Belarus - Netherlands. Tradition comes to an end
The «white wings» lost the Euro 2020 qualification fixture in Minsk.
The guests, confirmed their favorite status, from the first seconds of the match took control of the ball and seized the territorial and playing advantage. For a long time, the Belarusians defended in numbers and could even take the lead: on the 27th minute Laptev had a good chance after a corner kick, but on two attempts he failed to send the ball into the net. Unfortunately, at the end of the half, «quantity» turned into «quality» and resulted in two goals from Wejnaldum scored on the 32nd and 41st minutes.
Неприятная концовка тайма не только не надломила «белакрылых», а наоборот разозлила и заставила более активно пойти в атаку. На 54 минуте Станислав Драгун переправил мяч в ворота после подачи Дениса Полякова и ввел в эйфорию 21 тысячу болельщиков на «Динамо». В оставшееся время белорусы могли как и сравнять счет, так и пропустить третий мяч, но цифры на табло после 54 минуты уже не менялись - минимальное поражение сборной Беларуси 1:2.
The unpleasant ending of the half not only did not break the «white-wings», but on the contrary made the team angry and more active in attack. On the 54th minute, Stanislav Dragun headed the ball into the goal after a cross from Denis Polyakov, and brought euphoria to 21 thousand fans at «Dinamo» stadium. In the remaining time, the Belarusians could even equalize or concede a third goal, but the numbers on the scoreboard after 54 minutes have not changed - the game ended with a minimum defeat of the Belarusian team 1: 2.
Увы, но традиция домашних побед Беларуси на Нидерландами каждые 12 лет - так было в 1995 и 2007 году - прервана.
Alas, the tradition of Belarus home victories against the Netherlands every 12 years - as it was in 1995 and 2007 - came to an end.
Yevgeni Shevchenko made his debut for the national team of Belarus.
