At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on June 4, the first round of The 2022-23 European Nations League (UEFA League) A-Class Group 4 ushered in a strong dialogue, and Belgium sat at home to meet the Netherlands. In the first half, Lukaku was injured and Belwyn scored from a distance; in the second half, Depay scored twice, Dumfries scored a goal, and Batshuayi scored in stoppage time to save some face. In the end, Belgium lost 4-1 at home to the Netherlands and suffered a black opening.
In the 12th minute, Belgium took the lead and took advantage of the opportunity of Acker to break the gap in the penalty area, Castagne inserted the ball forward, pushed it from a small angle on the left side of the box, and the ball hit the upright and popped up.
In the 14th minute, De Bruyne burst into the right side of the penalty area with a right-footed shot that was slightly deflected. In the 16th minute, the Dutch team made a steal in front of the field, Boguis was given a one-handed opportunity, and his shot was blocked by Mignolet.
In the 18th minute, the Dutch team passed the ball on the left side of the field, and Depay stopped the ball on the line of the penalty area and fired a right-footed shot, and the ball was slightly deflected. In the 25th minute, the Dutch team crossed from the right, dumfries in the box did not play the ball, the ball touched his body and was received by Mignolet.
In the 26th minute, Lukaku was substituted for a collision with Acker that he could not hold on to. In the 28th minute, Dutch Team Depay returned a reverse triangle pass on the left side of the penalty area, and the following Blind whipped up. In the 33rd minute, Depay returned a pass at the top of the arc and followed Boguez's volley.
In the 37th minute, Depay took the ball in front of the box and turned to shoot with his right foot, and Mignolet confiscated the ball. In the 39th minute, Belgium won a free kick in front of the penalty area, De Bruyne took the penalty and hit the goal directly, and Dutch goalkeeper Cillaisen held the ball.
In the 40th minute, the deadlock was broken, De Jong midfielder straight, undefended Berwin took the ball in front of the field and turned to shoot, this long-range shot was powerful and straight into the bottom right corner of the goal, Mignolet could not save, the Netherlands led Belgium 1-0.
In the 43rd minute, Dumfries crossed from the right side of the penalty area and the ball was suspected to hit the hand of the falling castagne, and the referee awarded a penalty. But the VAR showed Castagne did not have a handball and the referee cancelled the penalty. At the end of the first half, the Netherlands temporarily took the lead.
In the second half, the Netherlands extended the score, Boguis sent a direct pass from midfielder, Depay received the ball and burst into the box, pushing a right-footed shot under the bag of three defenders, giving the Netherlands a 2-0 lead over Belgium.
In the 54th minute, Belgium's 45-degree pass from the left side of the box was met by Vertonghen who flew over the side hook to shoot the ball high over the crossbar. In the 60th minute, Belgium counter-attacked and Trussard's shot from a tight angle on the left side of the penalty area was parried away by Cillaisson.
In the 61st minute, the Netherlands scored another goal, Boguis's long-range shot in front of the box was saved by Mignolet, Blind took the ball on the left side of the box and crossed it, and Depay pushed the empty goal at the back point to give the Netherlands a 3-0 lead over Belgium.
In the 66th minute, the Dutch team continued to score, Van Dijk's long pass from the back, Blind's header at the top of the arc was crossed, and Depay's right-footed shot broke the goal after stopping the ball, giving the Netherlands a 4-0 lead over Belgium.
In the 72nd minute, Mertens' long-range shot in front of the penalty area was saved by Cillessen. In the 77th minute, Batshuayi's shot from inside the box was saved and Castagne scored, but Batshuayi was offside and the goal was invalid.
In the 81st minute, Mertens bounced off the post from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area. In the 91st minute, Depay fired a hanging shot from midfield that went high over the crossbar.
In the 93rd minute, Belgium pulled a goal back, Alderweireld crossed in front of the box, and Batshuayi at the back point scored the goal, giving Belgium a 1-4 trail behind the Netherlands.
In the end, the match ended, and the Netherlands defeated Belgium 4-1.