Too Good For Austria.

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The Netherlands proved to be too good for Austria on the night. It was an horror start for Austria when Alaba gave away a penalty after a late charge on Dumfries. The referee had to consult with the side monitor and he pointed to the spot. Memphis Depay stepped up and converted the spotkick with a powerful low drive shot into the bottom left corner of the post to make it 1-0 in the 11th minute.

Depay latched on to another ball with a half volley shot that was only able to find the side of the net. The shocking moment of the game came in the 39th minute when Weghorst unselfishly found Depay inside the box only for him to blaze over with the goal post at his mercy.

There was another goalmouth scramble that was initially saved before it trickled off to the side of the post. The Netherlands put the game beyond all doubt when Depay's lofted pass found Malen who also found Dumfries to score his second goal in 2 games in this Euro 2020. It was another lovely team goal that shows the efficiency and the swiftness of the Orange boys, 2-0.

Kalajdzic came close for Austria with a lovely header but there was nothing much to it. Alaba, who was sensational on the night apart from the Penalty that he gave away, he was all over the place and wanted to drag his team back into contention. He had a good strike wiggle off the target a little in the 81st minute.

The last real chance again came for Austria in the 84th minute when Onisiwo connected with a ball into the box but his weak header with no placement was never a threat for the goalkeeper.

The game ended 2-0 in favour of the Netherlands.

Ukraine also defeated North Macedonia by 2-1. It was a good game that saw the two goalkeepers save a penalty. Alioski was able to get the rebound to score his earlier saved penalty for North Macedonia. Ukraine were denied their 3rd with the penalty saved but they got their two goals courtesy of Yarmolenko in the 29th minute and Yaremchuk in the 34th minute.

Here is how their table is looking:

Netherlands - 6 Points
Ukraine - 3 Points
Austria - 3 Points
North Macedonia - 0 Point.

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