Dreams = crushed. Hearts = broken. Bottles = thrown. Fans = arrested. It’s all kicking off after yesterday’s disappointing 1 – 2 loss to England in the Euros semi-final in Dortmund.
Despite impressive support throughout the tournament, plus Links Rechts going viral, things turned sour for Oranje fans after the defeat, NOS reports.
In Dortmund, 26 people were arrested by German police.
Following the match, fired-up English and Dutch fans were involved in confrontations where bottles and chairs were thrown, and five people were injured.
Penalty? More like pain-alty
While the 100,000 Oranje supporters in Dortmund certainly made their frustration heard, they weren’t alone.
The entire country (and the world, if you count any anti-England supporters out there) feels betrayed by some of yesterday’s refereeing decisions.
Yesterday showed once again uefa referees are a joke. Whistling the whole game dead with curious decisions.
The Netherlands and referees stays something weird.
A referee banned for matchfixing in the past should not be leading a semi final on the Euros lol
Gg to England 🤝— ERL Kevar84 (@ERL_Kevar84) July 11, 2024
Things started well with a fast goal by Holland’s Xavi Simons after no less than six minutes of game-time. But then came England’s penalty. 👀
Many football fans are debating the legitimacy of the equaliser, with the foul that led to the penalty causing most of the controversy.
Not only was VAR not in position under guidelines to tell ref to look at monitor for Kane penalty, it also neglected to rewind two seconds to show Saka handballing it into his path. I really don't think pros looking at TV can be that incompetent. Stinks. #england #netherlands pic.twitter.com/fYZExwJnTK— Ewan MacKenna (@EwanMacKenna) July 10, 2024
But let’s move away from penalties and towards positivity: this Dutch team have given their fans lots to celebrate and look forward to. 🧡
Despite England’s Ollie Watkins scoring the winner in injury time, two Oranje fans told NOS, “We can be proud of what we have achieved”.
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