Lithuania 2-3 Netherlands
Updated
Netherlands won: Lithuania 2-3 Netherlands in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 6) on Sun, 7 Sept 2025 at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas, Kaunas. Lithuania goals: Gvidas Gineitis 36', Edvinas Girdvainis 43'. Netherlands goals: Memphis Depay 11', Quinten Timber 33', Memphis Depay 63'. Expected goals: 0.34-1.12. Possession: 27-73. Player of the match: Memphis Depay (9.1).
Match report
Netherlands beat Lithuania 3-2
Netherlands narrowly beat Lithuania 3-2 away from home at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas on Sunday 7 September in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Memphis Depay put Netherlands ahead on 11' (0-1), Quinten Timber made it 0-2 on 33', Gvidas Gineitis pulled one back for Lithuania on 36' (1-2), Edvinas Girdvainis levelled for Lithuania on 43' (2-2) and Memphis Depay restored Netherlands' lead on 63' (2-3).
Lithuania had 27% of the ball, shots were 4-14 (3-7 on target) and expected goals finished 0.34-1.12.
Memphis Depay (Netherlands) was player of the match with a 9.1 rating.
Attendance: 14,797. Referee: Elçin Məsiyev.
Match stats
| Lithuania | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 27 | 73 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.34 | 1.12 |
| Total shots | 4 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 7 |
| Touches in opposition box | 16 | 44 |
| Big chances | 0 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 162 (71%) | 552 (87%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 0 |
| Corners | 1 | 7 |
| Total shots | 4 | 14 |
| Shots off target | 0 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 7 |
| Blocked shots | 1 | 3 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 4 | 9 |
Lineups
Lithuania (3-4-3): Edvinas Gertmonas, Rokas Lekiatas, Edvinas Girdvainis, Vilius Armalas, Klaudijus Upstas, Domantas Antanavicius, Gvidas Gineitis, Justas Lasickas, Gratas Sirgedas, Romualdas Jansonas, Artur Dolznikov
Netherlands (4-2-1-3): Bart Verbruggen, Denzel Dumfries, Stefan de Vrij, Virgil van Dijk, Nathan Aké, Jerdy Schouten, Quinten Timber, Tijjani Reijnders, Donyell Malen, Memphis Depay, Cody Gakpo
Key events
- 11' · Goal · Memphis Depay (Netherlands)
- 28' · Yellow card · Justas Lasickas (Lithuania)
- 33' · Goal · Quinten Timber (Netherlands)
- 36' · Goal · Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania)
- 43' · Goal · Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania)
- 46' · Substitution · Gytis Paulauskas for Romualdas Jansonas (Lithuania)
- 46' · Substitution · Modestas Vorobjovas for Domantas Antanavicius (Lithuania)
- 50' · Substitution · Markas Beneta for Klaudijus Upstas (Lithuania)
- 62' · Substitution · Jurrien Timber for Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands)
- 62' · Substitution · Micky van de Ven for Nathan Aké (Netherlands)
- 62' · Substitution · Sem Steijn for Tijjani Reijnders (Netherlands)
- 63' · Goal · Memphis Depay (Netherlands)
- 67' · Substitution · Paulius Golubickas for Gratas Sirgedas (Lithuania)
- 76' · Substitution · Vaidas Magdusauskas for Artur Dolznikov (Lithuania)
- 84' · Substitution · Wout Weghorst for Memphis Depay (Netherlands)
- 88' · Substitution · Matthijs de Ligt for Donyell Malen (Netherlands)
- 90'+4 · Yellow card · Paulius Golubickas (Lithuania)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Lithuania vs Netherlands?
Netherlands won, 2-3 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Sun, 7 Sept 2025.
When and where is Lithuania vs Netherlands?
Sun, 7 Sept 2025, 16:00 UTC at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas, Kaunas, World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.