Greece vs Netherlands, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League

Greece

23': Fotis Ioannidis
45'+2': Georgios Masouras

FT
2 - 2

Netherlands

59': Virgil van Dijk
89': Tijjani Reijnders

About

Greece are hosting Netherlands at Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
2': Offside, Greece. Fotis Ioannidis is caught offside.
6': Attempt missed. Manolis Saliakas (Greece) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
7': Attempt blocked. Guus Til (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Crysencio Summerville.
7': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Manolis Saliakas.
8': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
10': Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Mexx Meerdink.
12': Attempt missed. Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
13': Offside, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis is caught offside.
15': Attempt blocked. Thanasis Androutsos (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
15': Attempt blocked. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
15': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Quinten Timber.
15': Delay in match because of an injury Christos Tzolis (Greece).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
18': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Dimitrios Kourbelis.
18': Substitution, Greece. Giorgos Masouras replaces Christos Tzolis because of an injury.
20': Manolis Saliakas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Ruben van Bommel (Netherlands).
22': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Netherlands).
23': Goal! Greece 1, Netherlands 0. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras with a headed pass.
25': Thanasis Androutsos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
26': Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Ruben van Bommel (Netherlands).
30': Foul by Panagiotis Retsos (Greece).
30': Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Quinten Timber (Netherlands).
32': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Netherlands).
34': Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Quinten Timber (Netherlands).
37': Delay in match (Netherlands).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
37': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Bart Verbruggen.
38': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas with a cross.
39': Offside, Netherlands. Mexx Meerdink is caught offside.
40': Attempt blocked. Ruben van Bommel (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Guus Til.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Goal! Greece 2, Netherlands 0. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
45'+4': First Half ends, Greece 2, Netherlands 0.
45': Substitution, Netherlands. Noa Lang replaces Ruben van Bommel.
45': Substitution, Netherlands. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Guus Til.
45': Substitution, Netherlands. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Quinten Timber.
45': Second Half begins Greece 2, Netherlands 0.
47': Foul by Thanasis Androutsos (Greece).
47': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Offside, Netherlands. Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
53': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece).
53': Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Attempt blocked. Joey Veerman (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Giorgos Masouras.
54': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
54': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
56': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
59': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
59': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Thanasis Androutsos.
59': Goal! Greece 2, Netherlands 1. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
60': Foul by Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece).
60': Micky van de Ven (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Joey Veerman.
63': Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas with a cross following a corner.
64': Attempt blocked. Noa Lang (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
65': Attempt blocked. Mexx Meerdink (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
65': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
65': Offside, Netherlands. Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
66': VAR Decision: No Goal Greece 2-1 Netherlands.
67': Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece) is shown the yellow card.
69': Offside, Greece. Kostas Tsimikas is caught offside.
70': Substitution, Netherlands. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Mexx Meerdink.
71': Substitution, Greece. Andrews Tetteh replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
71': Substitution, Greece. Christos Zafeiris replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
72': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Netherlands) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
72': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
73': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
73': Offside, Netherlands. Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
75': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
76': Manolis Saliakas (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Noa Lang (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card.
77': Foul by Christos Zafeiris (Greece).
77': Crysencio Summerville (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Substitution, Netherlands. Gjivai Zechiël replaces Jurriën Timber.
83': Attempt missed. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
83': Substitution, Greece. Tasos Douvikas replaces Thanasis Androutsos.
83': Substitution, Greece. Giannis Michailidis replaces Konstantinos Karetsas.
84': Attempt missed. Joey Veerman (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
85': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
88': Attempt saved. Joshua Zirkzee (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Noa Lang with a cross.
88': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Konstantinos Tzolakis.
89': Attempt blocked. Gjivai Zechiël (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noa Lang with a cross.
89': Goal! Greece 2, Netherlands 2. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Gjivai Zechiël (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Noa Lang with a cross.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Greece 2, Netherlands 2.
0': Match ends, Greece 2, Netherlands 2.

Statistics

NED		GRE
7	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
8	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	3
71	Possession	29
19	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
551	Accurate Passes	181
619	Passes	250
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	2
26	Crosses	10
0.3	Cross %	0.2
22	Long Balls	54
9	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
9	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
3	Interceptions	6
10	Effective Clearances	44
10	Clearances	44

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Toumba Stadium
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Attendance: 26,538

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Netherlands	4	+2	8
2	Greece	4	+2	8
3	Germany	4	+1	5
4	Serbia	4	-5	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Greece (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK)
5	Panagiotis Retsos
4	Konstantinos Mavropanos
21	Kostas Tsimikas
17	Manolis Saliakas
15	Thanasis Androutsos
6	Dimitrios Kourbelis
10	Christos Tzolis
19	Konstantinos Karetsas
8	Fotis Ioannidis
14	Vangelis Pavlidis

Greece Substitutes:

Konstantinos Koulierakis, Triantafyllos Tsapras, Georgios Masouras, Odisseas Vlachodimos, Christos Mouzakitis, Anastasios Douvikas, Charalambos Kostoulas, Ioannis Michailidis, Christos Mandas, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Andrews Tetteh, Christos Zafeiris.

Netherlands (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Bart Verbruggen (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
12	Jurriën Timber
15	Micky van de Ven
22	Denzel Dumfries
16	Guus Til
6	Quinten Timber
18	Joey Veerman
17	Mexx Meerdink
11	Ruben Van Bommel
7	Crysencio Summerville

Netherlands Substitutes:

Joshua Zirkzee, Ryan Gravenberch, Nathan Aké, Mark Flekken, Gjivai Zechiël, Jeremie Frimpong, Jorrel Hato, Noa Lang, Kenneth Taylor, Teun Koopmeiners, Tijjani Reijnders, Robin Roefs.

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