Netherlands thrash Greece 7-0 in UEFA Nations League: Details here
What's the story
The Netherlands national football team put on a dominant display against Greece, winning 7-0 in their UEFA Nations League match at the Johan Cruijff Arena. Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring early on, before Tijjani Reijnders scored a first-half hat-trick. Jurrien Timber added another goal just before half-time to make it 5-0 at the break. The second half saw Timber score his second of the night and Donyell Malen add another to cap off a resounding victory for the Oranje.
Goal scorers
Reijnders's 1st-half hat-trick powers Netherlands to comfortable win
Reijnders scored his first goal in the 12th minute, followed by another six minutes later.
He completed his hat-trick with a well-timed finish in the 33rd minute.
Timber then scored just before half-time, turning in a Donyell Malen cross to make it 5-0.
The second half was more measured but still ruthless as Timber completed his brace on the hour mark and Malen added another two minutes later.
Match stats
Netherlands outshoot Greece 17 to 9
The final whistle saw Netherlands lead expected goals 4.39 to 0.44 and outshoot Greece 17 to 9.
The hosts had a whopping 13 shots on target, converting six of their nine big chances while maintaining pressure with 42 touches in the opposition box.
Despite having more clearances (20) and interceptions (14), Greece struggled to turn territory into quality chances, managing just one shot on target throughout the match.
Player spotlight
Malen runs the show for the Oranje
Donyell Malen was the star of the match, finishing with a perfect Sofascore Rating of 10.
He scored once and assisted two goals while creating two big chances for his teammates.
His creative output was impressive with an expected assists tally of 1.24391 and three key passes, all while maintaining a high pass completion rate in final third zones that mattered.