Netherlands 2-1 Serbia: Zirkzee Scores Winner After Van Dijk and Cvetkovic Trade Goals
The Netherlands beat Serbia 2-1 in Nations League action, with Joshua Zirkzee scoring the decisive goal in the 72nd minute after coming off and back on.
- Van Dijk puts the Netherlands ahead in the 31st minute, but Cvetkovic equalises for Serbia four minutes later
- Joshua Zirkzee, who had been substituted at half-time, comes back on and scores the winning goal in the 72nd minute
- Serbia finish the match with several yellow cards, including two for Veljko Paunovic in the closing minutes
Netherlands 2-1 Serbia Goals: Van Dijk 31', Cvetkovic 35', Zirkzee 72'
The Netherlands beat Serbia 2-1 at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven in matchday 4 of the UEFA Nations League, League A.
The match
Serbia started with two early bookings, as Stefan Gudelj was cautioned in the 14th minute and Strahinja Pavlovic followed in the 30th.
The Netherlands took the lead in the 31st minute through Virgil van Dijk. Serbia responded almost immediately, equalising in the 35th minute through Mihajlo Cvetkovic, assisted by Aleksa Terzić.
At half-time, the Netherlands made a change, bringing on Mexx Meerdink for Joshua Zirkzee. Saša Lukić was booked for Serbia in the 49th minute.
The Netherlands made several substitutions after the hour mark, with Noa Lang, Joey Veerman and Ryan Gravenberch all coming on. Serbia also made changes, introducing Aleksandar Stankovic and Dušan Tadić.
In the 72nd minute, Joshua Zirkzee scored the decisive goal to make it 2-1 for the Netherlands, having come back on after being substituted at half-time. Serbia made further changes shortly after, with Aleksa Terzić and Lazar Samardzic entering the match.
Nemanja Maksimović picked up a yellow card in the 74th minute. Serbia made two more substitutions late on, including Stefan Gudelj coming back on for Nemanja Gudelj in the 79th minute. The Netherlands made their final change in the 82nd minute, with Tijjani Reijnders replacing Quinten Timber.
Serbia's Veljko Paunovic was booked in the 83rd minute.
The numbers
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Standings and next match
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