{"id":1255247,"date":"2022-11-21T18:43:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T18:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/21\/2022-world-cup-gakpo-and-klaassen-strike-late-as-netherlands-beat-senegal\/"},"modified":"2022-11-21T18:43:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T18:43:35","slug":"2022-world-cup-gakpo-and-klaassen-strike-late-as-netherlands-beat-senegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/21\/2022-world-cup-gakpo-and-klaassen-strike-late-as-netherlands-beat-senegal\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 World Cup:\u00a0Gakpo and Klaassen strike late as Netherlands beat Senegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3494531-71237788-2560-1440-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Cody Gakpo of Netherlands celebrates with team-mates Image credit: Getty Images\" title=\"Cody Gakpo of Netherlands celebrates with team-mates  Image credit: Getty Images\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cody Gakpo of Netherlands celebrates with team-mates<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Late goals from Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen were enough to give the Netherlands a crucial 2-0 win over Senegal in their World Cup opener, sending the Oranje level with Ecuador on top of Group A.<\/p>\n<p>Just as a flat second half looked to be fizzling out, Gakpo leapt to meet a beautifully weighted Frenkie de Jong cross and head into an empty net, with Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy caught in no-man\u2019s land.<\/p>\n<p>De Jong\u2019s assist made up for an error in the first half, when he squandered a great chance while one-on-one with Mendy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Senegal twice tested debutant Dutch goalkeeper Andries Noppert after the break, but they were unable to find a breakthrough in the absence of injured star man Sadio Mane.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands were also missing their key forward, Memphis Depay, but he made a surprise appearance from the bench in the second half, his first appearance since picking up an injury in September.<\/p>\n<p>And he was involved in the 99th-minute goal that sealed the result, when Depay\u2019s shot was limply parried by Mendy and stuck in on the rebound by fellow substitute Klaassen.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"K3AuMtITK9Q\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waija Dam and more - Badwam News on Adom TV (21-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K3AuMtITK9Q?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cody Gakpo of Netherlands celebrates with team-mates Image credit: Getty Images Late goals from Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen were enough to give the Netherlands a crucial 2-0 win over Senegal in their World Cup opener, sending the Oranje level with Ecuador on top of Group A. 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