Brilliant Czech knocks out 10-man Netherlands

Two second-half goals from Tomas Holes and Patrik Schick helped the Czech Republic book a Euro 2020 quarterfinal berth after getting past Frank de Boer’s Netherlands 2-0 in a round-of-16 match at the Puskas Arena here.

The Dutch caused problems for the Czech initially with their pace on Sunday, but Matthijs de Ligt and Denzel Dumfries lacked accuracy upfront, reports Xinhua.

As the match progressed, Czech Republic grew in confidence and posed danger on counterattacks as Tomas Soucek’s diving header missed the target just wide in the 20th minute before Schick’s deflected attempt forced Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg into action two minutes later.

With 37 minutes gone, the Czech got the best opportunity in the first half but Antonin Barak’s promising shot from close range was blocked by De Ligt in the nick of time.

The Netherlands were off to a promising start in the second half and should have opened the scoring, but Donyell Malen failed to beat Czech goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik in a one-on-one in the 52nd minute.

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