The Netherlands team became the seventh team to qualify for the quarterfinals after beating Romania 3-0, a team that could do little against the offensive power of the ‘Oranje’.
The former Dutch dominated the match and took advantage of the great offensive arsenal they possess. Thus they managed to open the yellow lock that proposed a match focused on the counterattack and defensive containment.
For the Netherlands, the figure of Cody Gakpo was fundamental, who scored the first goal and placed the pass for the score that ultimately sealed the match.
The first goal was an exquisite hit inside the area that could not be contained by goalkeeper Nita.
With the score, the Clockwork Orange was able to play better football and given the Romanian obligation to look for the rival goal, they took advantage of the spaces on the wings to do more damage.
Gakpo himself even scored a second goal, which was disallowed after a previous offensive foul was detected, depriving him of his first double in this edition of Euro 2024.
But with 10 minutes left, Gakpo made one of the best individual plays of the tournament by preventing the ball from leaving the court along the final line and before it crossed the border, he served with three fingers for Donyell Malen to push the ball to the background of the networks.
With Romania completely destroyed emotionally, the third goal arrived that ended the story.
Once again, Malen finished off a counterattack in which he dragged the ball from his area on the left side, cut inside, and ended up pushing it into the back of the net with a precise shot.
This became only the second victory for the Netherlands in this Euro Cup. In the next round, they will face the winner of the tie between Austria and Türkiye.
