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Netherlands vs Finland match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 15 November 1989, 20:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Netherlands
3-0
Finland
Competition:
1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
Referee:
Egil Nervik, Trondheim /
Norway
Attendance, venue:
49 500, Stadion de Kuip (Feijenoord), Rotterdam
Goals:
1-0 (57') John Bosman, 2-0 (62') Erwin Koeman, 3-0 (69') Ronald Koeman (pen.)
Netherlands national team line-up in match Nr.460
Managed by head coach Thijs Libregts
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Hans van Breukelen  
47
33
PSV, Eindhoven
Berry van Aerle  
18
26
PSV, Eindhoven
Ronald Koeman  Captain 
38
26
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
Frank Rijkaard  
39
27
Milan AC, Milano
Adri van Tiggelen  
36
32
RSC Anderlecht, Anderlecht
Jan Wouters  
25
29
AFC Ajax, Amsterdam
John Bosman  
20
24
KV Mechelen, Mechelen
Erwin Koeman   68' 
20
28
KV Mechelen, Mechelen
68' Wim Hofkens  
5
31
KV Mechelen, Mechelen
John van 't Schip   79' 
20
25
AFC Ajax, Amsterdam
79' Rob Witschge  
3
23
AS Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne
Marco van Basten  
32
25
Milan AC, Milano
Juul Ellerman  
3
24
PSV, Eindhoven
Finland national team line-up in match Nr.479
Managed by head coach Jukka Vakkila
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Kari Laukkanen  
29
25
SV Stuttgarter Kickers, Stuttgart
Markku Kanerva  
19
25
HJK, Helsinki
Erik Holmgren  
27
24
GAIS, Göteborg
Jari Europaeus  Captain 
47
26
RoPS, Rovaniemi
Ari Heikkinen  
13
25
TPS, Turku
Jukka Ikäläinen  
59
32
Kiruna FF, Kiruna
Marko Myyry  
28
22
KSC Lokeren, Lokeren
Kari Ukkonen   56' 
43
28
RSC Anderlecht, Anderlecht
56' Pasi Tauriainen  
14
25
RoPS, Rovaniemi
Kimmo Tarkkio   75' 
16
23
Hammarby IF, Stockholm
75' Erkka Petäjä  
51
25
Östers IF, Växjö
Mika Lipponen  
43
25
FC Twente, Enschede
Mika-Matti Paatelainen  
17
22
Dundee United FC, Dundee
Historical data sources
Iltalehti (Helsinki), №309, 16 Nov 1989; Iltalehti Arkistohaku
Trouw (Meppel), №13829, 16 Nov 1989; Delpher
Het Parool (Amsterdam), №13725, 16 Nov 1989; Delpher
De Volkskrant ('s-Hertogenbosch), №19847, 16 Nov 1989; Delpher
NRC Handelsblad (Rotterdam), №40, 16 Nov 1989; Delpher
Comments

bandyall - posted on 2 August 2010 at 11:19:36

Played - Richard Witschge (link: )

forevert - posted on 17 September 2011 at 00:36:08

The Netherlands - Finland 3 / 0 (World Cup 90 Qualifier: Nov / 15 / 1989)
youtube.com

Zsorzsinju - posted on 5 June 2012 at 06:53:22

Captain Finland:
4 Jari Europaeus (c) (link: )

dudd - posted on 11 October 2023 at 18:58:41

Full video
1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Netherlands v. Finland
15.11.1989
De Kuip, Rotterdam
youtube.com
Netherlands vs Finland post-match head-to-head
WP
81.3
P
8
W
6
D
1
L
1
GF
29
GA
11
GF/P
3.625
GA/P
1.375
Av attendance
28 203
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Match stats
Netherlands:
players - 13 (from 7 clubs)
goals - 3 (penalties - 1, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 27.571 (born 1956-1966)
average caps - 23.538
cautions - 0, expulsions - 0
Finland:
players - 13 (from 12 clubs)
goals - 0 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 25.773 (born 1957-1967)
average caps - 31.231
cautions - 1, expulsions - 0
Netherlands national team matches
Previous match:
1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Wales vs Netherlands 1-2
Wrexham, Wednesday 11 October 1989
Next match:
Friendly International
Netherlands vs Brazil 0-1
Rotterdam, Wednesday 20 December 1989
Netherlands results
Finland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Trinidad & Tobago vs Finland 2-0
Port of Spain, Wednesday 25 October 1989
Next match:
Friendly International
U.A.E. vs Finland 1-1
Dubai, Monday 12 February 1990
Finland results
Top Netherlands goal scorers
1. Faas Wilkes (1946 - 1961) - 35 goals
2. Johan Cruijff (1966 - 1977) - 33 goals
3. Abe Lenstra (1940 - 1959) - 33 goals
... John Bosman (1986 - 1989) - 13 goals
... Ronald Koeman (1983 - 1989) - 7 goals
... Erwin Koeman (1985 - 1989) - 2 goals
(correct as of November 15, 1989)
top Netherlands scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 15 Nov 1989
Stadion de Kuip (Feijenoord), Rotterdam
Netherlands 3-0 Finland
Goals: Bosman 57, Koeman 62, Koeman 69 (11m)

Netherlands: van Breukelen, van Aerle, Ronald Koeman (c), Rijkaard, van Tiggelen, Wouters, Bosman, Erwin Koeman (Hofkens 68), van 't Schip (Witschge 79), van Basten, Ellerman. Managed by Libregts.

Finland: Laukkanen, Kanerva, Holmgren, Europaeus (c), Heikkinen, Ikäläinen, Myyry, Ukkonen (Tauriainen 56), Tarkkio (Petäjä 75), Lipponen, Paatelainen. Managed by Vakkila.
Booked: Kanerva .

Att: 49 500,
Ref: Nervik (Norway)

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