Chinanews client, Beijing, June 28. In the early morning of the 28th, Beijing time, in the second day of the European Cup knockout round, the Dutch team lost to the Czech Republic 0:2.
Among the favorite teams to win the championship, the Dutch team originally had the best situation. The other opponents in the quarter of the Czech Republic, Wales and Denmark, all have some gaps with the Dutch team in overall strength.
However, in the match against the Czech team, the Dutch team failed to show the same content as in the group stage.
In the first half of this campaign, the two sides handed in a blank paper. The turning point of the game occurred shortly after the opening of the second half.
The Dutch team defender Dericht deliberately handballed when he lost his position. The referee on duty first showed a yellow card, but the red card was changed after confirmation by VAR.
Dericht was sent off and the Dutch team was only able to challenge with ten players.
The Czech team took the lead with a free kick in the 67th minute and Holes scored with a header.
In the 79th minute, Holles made another assist, and Sigg kept up and scored the goal, setting the score at 2:0.
Dericht took all the responsibilities after the game, and he admitted that the root cause of the team's failure was his red card departure.
Dutch team captain Wijnaldum said, "The whole game was very difficult. I don't know why we failed to deal with their frontcourt pressure and failed to create space. We created several opportunities in the first half, but That's not enough."
After reaching the quarterfinals, the Czech team's opponent in the quarter-finals was Denmark, who eliminated Wales.
Czech head coach Hillhavi praised the performance of his disciples after the game, "I am proud of my players, they implemented the tactics in place, and we defeated a very strong opponent." (End)