The fairytale had an end indeed. Romania’s Euro 2024 campaign came to a disappointing end as they suffered a 3-0 defeat to the Netherlands in the Round of 16. So many attacks from the dutch sude surely tortured the romanian defence. Cody Gakpo opened the scoring in the first half, with Donyell Malan adding two more goals in the second half to seal the win for the Dutch.
Despite topping Group E, Romania struggled to make an impact against the Netherlands, failing to register a shot on target in the first half. Horrible first half comes to an end then dutch midfield suddenly cherished unexpectedly playing with double sense of football. The Koemans era of football lokking nice from the very day when Netherland qualified. The Dutch dominated possession and created several chances, with Gakpo’s goal coming in the 33rd minute. Romania’s best chance of the half fell to Nicolae Stanciu, but his effort was comfortably saved by Dutch goalkeeper Andries Noppert.
Malan was also gave the heroic performance tonight scoring 2 goals for। the nation. Malan doubled the lead in the 55th minute, capitalizing on a defensive error by Romania. He added his second in the 74th minute, latching onto a through ball and finishing clinically. The Clinical finish from the lad clearly mentioned class of this year. The Netherlands will now face the winner of Portugal vs Switzerland in the quarterfinals.
Romania’s exit marks only their second European Championships knockout match since the quarter-final against Italy in 2000. Despite a promising start to the tournament, they ultimately fell short against a strong Dutch side. The Netherlands, meanwhile, continue their quest for European glory, with their impressive performance sending a warning to their future opponents.
There opponent could be either portugal or Switzerland. Despite of all the spicy things Netherland surely choosed Switzerland instead of Portugal because of its defensive lags. But the match was super eight remarkable retention.
