World Cup: Netherlands score two late goals to beat Senegal - reaction

1. Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaassen give Netherlands win in World Cup opener
2. Gapko opened scoring with header before Klaassen pounced on Mendy error
3. Netherlands playing their first World Cup game since 2014

Senegal have really missed Sadio Mane. The African champions have lacked cutting edge up front.

'Senegal now showing urgency'

Chris Sutton

Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Guess what? We see a bit of urgency now from Senegal. They haven't shown enough urgency throughout this game. I wouldn't say they would be happy with a point but they haven't shown enough thrust in the 90 minutes.

Cody Gakpo has now been involved in four goals in his last four international appearances for the Netherlands (3 goals, 1 assist).

GREAT SAVE!

Strong response by Senegal as Pape Gueye lets fly from the edge of the box but Andries Noppert gets down to makes a terrific save.

'Brilliant innovation from Gakpo'

Chris Sutton

Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

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They just needed that moment of quality. The ball was on the money. Gakpo just had to find the pace of the ball, whipped in brilliantly by De Jong.

It comes off the back of his head, it's brilliant innovation from Gakpo. That's a huge goal from a Netherlands team who really haven't threatened in this second half. Mendy shouldn't come, he gambles.

Dreadful goalkeeping from Mendy, it really is.

That goal came against the balance of chances really. The bigger the circle below the better the chance. Senegal's are in black and the Dutch ones are purple. The goal is the yellow dot.

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GOAL - Senegal 0-1 Netherlands

Have the Dutch snatched it?

This had 0-0 written all over it before a lovely delivery by Frenkie de Jong finds Cody Gakpo who gets up to nod beyond Edouard Mendy.

Senegal are stunned.

Imagine saving thousands of pounds to fly out for a World Cup match a long way from home and it ends in a turgid 0-0. You'd be unhappy, wouldn't you?

'Van Gaal will want to end on a high'

Chris Sutton

Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Van Gaal will want to end his managerial career on a real high but the Netherlands have just lacked that spark in the second half. It hasn't really happened for them. Mendy has had a relatively quiet second half.

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SUBSTITUTIONS

Davy Klaassen and Teun Koopmeiners are on for the Netherlands.

Will they provided a much-needed spark? This game is inching towards the dullest of goalless draws.

Ten minutes left. Who is winning this?

Hit thumbs up for Senegal. Down for the Netherlands.

'De Ligt troubled by Sarr'

Chris Sutton

Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

Every time Sarr runs at De Ligt with the ball he looks clumsy. Sarr has caused him a lot of problems.

The official attendance has just been announced as 41,721. That's interesting because it's 1,700 above capacity!

The ground looks only about three-quarters full.

'Noppert should be saving that'

Chris Sutton

Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

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It's Sarr again, down that left hand side. Causing De Ligt all sorts of problems. But he has the awareness just to feed the ball to the edge of the box. Idrissa Gueye takes a take a really good first touch and hammers the ball. My first impression was that Noppert made a great save but he makes a bit of a meal of it, it's a save he should be making.

Gueye went for power but all the same, important for Noppert to keep it out of the Dutch goal.

SUBSTITUTIONS

A flurry of changes for Senegal in the past few moments.

Nicolas Jackson, Bamba Dieng and Pape Gueye are all on.

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Simon Tilbury: Just in from work. Wondering how this game is goalless. Then I saw that somehow Vincent Janssen was playing for Netherlands. No surprise then.

Ed O'Toole: This game is a bit like after the Lord Mayor's Show. Both attacks a bit blunt. Can’t see either reaching the last eight on this evidence.

Senegal are temporarily down to 10 as play goes on. And the African champions carve out a great chance but Idrissa Gueye's attempt is kept out by Andries Noppert.

It wouldn't have counted. The offside flag is up.

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Emma Sanders

BBC Sport at Al Thumama Stadium, Qatar

Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly immediately told his manager Aliou Cisse that Cheikhou Kouyate could not carry on. It means Senegal have the substitution ready to go straight away but they are waiting for the referee to allow it to be made.

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'Netherlands have to be clinical'

Chris Sutton

Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

It hasn't quite clicked so far for the Netherlands. Depay is on, it's good for him to get some minutes into his legs. They should be ahead in this game with the opportunities they had in the first half. You have to be clinical.

If one of these teams can get a winner, it doesn't half crank up the pressure on the losing team.

Bad news for Senegal. Cheikhou Kouyate is loaded onto a stretcher before being carried off. The Nottingham Forest player went up for an aerial challenge and landed awkwardly.

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