Tijjani Reijnders scores a first-half hat-trick as the Netherlands beat Greece 7β0
The Dutch equaled the biggest win in Nations League history and lead their group by three points before Monday's game in Germany.
By GoalPost Β· Reporting from ESPN and theScore
The Netherlands beat Greece 7β0 in Amsterdam on Friday and were 5β0 up at halftime. Crysencio Summerville scored on six minutes. Tijjani Reijnders then scored three times between the 12th and 33rd minutes, from passes by Joey Veerman, Donyell Malen and Denzel Dumfries.
JurriΓ«n Timber scored twice, once before the break and once on 59 minutes, and Malen added the seventh just after the hour. ESPN reports that the result equaled the biggest win in the competition's eight-year history, and that it was Reijnders' second hat-trick in two weeks, after one for his club Al Qadsiah last month. Coach Xavi called it "just one game."
The Netherlands have 11 points from five games in League A Group 2. Greece and Germany have eight each, with Greece ahead on head-to-head, and Serbia have none. The top two reach the quarterfinals. On Monday, Germany host the Netherlands in Berlin and Greece host Serbia.
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