The Netherlands endured some nervy moments but in the end proved too strong for Bosnia and Herzegovina as they began their Nations League campaign with a 5-2 triumph at the Philips Stadion on Saturday.
Joshua Zirkzee scored on his first start for the Dutch to give the hosts a 13th-minute lead in their League A Group 3 encounter, but they were caught by a swift counterattack 14 minutes later in which Ermedin Demirovic equalised.
Tijjani Reijnders restored the home side’s lead on the stroke of half-time and Cody Gakpo made it 3-1 11 minutes into the second half.
The veteran forward Edin Dzeko…
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