Verbruggen Parries Gyokeres Chance as Netherlands Lead Sweden 2-0 in Group F
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 20
Verbruggen Parries Gyokeres Chance as Netherlands Lead Sweden 2-0 in Group F
2 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 20
Summary
Bart Verbruggen dived left to parry Viktor Gyokeres' curling first-time shot, preserving the Netherlands' 2-0 advantage over Sweden in their Group F match.
The save came during Sweden's best spell after the 26th minute, but the Netherlands still held the stronger overall threat with 1.0075 xG to Sweden's 0.2166.
Netherlands had scored in the 5th and 17th minutes and led the basic stats with 3 shots on target from 4 attempts, while Sweden had 5 shots but only 2 on target.
Group F standings shown in the report had the Netherlands on 4 points and Sweden on 3, making the result significant for direct qualification to the round of 16.