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Netherlands down African champions Senegal in World Cup opener

Diski101 Reporter by Diski101 Reporter
November 22, 2022, 7:45 am
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Netherlands down African champions  Senegal in World Cup opener
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Cody Gakpo struck with six minutes remaining and Davy Klaassen scored deep into stoppage time to earn the Netherlands a precious victory from their opening FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ meeting with Senegal.

The game at Al Thumama Stadium appeared destined for stalemate when Frenkie de Jong swung a left-wing delivery beyond the Senegal backline. PSV Eindhoven forward Gakpo timed his run perfectly, escaping the offside trap and arriving a fraction ahead of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to apply a faint headed touch to steer the ball into the net.

Gakpo’s strike was the Netherlands’ first attempt on target, the best they’d managed until this point a brisk first-half break that ended with De Jong taking too long over his touch in the penalty area.

Senegal aimed 15 attempts at goal, but directed only four on target. Andries Noppert, the goalkeeper making his international debut, saved at the foot of his near post from Boulaye Dia at 0-0. And when the African team tried to muster a response to Gakpo’s goal, Noppert was equal to Pape Gueye’s low blast.

And the Netherlands wrapped up the three points when Klaassen converted on the rebound after Mendy parried Memphis Depay’s low shot on the counter.

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“We had agreed before the game that he would play about half an hour. With Ecuador, he will want to play, but I have to assess his form after this game. I never thought we would lose and, with the entry of Depay, I wanted to have more chances to score. He is a player who can make the difference.” Louis van Gaal on Memphis Depay.

“Gakpo was decisive, I left him inside because he knows how to score goals and is very agile. Senegal had three chances, but we have a goalkeeper who knows his stuff between the posts. We didn’t play very well, too many times, we gave them the ball and the chance to score. We had to be more compact. We can only improve, there was probably some tension between the players.” More from Van Gaal, on goalscorer Cody Gakpo and the Netherlands’ performance.

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