Czech Republic book their place in the quarter-finals of EURO 2020 after defeating one of the championship favourites, The Netherlands .
Czech Republic see off 10-man Netherlands to reach the quarter-finals courtesy of goals from T. Holes (68) and P. Schick (80)
The Oranje needed to break down a sturdy Czech Republic defence that kept a clean sheet in their opening 2-0 success against Scotland, held on for a 1-1 draw with Croatia and were narrowly beaten by England at Wembley Stadium. However, the Dutch got disintegrated after the sending off of De Light.
Czech Republic’s midfielder Tomas Holes heads home CREDIT: AFP
They took the lead on 68 minutes courtesy of a well-worked free-kick, Holes finishing after Tomas Kalas headed Antonin Barak’s set-piece.
Czech Republic will confront a well-prepared Denmark in the quarter-final.
