Holland 2-2 Poland: Dutch fight back from two down to claim a point with second-half strikes by Davy Klaassen and Denzel Dumfries after Matty Cash fired home his first goal for visitors before Piotr Zielinski’s tap in
- Aston Villa defender Matty Cash scored his first goal for Poland
- Przemyslaw Frankowski beat offside trap and laid on a tap-in for Piotr Zielinski
- Davy Klaassen and Denzel Dumfries scored second-half goals for Holland
- Home captain Memphis Depay missed a late penalty on Saturday night
Davy Klaassen and Denzel Dumfries scored second-half goals as Holland rallied from two down to secure a 2-2 draw against Poland in an entertaining Nations League A clash on Saturday.
Home captain Memphis Depay missed a late penalty that would have secured all three points for his side as he struck a post, but the result sees the Dutch top Group Four with seven points from their three games, three ahead of Belgium and Poland.
The Poles, seeking a first ever victory against their hosts in Holland, led 2-0 just after halftime as English-born Matty Cash and Piotr Zielinski scored, much to the delight of their sizeable contingent of travelling fans in the stadium.
Aston Villa defender Matty Cash scored his first goal for Poland on Saturday night
Cash opened the scoring for Poland with a thumping drive in the 18th minute
But a frenzied five minutes in which Poland got their second goal and Holland responded quickly with a double strike turned the game on its head, before Depay wasted the late chance to complete the home sideâs comeback.
Holland host Wales on Tuesday in their final game of this international window, while Poland welcome Belgium on the same evening.
Poland were without talisman Robert Lewandowski as the striker sat out through injury, but took the lead on 19 minutes when Cash scored his first international goal.
He picked up the ball outside the box and fired low into the opposite bottom corner.
Przemyslaw Frankowski beat the offside trap and laid on a tap-in for Piotr Zielinski
The visitors doubled their advantage just a few minutes into the second period when Przemyslaw Frankowski beat the offside trap and laid on a tap-in for Zielinski.
Holland came up with an instant response though, Klaassen finishing from inside the six-yard box. And Dumfries made it three goals in five frenetic minutes as he blasted the ball into the net after Depay’s pass.
The home side had an excellent chance to win it when Cash was adjudged to have handled the ball in the box.
But Depay, who was mostly poor all night, fired his penalty against the outside of the post, the first player ever to miss three spot-kicks for the Dutch. (R
Davy Klaassen and Denzel Dumfries (above) scored second-half goals for Holland
