Van de Donk stunner gives Dutch 3-2 win over Portugal
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 [July 14, 2022] LEIGH,
England (Reuters) - Danielle van de Donk's superb strike gave the
Netherlands a 3-2 win over Portugal on Wednesday to move the
defending champions top of the Women's Euro 2022 Group C table.
Damaris Egurrola gave the Dutch a seventh-minute lead with a fine
angled header from a corner and they looked to be on their way to a
comfortable victory when Stefanie van der Gragt headed in the second
nine minutes later.
But Portugal, who had fought back from two early goals for a 2-2
draw in their opening game against Switzerland, again showed their
resilience.
Carole Costa pulled a goal back from the spot, seven minutes before
the break, after a VAR review decided that Diana Silva had been
brought down by Dominique Janssen .
Then two minutes after the interval, the Portuguese drew level with
Silva confidently heading home a fine cross from Costa.
The Dutch thought they had immediately restored their lead through
Jill Roord but her effort was ruled out for offside after a lengthy
VAR review.
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Netherlands' Victoria Pelova in action with Portugal's Ana Borges
REUTERS/Molly Darlington
But a sublime finish from Van de Donk put the
Netherlands 3-2 up, the midfielder collecting the ball on the edge
of the box and curling a beautiful shot into the far corner.
The Dutch are on four points from two games, level on points with
Sweden, with Portugal and Switzerland both on a point each. Sweden
beat Switzerland 2-1 earlier on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Simon Evans; Editing by Toby Davis)
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