A 1-1 draw settled the match between Germany and the Netherlands, which took place on Thursday evening as part of the first round of the UEFA Nations League. The excitement of the match extended to the final minutes.
The German national team started the match strongly and managed to open the scoring in the 32nd minute through Felix Nmecha, giving "Die Mannschaft" the lead and maintaining it for most of the game.
The German team seemed on its way to a valuable victory before things changed in stoppage time, when Cody Gakpo managed to equalize for the Netherlands in the 90+2 minute, capitalizing on a wonderful pass from Van Bommel, bringing the match back to square one and giving the home side a valuable point.
During the match, Kai Havertz left the German squad in the 30th minute after sustaining an injury, and Jonas Hofmann came on to replace him. The Dutch team was also forced to make an early substitution, as Brian Brobbey left the field injured in the 35th minute, and Mick van Merwijk came on to replace him.
With this draw, both teams earned one point at the start of their tournament campaign. The German team is at the top of Group B, while the Dutch team is in fourth place, despite having the same number of points.