Netherlands vs Spain player ratings: Donny van de Beek scores equaliser in Amsterdam
Sergio Canales and Donny van de Beek swapped goals in Amsterdam
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Your support makes all the difference.Donny van de Beek rescued a share of the spoils as the Netherlands drew with Spain in Amsterdam.
Sergio Canales opened the scoring as the winners of the 2010 World Cup final between the two dominated the first-half at the Johan Cruyff Arena.
But changes at the break from Frank de Boer saw the hosts improve greatly after the break with Manchester United man Van de Beek firing in an equaliser.
Here is how both teams rated:
Netherlands
Marco Bizot - 6 out of 10: Could perhaps have done better for Canales' goal but otherwise assured
Hans Hateboer - 6: Energetic but delivery into the box lacked quality
Joel Veltman - 5: Caught out of position for Canales' opening goal
Nathan Ake - N/A: Off with a hamstring injury early
Owen Wijndal - 6: Solid but couldn't get forward as he would've liked
Georginio Wijnaldum - 7: The Liverpool man was full of energy as always in his 45 minutes
Donny van de Beek - 7: Struggled at times but arrived in the box expertly to level after the interval
Frenkie de Jong - 7: Neat and tidy as ever but unable to really control the game. Off at the break
Steven Berghuis - 6: Quiet half before being hooked at the break
Luuk de Jong - 6: A physical presence but suffered from a lack of service. Missed a golden late chance for a winner
Memphis Depay - 6: Bright in patches but couldn't stamp his usual authority on proceedings
Spain
Unai Simon - 6: Little to do. Saved sharply from Memphis in the second-half
Hector Bellerin - 6: Lucky not to give a penalty away for a clumsy challenge on De Jong
Eric Garcia - 7: Comfortable night in and out of possession
Inigo Martinez - 7: Rarely troubled as the Dutch struggled to pose a consistent threat
Jose Gaya - 6: Forced off early on after nasty clash of heads with Hateboer
Marco Asensio - 6: Broke between the lines well but lacked his usual class in the final third
Rodri - 7: Neat and tidy in the middle of the park as Spain dictated much of the tempo
Koke - 7: Kept the ball moving well in transition alongside Rodri
Sergio Canales - 8: Took his goal very neatly after a timely burst forward
Alvaro Morata - 8: Lively throughout. Teed up Canales well for his goal
Gerard Moreno - 6: Ran the channels but lacked cutting edge
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