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Netherlands vs Spain player ratings: Donny van de Beek scores equaliser in Amsterdam

Sergio Canales and Donny van de Beek swapped goals in Amsterdam

Ben Burrows
Wednesday 11 November 2020 21:37 GMT
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Donny van de Beek celebrates scoring against Spain
Donny van de Beek celebrates scoring against Spain (AP)
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Donny van de Beek rescued a share of the spoils as the Netherlands drew with Spain in Amsterdam.

Sergio Canales opened the scoring as the winners of the 2010 World Cup final between the two dominated the first-half at the Johan Cruyff Arena.

But changes at the break from Frank de Boer saw the hosts improve greatly after the break with Manchester United man Van de Beek firing in an equaliser.

Here is how both teams rated:

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Netherlands

Marco Bizot - 6 out of 10: Could perhaps have done better for Canales' goal but otherwise assured

Hans Hateboer - 6: Energetic but delivery into the box lacked quality

Joel Veltman - 5: Caught out of position for Canales' opening goal

Nathan Ake - N/A: Off with a hamstring injury early

Owen Wijndal - 6: Solid but couldn't get forward as he would've liked

Georginio Wijnaldum - 7: The Liverpool man was full of energy as always in his 45 minutes

Donny van de Beek - 7: Struggled at times but arrived in the box expertly to level after the interval

Frenkie de Jong - 7: Neat and tidy as ever but unable to really control the game. Off at the break

Steven Berghuis - 6: Quiet half before being hooked at the break

Luuk de Jong - 6: A physical presence but suffered from a lack of service. Missed a golden late chance for a winner

Memphis Depay - 6: Bright in patches but couldn't stamp his usual authority on proceedings

Spain celebrate scoring against the Netherlands (Getty Images)

Spain

Unai Simon - 6: Little to do. Saved sharply from Memphis in the second-half

Hector Bellerin - 6: Lucky not to give a penalty away for a clumsy challenge on De Jong

Eric Garcia - 7: Comfortable night in and out of possession

Inigo Martinez - 7: Rarely troubled as the Dutch struggled to pose a consistent threat

Jose Gaya - 6: Forced off early on after nasty clash of heads with Hateboer

Marco Asensio - 6: Broke between the lines well but lacked his usual class in the final third

Rodri - 7: Neat and tidy in the middle of the park as Spain dictated much of the tempo

Koke - 7: Kept the ball moving well in transition alongside Rodri

Sergio Canales - 8: Took his goal very neatly after a timely burst forward

Alvaro Morata - 8: Lively throughout. Teed up Canales well for his goal

Gerard Moreno - 6: Ran the channels but lacked cutting edge

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