Depay misses late penalty and denies Dutch victory over Poland

The Netherlands missed their chance to make it three wins out of three in UEFA Nations League Group A4.

The Netherlands made a bright start, but fell behind against the run of play when Nicola Zalewski switched the play from left to right, where Matty Cash picked up the ball, drove into the area and shot past Mark Flekken.

The visitors held out for the rest of the half and then stunned their hosts a second time when Przemysław Frankowski beat the offside trap and teed up Piotr Zieliński to score. Davy Klaassen quickly reduced the arrears with a smart close-range finish, before Denzel Dumfries levelled with a deflected effort three minutes later.

There was late drama to come though as Łukasz Skorupski denied Depay from close range, with Cash then adjudged to have handled the rebound. However, Depay hit the post from the spot, before the keeper made a stunning late stop to deny him once more.

Nations League 2022-2023

Netherlands - Poland 2:2 (0:1)
Goals: Cash, 19 (0:1); Zielinski P., 51 (0:2); Klaassen D., 52 (1:2); Dumfries, 56 (2:2)
Netherlands: Flekken; Ake; Timber J. (Teze, 64); Blind; Dumfries; de Vrij; de Jong F.; Depay; Klaassen D. (Gakpo, 64); Bergwijn (Koopmeiners T., 64); Berghuis (Weghorst, 77)
Bench: Cillessen; Scherpen; Hateboer; Martins Indi; Malacia; de Ligt; Schouten
Yellow Cards: Berghuis 59; Bergwijn 63; de Jong F. 86
Poland: Skorupski; Krychowiak; Kiwior; Bereszynski; Bednarek; Góralski (Zurkowski, 58); Frankowski; Cash; Zielinski P.; Zalewski; Piątek K.
Bench: Szczesny; Grabara; Puchacz; Wieteska; Glik; Szymanski S.; Płacheta; Linetty; Klich; Świderski
Yellow Cards: Krychowiak 16; Bednarek 20; Zielinski P. 83; Zurkowski 86