The Netherlands recorded a convincing victory (3-0) against Northern Macedonia in the last match of the group stage of ‘Euro 2020’ which took place at the Johan Cruijff Arena.
In the first minutes of the match, Ivan Trickovski put the ball into the net, but the goal was canceled for offside position. Later, a powerful kick by Aleksandar Trajkovski stopped at the post of the opposing gate.
It did not take long and the result was unlocked. The only goal in the first fraction was scored by Memphis Depay (24 ‘), after an assist by Donyell Malen.
Georginio Wijnaldum doubled the lead in the second half (51’) from close range, after an assist by Depay.
Even the third goal of the Tulips came from the mentioned duo. Goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski defended Memphis ‘shot, but Wijnaldum was there to put the ball into the net (58’).
In addition, another goal was canceled for Northern Macedonia due to the offside position of Darko Churlinov.
We emphasize that Northern Macedonia this year qualified for the first time in a European Championship, although it failed to win any match in the group stage.