Metropolis’s Nathan Ake figured for simply over an hour and offered an help because the Netherlands rounded off their EURO 2024 preparations with a 4-0 victory over Iceland at Feyenoord’s De Kuip stadium.
In what was Ronald Koeman’s aspect’s remaining pleasant forward of the match which will get underway in Germany on Friday, the Dutch proved too robust for his or her Icelandic guests.
Ake had come near giving the hosts an early breakthrough with the central defender’s sixteenth minute header from Joey Veerman’s cross going narrowly huge.
However Koeman’s aspect didn’t have to attend to for much longer for the breakthrough with Xavi Simons firing the Netherlands right into a twenty third minute lead.
The RB Leipzig midfielder slotted house from shut vary after latching onto Denzil Dumfries’ headed help.
The Veerman/Ake mixture dovetailed once more because the Netherland sought to increase their first half benefit however the Metropolis man was as soon as extra off course.
Nevertheless, 4 minutes after the restart Ake performed a pivotal position because the Dutch doubled their benefit via skipper Virgin van Dijk who headed into the underside nook from Ake’s neat help.
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Ake then made manner for Micky van de Ven shortly previous the hour mark earlier than Koeman’s aspect additional prolonged their lead 11 minutes from time when Donyell Malen fired house from the correct aspect of the field.
And a high-quality night time’s work by the hosts was then sealed three minutes into harm time when substitute Wout Weghorst additionally breached the Icelandic defence.
It was the best manner for the Dutch to spherical off their preparations earlier than the actual enterprise begins in Germany.
The Netherlands start their Group D marketing campaign this Sunday, June 16, after they deal with Poland in Hamburg, kick-off 14.00pm (UK).
That’s then adopted by an enormous conflict in opposition to France on Friday June 21, the competition going down in Leipzig, kick-off 20.00pm (UK).
The Dutch then spherical off their group marketing campaign then they face Austria on Tuesday, June 25 in Berlin, kick-off 17.00pm (UK).