EURO 2025 Women: Netherlands dominate Wales 3-0

The Netherlands got their UEFA Women’s European Championship campaign off to a flying start with a dominant 3-0 victory over Wales, leaving the Dragons without a win in any of their last seven matches.
Clear favourites before play, the Dutch came into this game having lost just one of their last six matches and given the fact they were playing the lowest ranked team in the competition, The Oranje would’ve been confident of securing three points. Andries Jonker’s side went close after just five minutes, when Jill Roord cut in from the left-wing before bending an effort towards the far top corner, but Olivia Clark was on hand to make a brilliant save to keep it out.
The Welsh fans were left breathing a sigh of relief 10 minutes before the break though, as Roord picked up the ball on the edge of the area before lashing a venomous strike towards goal, only to be denied by the right-post. However, that relief was somewhat short-lived, with the Netherlands taking the lead in the third minute of added time. The goal came from a familiar source, with their all-time top goalscorer Vivianne Miedema bending in her 100th goal for the Oranje on her 126th appearance.