Memphis Depay scored twice to equal the Netherlands’ goal-scoring document because the Dutch hammered Malta 8-0 on Tuesday for a second successive World Cup qualifying victory.
Depay transformed a ninth-minute penalty and fired house a strong shot seven minutes later to match Robin van Persie’s document of fifty objectives for the Dutch nationwide staff. Each achieved the tally in 102 appearances.
Substitute Donyell Malen additionally scored a double with captain Virgil van Dijk, Xavi Simons, Noa Lang and Micky van de Ven including the opposite objectives because the Dutch gained a second Group G qualifier after beating Finland in Helsinki on Saturday.
Depay’s opener on the Euroborg stadium got here after Justin Kluivert was clipped within the penalty space, adopted swiftly by his fiftieth objective for his nation.
That proved a way more spectacular effort because the ball was pulled again from the byline for Depay to thrash it house from the sting of the realm.
Van Dijk made it 3-0 after 20 minutes with a formidable shot from the sting of the realm not dissimilar to Depay’s effort whereas Simons slid house the ball from an acute angle for the fourth within the 61st minute after the Dutch had squandered a plethora of probabilities.
However they made up for that with 4 objectives within the final 16 minutes as substitute Malen took over the operating of the sport.
The Aston Villa attacker netted the fifth after Van de Ven pulled the ball again for him within the 74th minute earlier than organising Lang for the sixth 4 minutes later with a intelligent sq. go that was completely timed.
Malen then netted his second within the eightieth minute earlier than Van de Ven, who had been marauding on the left flank many of the recreation, put the seal on the lead to stoppage time with a volleyed strike as Malta did not clear.
Dutch coach Ronald Koeman neglected gamers who had been booked in opposition to Finland as a result of he wished no suspensions for his or her subsequent tie at house in opposition to Poland in September, which may very well be the important thing recreation within the group. – Reuters
