a third goal of Euro 24 for Kody Gakpo!
04:48The brave stars of Romania find themselves behind.
04:53This is Hadji, looking for an immediate response.
04:57Gakpo caught out the goalkeeper and his foot posed down the other end.
05:00Hadji not able to there.
05:03What a start for Ronald Koeman!
05:08Max to clean off that right wing on his left foot.
05:11Hadji to Nikolaj Staciu.
05:16It was a scoff shot on the end by Dennis Mann.
05:23Dupuy on duty again.
05:26Dupuy with a free header!
05:28Side netting.
05:32And Romania got away with one there.
05:36It's far too easy for him to get a free header at the far post.
05:39He's overburked his head.
05:40Just heading back across goal, heading back from where he's come.
05:43Don't try and...
05:44Away from Mariusz Mari.
05:47Shouted.
05:49Blinders, throwing it on the ball.
05:52Dumfries!
05:54Jakusic.
05:55Well, first of all, had to be careful not to put it into his own net.
05:59But if he didn't get a touch, Memphis, Dupuy was hovering right behind.
06:03Yeah, just watch Hadji.
06:05He's watching the ball, no idea where Dumfries is.
06:07Time and again he's getting caught out with Dumfries running in behind him.
06:10Brilliant recovery.
06:12Defensive positioning from Jakusic.
06:14That is a vital touch, if not for that, it's 2-0.
06:17It could have been game over.
06:24Blinders.
06:26Couldn't quite get the angle.
06:27This is Simons.
06:31Well, it was an unorthodox little Rabona cross from Xavi Simons.
06:36Just too close to Makovic.
06:40Oh, Dumfries.
06:41Wouldn't allow it to be shielded out.
06:43Simons must score!
06:46That is a let-off for Romania.
06:49Dumfries thought he had laid it on a plate.
06:52Just needs to take the opportunity to shoot far earlier.
06:55You can't run a risk like this.
06:57Rakovic trying to let the ball run out.
06:59Dumfries is athletic, energetic, gets to the ball.
07:03Brilliant lay-off.
07:04And then he just takes one touch.
07:06His first touch is not good.
07:07He gets stuck underneath his feet.
07:08Take it first time, or take one touch, then shoot.
07:11The more touches you take, you're going to get closed down.
07:14Romania living so, so dangerously.
07:16But the ball there, you can see.
07:17Bouncing ball, stuck underneath his feet.
07:19Can't get a clear strike in.
07:21Poor first touch, which is...
07:23Van Dijk has presented it straight to Aci.
07:26It was below the standard you'd expect of Virgil van Dijk.
07:29Now Kudragoz punishing.
07:31Trying to weave!
07:32Not bad at all.
07:34It's the best that Romania have offered in a long, long time.
07:37First time in this...
07:43Sipped in by Statue.
07:44For Brugge.
07:46Strong and needed to be on the edge of his six-yard box.
07:50Netherlands just trying to ease some of that pressure.
07:54Here is Rijnders, though.
07:55And a bit of a gap has opened up in front of him here.
07:58Rijnders might take it out himself!
08:01Blocked by Rakovic.
08:04I just mentioned the technical ability of Rijnders.
08:06But then the dynamism driving into space.
08:09Xabi Simons.
08:10Cody Gakpo.
08:13Malin.
08:15Didn't jump freely.
08:17Game coverage with this from the Netherlands.
08:20Trying to wrestle back control of a game that they dominated for so long in the first half.
08:24Dumfries!
08:25Malin!
08:26Memphis Depay!
08:28Somehow it doesn't find the net.
08:31That's what it is.
08:32It wraps you around on the cover.
08:33That gets a challenge in here.
08:34But again, Dumfries down the right.
08:36Hadji has tracked him, but doesn't stop the cross.
08:39And the ball breaks the way of...
08:41Of Depay.
08:42I'm sure it's Ratsu who just launches himself at the striker.
08:45Until the ball breaks off Dragosin.
