Ollie Watkins scored the winner as England claimed a 1-2 victory against the Netherlands to reach the Euro 2024 final, MySportDab reports.
It was another game which proved Gareth Southgate right for sticking with same tactics as his change made the difference at the end.
The Dutch national team gave a good account after taking an early lead but they couldn’t keep up with everything on the pitch.
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The kickoff saw them both pushing with so much pace on their side while they look to take an early lead against themselves.
Xavier Simons made it count for the Netherlands with a stunning goal which came in the 7th minutes to make things 1-0 as they continued.
England had themselves to blame as Declan Rice was chanced to the ball which eventually led to the goal being scored very early.
Priorities was restored in the 18th minutes after Harry Kane stepped up and converted from the penalty spot to make things level 1-1 between them.
England were able to hold off the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw scoreline in the first half after 45 minutes of action which was played between them for the night.
The action continued in the second half with so much coming as they kept on pushing in search for the lead which came late.
The Netherlands did well enough trying to make sure they tried restoring their lead which did not happen as they entered the 60 minutes mark.
There was a lot but England couldn’t make anything of their own as they managed some opportunities before more changes were made by Southgate.
Ollie Watkins scored a stunner in the additional time ensuring things became 1-2 for the Three Lions who were already preparing for extra 30 minutes.
England ended up setting themselves for a final clash against Spain for Euro 2024 after beating the Netherlands 1-2 after an entertaining 90 minutes of action.
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