netherlands miss out after early collapse published: tuesday 13 october 2015, 22.36cet netherlands 2-3 czech republic the oranje miss out on their first uefa european championship finals since 1984 after this defeat by the group a winners.
netherlands miss out on their uefa euro finals for first time since 1984 right-back pavel kadeřábek puts the czechs ahead after 24 minutes josef šural doubles the lead before marek suchý is sent off before break robin van persie heads an own goal midway through the second half klaas-jan huntelaar reduces the arrears, van persie makes it 3-2
the netherlands' slim hopes of booking a place in the uefa european championship play-offs ended as pavel kadeřábek, josef šural and a robin van persie own goal handed czech republic with victory in amsterdam.
although klaas-jan huntelaar and van persie hauled the hosts back into the match, danny blind's beleaguered outfit again endured a torrid evening as their fate was sealed in front an expectant amsterdam arena crowd.
needing a victory and hoping for a turkey defeat, at home to ıceland, the dutch took the initiative from the start and el ghazi forced petr Čech into a neat save in the first minute. the czechs took the lead in the 24th minute when jiří skalák's ball released kadeřábek into a pocket of space in the box before drilling it past goalkeeper jeroen zoet from an acute angle.
eleven minutes later, šural doubled the dutch sorrow after penetrating the area with a galloping run in from the left wing, manoeuvring his way past virgil van dijk, and slotting it in at the near post. blind immediately took drastic measures, substituting defender jairo riedewald for all-time top goalscorer van persie.
after hauling memphis depay to the floor, marek suchý's red card two minutes before the break, it seemed the netherlands head coach's tactical tweak was reaping rewards. van persie's own goal clipped the wings on their renaissance, however, as the fenerbahçe man nodded it into his own net.
huntelaar's consolation goal was soon added to by van persie’s 83rd minute strike, his 50th for his country, but the hosts' fate was sealed and they miss out of a uefa euro tournament for the first time since 1984.
