Netherlands Defeat Austria 2-0 To Reach Last 16 Of Euro 2020

Goals from Memphis Depay, Denzel Dumfries send Netherlands to knockout stages.

The Netherlands advanced to the Round of 16 of the Euro 2020 Thursday after beating Austria 2-0 in Group C at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam.
The Netherlands took control at the beginning when the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) awarded a penalty for a foul by David Alaba on Denzel Dumfries.
Memphis Depay converted it successfully to give his team an early 1-0 lead in the 11th minute.
The Netherlands missed a great chance in the 40th minute when Depay skied the ball over the bar from six yards out.
In the second half, the Netherlands were close to scoring again with a corner kick, but Stefan de Vrij's header was brilliantly saved by goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann in the 61st minute.
The home side finally doubled the lead after Dumfries had a close-range finish, assisted by Donyell Malen in the 67th minute.
Having qualified for last 16 with one match left, the Netherlands topped Group C by collecting six points.
Ukraine and Austria each have three points, followed by North Macedonia, sitting at the bottom without any points. -