Maatsen scores on Dutch debut

Maatsen scores on Dutch debut

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23 March 25

By Aston Villa Football Club

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Ian Maatsen scored on his debut for the Netherlands on Sunday night.

The left-back, who was a late addition to the senior squad, fired home from a tight angle in the second half to make it 2-2 in their UEFA Nations League quarter-final against Spain.

Maatsen's goal sent the tie to extra-time, where fellow Villan Donyell Malen came close to scoring a winner before the match headed to a penalty shootout after finishing 3-3 on the night and 5-5 on aggregate.

Malen saw his spot kick saved by Unai Simon as Spain triumphed 5-4 on penalties. 

John McGinn's Scotland suffered relegation from Group A after losing to Greece in their play-off second leg at Hampden Park.

The Villa skipper played the whole match as the Scots went down 3-0, leaving the aggregate score at 3-1. 

Lucas Digne was an unused substitute in France's quarter-final tie against Croatia, while Youri Tielemans sat out Belgium's 3-0 win against Ukraine through suspension. 

Robin Olsen featured in a friendly loss for Sweden on Saturday night, going down 1-0 to Luxembourg. 

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