Germany will be sure to top Group C in this match if they continue to maintain their unbeaten record, while the Netherlands need 3 points if they do not want to be left behind by the top two teams by 9 points.
The two teams entered the match openly and the pace of the match was soon pushed up right after the opening whistle. In the 8th minute, the Netherlands had a chance to open the scoring after Depay dribbled skillfully and shot but could not beat Neuer. Just 1 minute later, Germany responded with a goal to take the lead thanks to Gnabry.
Opening the score quite early, Duc completely dominated the match thanks to a more mobile midfield. The Netherlands could only cause danger thanks to high balls. Before the end of the first half, Germany almost had a second goal if Reus' close-range shot was not blocked by Cillessen.
But in the second half, the game quickly reversed. In the 59th minute, a poor clearance by Jonathan Tah from Ryan Babel's low cross created conditions for Frenkie De Jong to touch the ball, he had a delicate touch that passed Schulz before finishing past Neuer. And in the 66th minute, Tah accidentally burned his net in an attempt to block a cross from Depay's goal.
In the 73rd minute, Mathijs De Ligt made an unnecessary mistake when the ball touched his hand in the penalty area. Toni Kroos helped Germany equalize 2-2 thanks to a successful penalty kick.
That was all Germany could do in the second half because from the 79th to the 90+1th minute, the players who came on as substitutes Malen and Wijnaldum scored the winning goal to seal a spectacular comeback victory for the Netherlands.
With this result, the Orange tornado has 6 points, 3 points behind Germany but has played 1 match less. In the next round, the Netherlands will visit Estonia, while Germany has an important match with Northern Ireland, the team leading the group with 12 points.
Match ratio: Germany 2-4 Netherlands (match 1: 1-0.
Score:
- Germany: Gnabry 9', Kroos 73' (pen).
- Netherlands: De Jong 59', Tah 66' (counter-throwing), Malen 79', Wijnaldum 90'+1
Starting lineup:
Germany: Manuel Neuer; Lukas Klostermann, Niklas Sule, Jonathan Tah, Matthias Ginter; Joshua Kimmich, Toni Kroos, Nico Schulz; Serge Gnabry, Timo Werner, Marco Reus.
Netherlands: Jasper Cillessen; Denzel Dumfries, Matthijs de Ligt, Virgil van Dijk, Daley Blind; Marten de Roon, Georginio Wijnaldum, Frenkie de Jong; Quincy Promes, Memphis Depay, Ryan Babel.
