- Rep. of Ireland's 7th consecutive match without victory
Netherlands vs Rep. of Ireland international football match reportDate, kick-off time: | Tuesday, 4 June 1996, 20:15 (UTC+02:00) | National teams, score: | - 3:1 | Competition: | International Friendly | Referee: | Finn Lambek, Bramming → Esbjerg / | Attendance, venue: | 15 002, Stadion de Kuip (Feijenoord), Rotterdam  | Goals: | 0:1 (13') Gary Breen, 1:1 (26') Dennis Bergkamp, 2:1 (76') Clarence Seedorf, 3:1 (87') Phillip Cocu |
Managed by head coach Guus Hiddink | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Edwin van der Sar | 7 | 25 | AFC Ajax, Amsterdam | Michael Reiziger | 8 | 23 | AFC Ajax, Amsterdam | Danny Blind 46' | 39 | 34 | AFC Ajax, Amsterdam | 46' Johan de Kock | 8 | 31 | SV Roda JC, Kerkrade | Edgar Davids | 7 | 23 | AFC Ajax, Amsterdam | Winston Bogarde | 3 | 25 | AFC Ajax, Amsterdam | Clarence Seedorf | 11 | 20 | UC Sampdoria, Genova | Richard Witschge | 25 | 26 | FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Bordeaux | Ronald de Boer 46' | 24 | 26 | AFC Ajax, Amsterdam | 46' Aron Winter | 54 | 29 | SS Lazio SpA, Roma | Jordi Cruyff 75' | 3 | 22 | FC Barcelona, Barcelona | 75' Phillip Cocu | 3 | 25 | PSV, Eindhoven | Dennis Bergkamp | 45 | 27 | Arsenal FC, London | Peter Hoekstra 26' | 3 | 23 | AFC Ajax, Amsterdam | 26' Gaston Taument | 13 | 25 | Feyenoord, Rotterdam |
Managed by team manager Mick McCarthy | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Shay Given | 5 | 20 | Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn | Alan Kernaghan | 20 | 29 | Manchester City FC, Manchester | Alan McLoughlin | 21 | 29 | Portsmouth FC, Portsmouth | Alan Moore 46' | 3 | 21 | Middlesbrough FC, Middlesbrough | 46' Mark Kennedy | 7 | 20 | Liverpool FC, Liverpool | Liam O'Brien 70' | 13 | 31 | Tranmere Rovers FC, Birkenhead | 70' Kenny Cunningham | 4 | 24 | Wimbledon FC, London | Terry Phelan | 32 | 29 | Chelsea FC, London | Ian Harte | 2 | 18 | Leeds United AFC, Leeds | David Connolly 64' | 2 | 18 | Watford FC, Watford | 64' Niall Quinn | 59 | 29 | Manchester City FC, Manchester | Tony Cascarino 46' | 63 | 33 | Olympique de Marseille, Marseille | 46' Keith O'Neill | 3 | 20 | Norwich City FC, Norwich | Gary Breen | 3 | 22 | Birmingham City FC, Birmingham | Jeff Kenna 76' | 11 | 25 | Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn | 76' Curtis Fleming | 4 | 27 | Middlesbrough FC, Middlesbrough |
Match stats National team | Players | Average caps | Average age | Clubs | Goals | Cautions | Expulsions | Netherlands | 15 | 16.867 | 26.001 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Rep. of Ireland | 16 | 15.750 | 25.201 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Netherlands vs Rep. of Ireland post-match head-to-head | Netherlands matches Previous match: Next match: Rep. of Ireland matches Previous match: Next match: Top Netherlands scorers 1. Faas Wilkes (1946 - 1961) - 35 goals 2. Johan Cruijff (1966 - 1977) - 33 goals 3. Abe Lenstra (1940 - 1959) - 33 goals ... Dennis Bergkamp (1990 - 1996) - 24 goals ... Marco van Basten (1983 - 1992) - 24 goals ... Clarence Seedorf (1994 - 1996) - 5 goals ... Phillip Cocu (1996) - 1 goal
(correct as of June 4, 1996) Top Rep. of Ireland scorers 1. Frank Stapleton (1976 - 1990) - 20 goals 2. Don Givens (1969 - 1980) - 19 goals 3. John Aldridge (1988 - 1995) - 19 goals 4. Niall Quinn (1987 - 1996) - 14 goals 5. Noel Cantwell (1956 - 1967) - 14 goals ... Gary Breen (1996) - 1 goal
(correct as of June 4, 1996) Brief match report Tue. 04 Jun 1996 Stadion de Kuip (Feijenoord), Rotterdam Netherlands 3-1 Rep. of Ireland Goals: Breen 13, Bergkamp 26, Seedorf 76, Cocu 87
Netherlands: van der Sar, Reiziger, Blind (c) (de Kock 46), Davids, Bogarde, Seedorf, Witschge, de Boer (Winter 46), Cruyff (Cocu 75), Bergkamp, Hoekstra (Taument 26). Managed by Hiddink. Booked: Cruyff .
Rep. of Ireland: Given, Kernaghan (c), McLoughlin, Moore (Kennedy 46), O'Brien (Cunningham 70), Phelan, Harte, Connolly (Quinn 64), Cascarino (O'Neill 46), Breen, Kenna (Fleming 76). Managed by McCarthy.
Att: 15 002 Ref: Lambek (Denmark) |