Saturday, November 16, 2024, 11:00 p.m
The Hungarian national football team lost 4-0 in the fifth round of the Nations League as a guest of the Dutch team, a semi-finalist at the summer European Championship. At the beginning of the match, Ádám Szalai fell ill on the bench, the game was stopped for long minutes while the former striker was treated.
Nations League, Round 5:
Netherlands-Hungary 4-0 (2-0)
scorers: Weghorst 21. (from 11), Gakpo 45 +12. (from 11), Dumfries 64, Koopmeiners 84.
The match – which started with a serious Hungarian situation, when first Szoboszlai and then Schäfer could have scored a goal – was overshadowed by the fact that the pitch coach Ádám Szalai fell ill in the sixth minute, as a result of which the game was stopped for more than ten minutes. The condition of the former team captain was stabilized and he was taken to an Amsterdam hospital.
The events took hold of the Hungarian team, but the boys finished the first half as they were, although the Dutch scored their second goal in extra time. In the second half, the Hungarian team was not in the game, the Dutch dominated the game and could have won with an even bigger margin.
A well-deserved Dutch victory was achieved (photo: MLSZ)
With Saturday’s defeat in Amsterdam – and the resounding failure of the Bosnians – it was decided that the national team, which had not won against the Netherlands in forty years, would finish in third place in the group. This means that in March it will be forced to play with one of the runners-up in Division B, and in December it will certainly be drawn from the second hat for the World Cup qualifying series.
Source: molcsapat.hu
