Senegal vs Netherlands, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupNetherlands strikes late to beat Senegal 2-0 at World Cup
— Louis van Gaal's gambles at both ends of the field paid off for the Netherlands.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Boulaye Dia (Senegal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 1': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Daley Blind (Netherlands).
- 7': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
- 7': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 13': Offside, Senegal. Idrissa Gueye tries a through ball, but Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Vincent Janssen (Netherlands).
- 15': Nampalys Mendy (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Daley Blind (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
- 19': Boulaye Dia (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
- 21': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal).
- 21': Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
- 25': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 25': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 27': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
- 27': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Boulaye Dia (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssouf Sabaly.
- 29': Attempt missed. Krépin Diatta (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nampalys Mendy.
- 31': Foul by Pape Abou Cissé (Senegal).
- 31': Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt saved. Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 34': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Senegal).
- 36': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Pape Abou Cissé.
- 37': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
- 37': Krépin Diatta (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Attempt missed. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vincent Janssen.
- 41': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
- 41': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Youssouf Sabaly.
- 45'+3': Hand ball by Nampalys Mendy (Senegal).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Senegal 0, Netherlands 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Senegal 0, Netherlands 0.
- 46': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal).
- 46': Vincent Janssen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal).
- 48': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Pape Abou Cissé.
- 52': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal).
- 52': Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Abdou Diallo (Senegal).
- 53': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Abdou Diallo.
- 53': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands).
- 56': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Krépin Diatta (Senegal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdou Diallo with a cross.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Steven Berghuis (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a headed pass.
- 60': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
- 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Memphis Depay replaces Vincent Janssen.
- 62': Substitution, Senegal. Ismail Jakobs replaces Abdou Diallo because of an injury.
- 64': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
- 64': Nampalys Mendy (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Attempt saved. Boulaye Dia (Senegal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.
- 65': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Andries Noppert.
- 67': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 67': Ismail Jakobs (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Senegal. Bamba Dieng replaces Boulaye Dia.
- 73': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 73': Offside, Senegal. Idrissa Gueye tries a through ball, but Krépin Diatta is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Gueye replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Senegal. Nicolas Jackson replaces Krépin Diatta.
- 75': Attempt missed. Bamba Dieng (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 76': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
- 77': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 77': Ismail Jakobs (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Senegal).
- 78': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal).
- 78': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Davy Klaassen replaces Steven Bergwijn.
- 79': Substitution, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners replaces Steven Berghuis.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs with a cross.
- 84': Goal! Senegal 0, Netherlands 1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a cross.
- 86': Attempt saved. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youssouf Sabaly.
- 86': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Andries Noppert.
- 87': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 90': Foul by Bamba Dieng (Senegal).
- 90': Frenkie de Jong (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ismail Jakobs (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Bamba Dieng (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Youssouf Sabaly with a cross.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Netherlands. Marten de Roon replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 90'+4': Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Senegal).
- 90'+4': Nampalys Mendy (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Offside, Netherlands. Teun Koopmeiners tries a through ball, but Denzel Dumfries is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
- 90'+6': Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Foul by Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands).
- 90'+8': Ismail Jakobs (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners with a headed pass.
- 90'+9': Goal! Senegal 0, Netherlands 2. Davy Klaassen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Senegal 0, Netherlands 2.
- 0': Match ends, Senegal 0, Netherlands 2.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 355 | Accurate Passes | 307 |
| 436 | Passes | 385 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 25 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 10 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 14 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 41,721
Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 41,721
FIFA World Cup Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | -4 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Senegal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 4 | Pape Abou Cissé |
| 3 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 22 | Abdou Diallo |
| 21 | Youssouf Sabaly |
| 5 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 6 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 9 | Boulaye Dia |
| 18 | Ismaïla Sarr |
| 15 | Krépin Diatta |
Netherlands (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Andries Noppert (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Nathan Aké |
| 3 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 11 | Steven Berghuis |
| 8 | Cody Gakpo |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 22 | Denzel Dumfries |
| 7 | Steven Bergwijn |
| 18 | Vincent Janssen |
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