FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Lithuania vs Netherlands, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
  • 36': Gvidas Gineitis
  • 43': Edvinas Girdvainis
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  • 11': Memphis Depay
  • 33': Quinten Timber
  • 63': Memphis Depay

Memphis Depay becomes Netherlands' record scorer in Lithuania win

Memphis Depay became the Netherlands' all-time leading goalscorer in the World Cup qualifying win over Lithuania on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Artur Dolznikov (Lithuania).
  • 2': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
  • 2': Klaudijus Upstas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Handball by Romualdas Jansonas (Lithuania).
  • 5': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Edvinas Gertmonas (Lithuania). Assisted by Memphis Depay.
  • 5': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Klaudijus Upstas.
  • 6': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Edvinas Gertmonas.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Edvinas Gertmonas (Lithuania). Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 11': Goal! Lithuania 0, Netherlands 1. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
  • 14': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Vilius Armalas.
  • 17': Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands).
  • 17': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Klaudijus Upstas (Lithuania).
  • 18': Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Donyell Malen (Netherlands).
  • 24': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Klaudijus Upstas (Lithuania).
  • 24': Quinten Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Quinten Timber (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay following a set piece situation.
  • 28': Donyell Malen (Netherlands) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Justas Lasickas (Lithuania).
  • 28': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Vilius Armalas.
  • 33': Goal! Lithuania 0, Netherlands 2. Quinten Timber (Netherlands) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 36': Goal! Lithuania 1, Netherlands 2. Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Justas Lasickas following a fast break.
  • 40': Foul by Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania).
  • 40': Memphis Depay (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Rokas Lekiatas.
  • 42': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands).
  • 42': Romualdas Jansonas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Goal! Lithuania 2, Netherlands 2. Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gvidas Gineitis with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Quinten Timber.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands).
  • 45'+3': Klaudijus Upstas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Lithuania 2, Netherlands 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lithuania 2, Netherlands 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Lithuania. Gytis Paulauskas replaces Romualdas Jansonas.
  • 45': Substitution, Lithuania. Modestas Vorobjovas replaces Domantas Antanavicius.
  • 46': Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Artur Dolznikov (Lithuania).
  • 47': Foul by Nathan Aké (Netherlands).
  • 47': Klaudijus Upstas (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Modestas Vorobjovas (Lithuania).
  • 48': Jerdy Schouten (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Klaudijus Upstas (Lithuania).
  • 50': Substitution, Lithuania. Markas Beneta replaces Klaudijus Upstas because of an injury.
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Artur Dolznikov.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan de Vrij.
  • 58': Corner, Netherlands. Conceded by Edvinas Girdvainis.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Edvinas Gertmonas (Lithuania). Assisted by Nathan Aké.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Artur Dolznikov (Lithuania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Netherlands). Assisted by Justas Lasickas.
  • 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Jurriën Timber replaces Stefan de Vrij.
  • 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Micky van de Ven replaces Nathan Aké.
  • 62': Substitution, Netherlands. Sem Steijn replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 63': Goal! Lithuania 2, Netherlands 3. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denzel Dumfries with a cross.
  • 67': Substitution, Lithuania. Paulius Golubickas replaces Gratas Sirgedas.
  • 70': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Micky van de Ven.
  • 71': Foul by Quinten Timber (Netherlands).
  • 71': Paulius Golubickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Donyell Malen (Netherlands).
  • 71': Rokas Lekiatas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Modestas Vorobjovas (Lithuania).
  • 73': Quinten Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Netherlands).
  • 73': Paulius Golubickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Donyell Malen with a cross.
  • 76': Substitution, Lithuania. Vaidas Magdusauskas replaces Artur Dolznikov.
  • 77': Foul by Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania).
  • 77': Jerdy Schouten (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Modestas Vorobjovas (Lithuania).
  • 78': Quinten Timber (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Netherlands) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Edvinas Gertmonas (Lithuania). Assisted by Sem Steijn.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Gytis Paulauskas (Lithuania).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Netherlands).
  • 80': Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Gytis Paulauskas (Lithuania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Memphis Depay.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Vilius Armalas (Lithuania).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Substitution, Netherlands. Matthijs de Ligt replaces Donyell Malen.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania).
  • 90'+2': Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Denzel Dumfries.
  • 90'+4': Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Paulius Golubickas (Lithuania).
  • 90'+4': Paulius Golubickas (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lithuania 2, Netherlands 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Lithuania 2, Netherlands 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 4
73.2 Possession 26.8
14 SHOTS 4
7 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
552 Accurate Passes 162
631 Passes 229
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 1
27 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.1
40 Long Balls 53
26 Accurate Long Balls 13
0.7 Long Balls % 0.2
3 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 7
12 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 7
17 Effective Clearances 55
17 Clearances 55

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: S. Darius and S. Gireno Stadium
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania
Attendance: 14,797

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Netherlands 8 +23 20
2 Poland 8 +7 17
3 Finland 8 -6 10
4 Malta 8 -15 5
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LTU Lithuania (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Edvinas Gertmonas (GK)
4 Edvinas Girdvainis
18 Vilius Armalas
20 Rokas Lekiatas
13 Justas Lasickas Yellow Card
19 Klaudijus Upstas
15 Gvidas Gineitis
16 Domantas Antanavicius
7 Artur Dolznikov
10 Gratas Sirgedas
11 Romualdas Jansonas

NED Netherlands (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
6 Stefan de Vrij
5 Nathan Aké
22 Denzel Dumfries
20 Jerdy Schouten
12 Quinten Timber
14 Tijjani Reijnders
10 Memphis Depay
11 Cody Gakpo
18 Donyell Malen

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