Ten-man Netherlands see off Croatia in Ulm
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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Croatia 1-3 Netherlands
Steven Bergwijn struck twice, and captain Abdelhak Nouri provided a glorious assist as the Jong Oranje made light of a second-half red card in rainy Ulm.
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- The PSV forward Steven Bergwijn opens scoring with powerful tenth-minute header
- Sam Lammers doubles Netherlands advantage after half-hour mark
- Croatia improve and Josip Brekalo cuts deficit with fine finish
- Deyovaisio Zeefuik dismissed for second bookable offence on 54 minutes
- Brekalo and Fran Brodić go close as Croatia push hard for an equaliser
- Bergwijn instead rounds off scoring with fine solo goal five minutes from time
- Friday's matches: Netherlands v England (12:00CEST), Croatia v France (19:30CEST)
