Netherlands 5-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina: Zirkzee enjoys dream full debut

Joshua Zirkzee marked his first Netherlands start with a goal and an assist as Ronald Koeman s side kicked off their Nations League campaign with a 5-2 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The Manchester United forward opened the scoring early on at the Philips Stadion.

A quiet start to proceedings burst into life in the 13th minute as Simons deflected effort dropped kindly for Zirkzee, who nodded the ball beyond Nikola Vasilj.

But with their second shot on target, Bosnia snatched an equaliser after Denis Huseinbasic s defence-splitting pass picked out Ermedin Demirovic, who finished smartly.

Teed up by Zirkzee, Tijjani Reijnders restored the hosts advantage before teeing up Cody Gakpo, who maintained the goalscoring form he displayed at Euro 2024.

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