XEWKIJA, Gozo (April 15, 2026) (Interstat) — The Netherlands women’s national team opened its campaign with a 3-0 victory over Austria in an international friendly Wednesday at Gozo Stadium.

Lieke Martens opened the scoring for the Dutch in the 17th minute, assisted by Daniëlle van de Donk. The hosts controlled the match before adding two late goals. Substitute Eileen Campbell scored Austria’s lone goal in the 86th minute, assisted by Barbara Dunst, before Sarah Zadrazil added another in stoppage time.

The win gave the Netherlands a victory in its first match of the Friendlies Women competition, while Austria began with a loss. The result defied a pre-match projection from Interstat that favored Austria to win 3-1.