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Savior twice, Depp is crowned the shooter king! Manchester City s new aid is sluggish, the Netherlands narrowly defeats the weak team 3-2

5:00am, 8 September 2025【Football】

In the 6th round of the first phase of the European qualifiers in the European region, the uncrowned king of the Netherlands played away against the weak Lithuania. Reindez performed poorly in this game, and Gakepo gave an assist. The Netherlands led 2-0 at one point, but Ginetis made a pass and shot, and Lithuania tied stubbornly. Fortunately, Depp stepped forward and scored the winning goal, and the Netherlands narrowly defeated his opponent 3-2.

The Netherlands currently ranks 7th in FIFA, with 2 wins and 1 draw in the first three rounds and remained unbeaten, and still ranked first in one round of less competition. Lithuania is a well-known underdog in European football, ranking 143rd in FIFA, and has previously been tied for 3 draws and 1 loss in four rounds, temporarily ranking second to last.

The Netherlands was tied by Poland in the last round of gutter capsized, and the 4213 formation was set in this game. Depp, Mullen, Garkebo and Reindes formed the attack line, and Van Dek, Ak, Dumfries and Defrey were in the back line.

In the 11th minute, Ak made a straight pass from the left, Gakebo accelerated and made a cross from the bottom, Depp grabbed the point and volleyed to make a result, breaking the deadlock for the Netherlands, 1-0!

This is the 51st goal in Depp's national team's career, officially surpassing Van Persie and becoming the scorer in the history of the Netherlands team.

With one goal in hand, the Netherlands took the initiative to slow down the pace, and the scene seemed dull. However, in the 33rd minute, the Orange Army won another game:

Malen made a direct pass from the front of the penalty area, the Lithuanian defender made a mistake in clearing the ball into an own assist, Quentin Tinber fell to the ground in front of the goal and scored the ball, 2-0!

However, three minutes later, a loophole appeared in the Netherlands' defense. Lasicas broke into the penalty area in one-stop and sent a cross. Ginetis volleyed the ball, Februhen failed to save, and Lithuania won a game back, 1-2!

In the 43rd minute, Ginetis took a set ball in the frontcourt, Gildevanis scored a header in front of the goal, and Lithuania chased 2 goals in a row, 2-2!

After the change of sides, the Netherlands' offense still did not improve. In the 60th minute, Reindes was cut off in the frontcourt and gave Lithuania a counterattack. Fortunately, the opponent's shot was saved and the Orange Army was almost reversed. Koeman seemed very dissatisfied and decisively replaced three players in a row. Two Manchester City players, Reindez and Aker, were replaced, and Defrey also checked in in advance.

In the 64th minute, Dumfries made a cross from the right, Deppy jumped high and headed the ball, and the Netherlands finally led again, 3-2!

In the 69th minute, Gakebo received a pass from his teammate and cut inward from the left to shoot. The Liverpool winger's shot was strong, but unfortunately he hit the crossbar. In the 72nd minute, Deppy's long pass initiated a counterattack, and the Lithuanian goalkeeper abandoned the goal and attacked. Malen cleverly picked up the pass, and then carried the defender and sent the ball into the empty goal, but the referee thought he had a foul first! In the 84th minute, Weghorst took the lead and replaced Depp who scored twice. In the end, the Netherlands defeated Lithuania 3-2 without any danger, continued to be at the top of the G Group, and was expected to advance directly to the World Cup.

source:7m cn live vn