08:47Takes the touch.
08:48There's Ratsu throwing himself.
08:50And that block.
08:51That interception.
08:52Absolutely vital.
08:53It keeps Romania just one behind.
09:01Netherlands corner.
09:03Free header Van Dijk!
09:04Off the post!
09:07Virgil Van Dijk.
09:09Looking for his tenth international goal.
09:11Could barely have come any closer.
09:14Is he trying to be too precise?
09:17He's under no pressure whatsoever.
09:19Does the right thing in terms of heading it down.
09:20He's trying to head it right into the corner.
09:23Doesn't really need to do that.
09:24If he heads it into the side netting, the keeper is never...
09:27Shelton.
09:29Gakpo.
09:33Memphis Depay.
09:34Back to Gakpo!
09:36Flag was raised to the far side.
09:38It would have been offside.
09:40Gakpo slaloming his way out of defence.
09:43And with Romania committing players forward.
09:45This could be trouble.
09:47Kody Gakpo!
09:48Saved by Nizza.
09:51Keeping his team in the game there.
09:53Well it's magnificent.
09:54Not just the run with the ball.
09:55But his positioning to start off with.
09:56Defensively helping out the team.
09:57And then.
09:58Once again.
09:59Because Romania committed bodies up the pitch.
10:01There's so much space for him to exploit.
10:03There's no obvious pass on.
10:04He's got support.
10:06I can understand why he strikes.
10:07He catches it really cleanly.
10:09That is such an important save from Nizza.
10:14Depay at the front post.
10:16Dregic heads it away.
10:17Straight to Shelton.
10:20Hacking!
10:21And it's in!
10:23There's no flag!
10:25Kody Gakpo!
10:27Has done it again!
10:29Gakpo when the ball drops.
10:30To nudge it home.
10:31Great ball in from Shelton actually.
10:34It's helped on by Ake in the near post.
10:36He does look as if he's in an offside position.
10:38Gakpo.
10:40So I'll be surprised if this stands.
10:43Comes up Ake.
10:44Doesn't come off.
10:45Manning too.
10:47The on-field decision was goal.
10:49But the video assistant referee is checking.
10:52For potential offside.
10:54Leading up to the goal.
10:56The agonising wait in Munich.
11:00Offside!
11:02The goal does not stand.
11:07It's here who plays his club football in Turkey.
11:16Depay!
11:17Just wide!
11:19Well his reaction tells you everything.
11:20If he kicks this on target he scores really clever.
11:23It's a giant Romanian wall that jumps.
11:26So whipping the ball over that wall is not going to work.
11:29So he takes the low road.
11:31But you've got to keep it on target.
11:32If he had have done it, it would have been 2-0.
11:34That's why he falls to the turf.
11:39There's nobody marking Gakpo here.
11:42Simons!
11:44Opted not to pull the trigger immediately.
11:47Gakpo!
11:49Oh so close!
11:51Joey Wiermann!
11:53Who's only been on the field a couple of minutes.
11:56Well Simons passes up a really good opportunity.
11:58But such clever play from Cody Gakpo.
12:01The back heel gets Wiermann in.
12:03Just doesn't wrap his instep around it.
12:06As the Dutch anxiously glance at the clock.
12:09Those seconds are going by slowly for the Netherlands now.
12:13And an evidence of it.
12:14The time wasting here.
12:16For Denzel Dumfries.
12:18A yellow card.
12:20That could prove costly for him.
12:23This is Marijn.
12:24He's so good at doing that.
12:25Skipping into space.
12:27And it's 3-on-2 if they're quick enough here for the Dutch.
12:29Simons to his left.
12:31Gakpo to his right.
12:32The Netherlands can seal it!
12:35But again.
12:36Romania hang on.
12:37Ratsvan Marijn.
12:42Allebeek.
12:43Got a very important touch.
12:45Now the fresh legs of Mihajlo.
12:48But it's got to come back.
12:49Because of a foul.
