European Cup, the Netherlands played against Poland. After falling behind 0-1, the "Orange" fired 21 shots. In the end, with the goals of Gakpo and Verhorst, they won A 2-1 comeback victory over the opponent and a good start to the European Cup. After the game, UEFA awarded the best-of-the-match trophy to forward Gakpo, but what cannot be forgotten is that Verbruggen, who started the competition for the first time, made 6 key saves, especially in the 89th minute. Save Shividelski's must-goal and secure a victory!
For most Chinese fans, Bart Februghen is an unfamiliar name. He is 1.93 meters tall and has played for Breda and Anderlecht. In the summer of 2023, the bright and discerning Brighton club signed Verbruggen for 20 million euros. Although under the then coach De Zerby, Verbruggen still had to compete with Jason Steele. The playing time is evenly divided, but since entering the national team's vision, he has overtaken Flecken and Baerau, and eventually became the Netherlands' No. 1 national goalkeeper.
Even in the face of public doubts, Dutch team coach Koeman remained unmoved. At a press conference, he deliberately brought Verbruggen with him to show the latter's main role: "In October and November last year, Bart (referring to Feibruggen) started every game. In March this year, he and Flecken played one game each. The result is actually very obvious. As long as everything goes as usual, Bart (referring to Feibruggen) is the number one. The goalkeeper, considering his age and the fact that he plays in the Premier League, he will have a bright future.”
It turns out that Koeman was not wrong. In the first game against Poland, at the age of 21 years and 303 days, Februggen became the second youngest goalkeeper to debut in the history of the European Cup (in 1964, Spanish goalkeeper Jose Iribar started the game and became the youngest goalkeeper to debut in the history of the European Cup. goalkeeper). Although he failed to withstand Buxar's "high-altitude bombing" in the 16th minute, in the following time, Februchen resisted and resolved the opponent's counterattacks one after another.
In the 57th minute, Zalewski made a pass from the bottom. The Dutch team missed a man from the back. Kiviol got the ball and volleyed into the near corner. Februgen quickly fell to the ground and blocked the ball!
The most critical save occurred in the 89th minute. At this time, the Polish team came out in full force to launch the final blow! Piotrowski broke through and passed the ball. Siwidelski shot a low shot from close range. Verbruggen, who was guarding the near post, quickly got down to the ground and hit the ball with one palm. For a while, the Polish players held their heads and sighed. Lewandowski, who was unable to play due to injury, sat on the bench with a look of despair in his eyes.
After the game, the famous star Van Hooijdonk highly praised Feibruggen: "He made several very wonderful saves, especially the one before the end, which ensured that we won the victory." And the well-known commentator Zhan Jun also Said on social media: The 21-year-old Brighton goalkeeper is "very trustworthy".
