Germany thrash Bosnia 7-0; Netherlands beat Hungary 4-0 in Nations League

Netherlands’s triumph complete Hungary was halted owed to a aesculapian emergency connected Hungary’s adjunct coach Adam Szalai.

Netherlands person entered nan UEFA Nations League quarterfinals aft outclassing Hungary pinch a 4-0 triumph while record-setting Germany hammered Bosnia and Herzegovina 7-0.

Netherlands and Hungary went into Saturday’s lucifer tied connected 5 points each, pinch nan winners group to subordinate Germany successful nan last-four shape from Group A3.

First-half penalties by Wout Weghorst and Cody Gakpo sent nan Oranje connected their measurement earlier Denzel Dumfries and Teun Koopmeiners made nan crippled safe successful nan 2nd period.

The lucifer astatine nan Johan Cruyff Arena was concisely interrupted successful nan seventh infinitesimal pursuing a aesculapian emergency connected nan Hungarian bench.

The referee stopped play for immoderate 10 minutes while Hungary’s adjunct coach Adam Szalai received treatment, shielded from position by huddled players and unit members, arsenic good arsenic a ample achromatic sheet.

Szalai, 36, was stretchered disconnected to applause from spectators and players alike, nan Hungarian FA later released a connection saying he was “conscious” and successful a “stable condition” astatine an Amsterdam hospital.

Stewards supply a screen arsenic play is suspended owed to a aesculapian emergency successful nan Netherlands vs Hungary Nations League shot lucifer [Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters]

Germany cemented their spot astatine nan apical of nan group pinch a 7-0 triumph complete Bosnia – nan heaviest successful nan six-year history of nan Nations League.

“It was bully nosy tonight. After a mates of goals, we did nan activity defensively and past everything came together offensively. The much that happens, nan much nosy we person connected nan pitch,” German attacker Jamal Musiala said.

Musiala opened nan floodgates aft 2 minutes pinch a header from Joshua Kimmich’s cross.

Tim Kleindienst scored his first extremity for Germany successful nan 23rd infinitesimal and Kai Havertz made nan crippled safe 8 minutes earlier nan break, slotting location aft a slick one-two pinch Florian Wirtz.

Wirtz past made it 4 connected 50 minutes pinch a sublime swerving free-kick from wide connected nan left, earlier doubling up 7 minutes later.

“Seeing Flo [Wirtz’s] free footwear was benignant of bully but conscionable successful wide everyone played well, had bully moments. We’re conscionable playing bully football,” added Musiala.

Substitute Leroy Sane scored Germany’s sixth successful nan 66th infinitesimal and Kleindienst completed nan rout conscionable complete 10 minutes from clip arsenic he guided location a pinpoint transverse from centre-half Antonio Rudiger.

The emphatic consequence leaves Germany 5 points up of nan Netherlands, pinch only 1 lucifer near to play.

In Group B1, Georgia played retired a 1-1 tie astatine location to Ukraine to enactment 2 points up of nan fourth-placed visitors.

The Czech Republic drew 0-0 successful Albania and stay apical of nan group connected 8 points, 1 up of Georgia successful 2nd and their third-placed opponents.

Turkey stayed apical of Group B4 pinch a 0-0 tie astatine location to Wales, while Iceland hit Montenegro 2-0.

Turkey were presented pinch a aureate opportunity to turn their two-point lead complete Wales, but Kerem Akturkoglu sent his 89th-minute punishment wide.

Leroy Sane celebrates pinch teammates aft scoring Germany’s sixth extremity during nan UEFA Nations League shot lucifer against Bosnia, successful Freiburg [Thomas Kienzle/AFP]