12:51Yellow card to Stadziu for his complaints about it.
12:54Romania thought they were going to get a counter attack there.
12:58I'm sure it's for a high boot.
12:59But I just wonder how close is Dumfries to the high boot.
13:02He's nowhere near it.
13:03He's nowhere near it.
13:05I can understand why Allebeek, the Iranian players, the Iranian fans are unhappy.
13:08It's not even that high a boot.
13:16Gakpo.
13:17Wonderful balance and control.
13:20Malin puts it in!
13:22That could be that!
13:25Finished by Daniel Malin.
13:27But created from nothing by Kody Gakpo.
13:33And surely that's the nail in the coffin now.
13:37It's no more than the Netherlands deserve.
13:39But it's just laboured.
13:43Defending really from Dragošin.
13:44Who is so accomplished normally.
13:46He tries to lean into Gakpo.
13:48He doesn't actually play the ball.
13:49You don't want to give a corner away.
13:51But at times, you know, you have to do.
13:53Just put the ball out of play.
13:54Don't allow a dangerous attacker to keep it alive.
13:58And from a position, how are the Netherlands going to score from here?
14:01How is Gakpo going to get in from here?
14:03He's down to Dragošin.
14:04He just leans across his man.
14:05He's trying to let the ball go out.
14:06Play the ball.
14:07There's an opportunity to do that.
14:09He doesn't.
14:10Gakpo nips in.
14:11Kicks it alive.
14:12And Malin, who's on his toes, does really well to get across that near post.
14:15And took it home.
14:16And finally, finally, Netherlands have that second goal
14:19that their performance really deserves.
14:21But Dragošin, he had his time again.
14:23And short.
14:25Yeah, the Netherlands team performance has been very strong.
14:28You can see the game plan.
14:29But Gakpo's an individual.
14:31He's such a game changer.
14:36Memphis to Puy.
14:37As Netherlands look to turn the score.
14:42Good work from Simons.
14:44Now Malin.
14:45With plenty left of the tank.
14:47And support in the middle too.
14:49Daniel Malin wants to take it on himself.
14:53That's it.
14:54Done and dusted.
14:56The Netherlands are going through
14:58to the quarterfinal
15:00of Euro 2024.
15:04Well, Malin takes their glory with his second goal.
15:06But it all starts with a towering header from Van Dijk.
15:09And then Simons as well, just to pinch the ball.
15:12The head of his man to release Malin.
15:14Malin does the rest.
15:15Eats up the ground.
15:17Drops a shoulder.
15:18Keeps his composure.
15:19Defenders go to ground.
15:21Sucks it home.
15:22And that is game over.
15:23I think a three goal lead is probably what the Netherlands deserve on.
15:26The way they dominated this game.
15:31The sinking hearts for Romania.
15:34Their day now done.
15:35Having committed bodies forward in a
15:37desperate bid to call a goal back.
15:40They've been caught cold down the other end.
15:43Yeah, you see that Van Dijk header.
15:44And Simons just getting his foot on the ball.
15:46That means that, you know, Malin can break forward.
15:48Defenders are backpedalling.
15:50There's not enough of them.
15:51They're running back towards their own goal.
15:53Keeps the ball really close.
15:54Defenders can't make the challenge.
15:55Worrying about giving a penalty away.
15:57And then he just whips the ball away.
15:59And it's a brilliant finish.
16:01He's been an excellent introduction
16:03in the halftime substitute with his two goals.
16:08Sprung from the bench at halftime.
16:10Daniel Malin scores in the 83rd minute and the 93rd minute.
16:15And it proves to be enough to seal the deal.
16:19Comprehensive in the end.
16:21A scoreline that doesn't quite represent
16:24how the Dutch were made to sweat for long periods
16:27as they snuffed chances to increase their lead.
16:30But it is Ronald Koeman's team who march
16:33towards a quarterfinal now
16:35against the winner of the Austria-Turkey a game later.
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