Nations League: Netherlands saves point win in Hungary when outnumbered

The Netherlands have to give up the group victory in the long-distance duel against the DFB team. In Hungary it was only enough for a 1-1 (0-1) draw due to Virgil van Dijk being sent off.

Former Freiburg player Roland Sallai (32nd) gave the home team the lead, Denzel Dumfries (83rd) headed the score in the final phase to equalize. Before the duel with Germany, which won 2-1 in Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Monday (October 14, 2024, 8:45 p.m.), the Dutch have five points in their account. In Munich, the Elftal will have to do without captain van Dijk, who was shown a yellow-red card for repeated foul play (79th).

For Oranje it was the first game after the death of Johan Neeskens. The Dutch final scorer against the DFB team (1:2) at the 1974 World Cup died unexpectedly last Sunday at the age of 73. In honor of Neesken, the guests, for whom Leipzig’s Xavi Simons was in the starting line-up, wore mourning ribbons.

Minimalist successes for Türkiye and Ukraine

In League B, Turkey celebrated a 1-0 win against Montenegro thanks to a goal from Irfan Can Kahveci (69th). The European Championship quarter-finalist is leading the table in group four with seven points. Youngster Arda Güler, who is currently barely playing at Real Madrid, was in the starting line-up and was one of the linchpins for the dominant Turks (29 shots on goal). .

The game between Ukraine and Georgia was much closer, but the outcome was the same. Mykhaylo Mudryk scored the only goal of the evening and decided the game in favor of the hosts in the 39th minute. After their first success, the Ukrainians remain last in group one of League B and Georgia are in first place after two previous wins.