Senegal vs Netherlands World Cup 2022 LIVE: Result, score and reaction as Dutch snatch late win
Senegal 0-2 Netherlands: Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen’s finishes gave the Dutch victory after a largely dour encounter in Group A
The Netherlands seized the advantage in World Cup Group A as goals from Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen sealed a 2-0 win over African champions Senegal on Monday.
The Lions of Teranga are missing their talisman, Bayern Munich star Sadio Mane, at this tournament and though they battled hard, could not find a way past the debutant Dutch goalkeeper Andries Noppert. The win puts the Oranje, three times World Cup finalists, in a strong position in the group, with matches against Ecuador and hosts Qatar to come.
A disappointing match at Al Thumama Stadium was played in front of plenty of empty seats, despite organisers’ claims that the country is gripped by World Cup fever. However, the attendance was given as 41,721 – more than the stadium is actually listed to hold.
The goal the Dutch craved finally arrived with six minutes of normal time to go, as Frenkie de Jong swung in a ball from the left and Gakpo beat Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to it to head home. It was no less than the PSV Eindhoven man deserved after an impressive performance. Substitute Pape Gueye almost responded instantly for Senegal, but again Noppert got down well to a low shot. Eight minutes of injury time were added, and the Dutch sealed victory in the final seconds when Mendy spilled a shot from Memphis Depay and fellow substitute Klaassen followed up to slot home the rebound.
Relive all the action from Qatar with our live blog below:
USA 1-0 Wales
79 mins: Williams is replaced by Johnson as Wales look to freshen things up again.
USA 1-0 Wales
77 mins: Aaronson gets on the end of a Pulisic corner at the back post, but his header goes out for a Wales goal kick.
USA 1-0 Wales
75 mins: Weah sends in a cross for substitute Wright, who flicks on a header, but it’s well wide of the Wales goal.
USA 1-0 Wales
74 mins: Three changes for USA – Dest, Musah and Sargent are replaced by Acosta, Yedlin and Wright.
USA 1-0 Wales
73 mins: Some sloppy play from Wales, and they give the ball to USA in their own half.
Pulisic receives it out wide and puts in a cross, but his teammates fail to communicate, and no one gets on the end of the delivery.
Wales clear their lines.
USA 1-0 Wales
71 mins: The USA corner comes to nothing, and the ensuing passage of play sees two of their players go down injured.
Pulisic is one of them, after a challenge from Mepham.
USA 1-0 Wales
68 mins: Williams seems to have hurt himself while challenging Weah and giving away a corner...
The Wales man is okay to continue, but it won’t be until after this corner.
USA 1-0 Wales
66 mins: McKennie is replaced by Leeds’ Aaronson for USA.
USA 1-0 Wales
64 mins: Wales have a free kick on the right, midway into the USA half...
It’s a wonderful ball in, Ream heads it out, then there’s a bit of pinball...
And it falls for Davies, who tries a diving header, but Turner tips it over really well!!
The subsequent corner reaches Moore, who nods it over the crossbar! He has to do better!!
Wales are knocking!!
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