Thanks to the 100th international goal of the former Bayern player Vivianne Miedema, the Dutch women started the European Football Championship with a clear victory. In Group D, the European champions from 2017 in Lucerne prevailed 3-0 (1-0) against outsiders and European newcomers.
The 28 -year -old captain Miedema, meanwhile at Manchester City, scored the redeeming 1-0 (45.+3) with a fine float from 17 meters shortly before the break. Victoria Pelova (48th minute) and Esmee Brugt (57th) contributed the other goals for the team of the former Bundesliga coach Andries Jonker.
The sovereign appearance should initially drive out the doubts that had arisen after the 0: 4 in the penultimate Nation League game against Germany. The vice world champion from 2019, who started in his light blue away jerseys, only reached its way against compactly defending Welsh in his light blue away jerseys after Miedema’s goal.
Two goals and two slatted hits
Pelova and Brugs converted the sometimes oppressive superiority into other goals, in between the former Bundesliga players Jill Roord and Jackie Groenen still met the crossbar. After that, the Dutch did little more than necessary, but had the game under control at any time. The other group opponents are called England and France.
For Jonker, who once trained the men of VfL Wolfsburg and the interior of FC Bayern, the European Championship is the last tournament as a coach of the “Oranje Leeuwinnen”. The association no longer wanted to extend the 62-year-old’s contract.