Last Updated: November 22, 2023, 03:30 IST
FARO, Portugal: Netherlands’ Calvin Stengs netted a hat-trick as they simply disposed of Gibraltar 6-0 of their Euro 2024 qualifier on Tuesday though the Dutch didn’t come wherever close to to France’s report rating on the weekend.
Mats Wieffer, Teun Koopmeiners and substitute Cody Gakpo added the opposite targets for an experimental Dutch facet finishing their qualifying marketing campaign, having already secured their place at subsequent yr’s finals in Germany.
Stengs had the Dutch forward within the tenth minute and added two extra after the break, finishing his treble with a robust left- foot effort contained in the penalty field.
The Dutch objective haul, nonetheless, was nothing close to the 14 that France scored in opposition to Gibraltar in Nice on Saturday to set a report within the European Championship qualifiers.
But visiting Dutch coach Ronald Koeman seemed to make use of a lot of his up-and-coming abilities in a match that adopted his facet’s 1-0 win over Ireland on Saturday that secured qualification.
Teenage defender Jorrel Hato got here on at halftime for captain Virgil van Dijk and have become, at 17 years and eight months, the fifth youngest participant to be capped by the Netherlands.
They completed second behind France in Group B whereas Gibraltar ended backside after shedding all eight video games, conceding 41 and failing to attain.
Tuesday’s end result means Gibraltar have conceded 20 targets of their two internationals this month whereas goalkeeper Dayle Coleling, 27, has now let in 101 targets in 31 appearances.
(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ken Ferris)
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
