AMSTERDAM (Interstat) — Netherlands U21 scored four goals in the final 21 minutes of regulation and stoppage time and defeated Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 4-0 on Tuesday in a European Under-21 Championship qualifying match. The home side improved to 2-0 in the competition this season and 2-0 across all competitions. Bosnia & Herzegovina U21, the visiting team, dropped to 0-1 in the competition and 0-1 across all competitions. The visitors finished with zero goals, while the Netherlands scored four.

Neither team scored before the 70th minute. Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 kept Netherlands U21 off the scoreboard through the opening hour and conceded its first yellow card when A. Omic was booked in the 58th minute. Netherlands U21 made its first substitution in the 61st minute, bringing on D. Kwakman. The home side received a yellow card in the 66th minute when T. van Bergen was booked. Netherlands U21 made another change in the 67th minute when E. Poku entered the match. The substitutions preceded the opening goal.

The deadlock was broken in the 70th minute when Aymen Sliti scored for Netherlands U21. Sliti finished the match with one goal and one assist in 23 minutes. The goal gave the home side a 1-0 lead and came after the Netherlands had made two changes. Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 was unable to score before Netherlands U21 added a second goal in the 79th minute when Lequincio Zeefuik scored. Zeefuik played the full 90 minutes and recorded one goal. In the same 79th minute, M. Buljubasic was booked for Bosnia & Herzegovina U21.

Netherlands U21 extended its lead in the 84th minute when Devin Haen scored. Haen, who played 29 minutes, scored again in the 90+1st minute. Haen finished with two goals. Elijah Dijkstra played the full match and recorded one assist. Thom van Bergen played 85 minutes, recorded one assist and received a yellow card in the 66th minute before being substituted in the 85th minute. The Netherlands led 4-0 after Haen’s second goal.

The Netherlands made two changes in the 85th minute, as van Bergen and G. Read were substituted. Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 also went to its bench late. A. Omic was substituted in the 88th minute. M. Deket was substituted in the 90th minute. A. Mesic and M. Buljubasic were substituted in the 90+2nd minute, and E. Kujovic was substituted in the 90+3rd minute. The late changes could not alter the result.

Sliti’s goal and assist came in a 23-minute appearance. Zeefuik played the full 90 minutes and scored the second goal. Dijkstra played the full match and provided an assist. Van Bergen played 85 minutes and had an assist to go with his yellow card. Haen scored twice in 29 minutes. Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 finished without a goal.

The goals came in order for Netherlands U21. Sliti scored in the 70th minute. Zeefuik scored in the 79th minute. Haen scored in the 84th minute. Haen scored again in the 90+1st minute. Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 did not score. The yellow cards went to Omic in the 58th minute, van Bergen in the 66th minute and Buljubasic in the 79th minute. Netherlands U21 scored four goals total, and Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 scored zero.

Netherlands U21’s season record in this competition is now 2 wins and 0 losses. Bosnia & Herzegovina U21’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins and 1 loss. Across all competitions, Netherlands U21 is now 2 wins and 0 losses, while Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 is 0 wins and 1 loss. Netherlands U21 had previously won 4-2 at Slovenia U21 in its opening competition match.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Netherlands U21 4, Bosnia & Herzegovina U21 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Netherlands U21 with a 68.8 percent probability to win.