Steven Davis missed a penalty for Northern Ireland and it was Netherlands celebrating a goalless draw in Belfast to earn a Euro 2020 place.
2020 EURO qualification
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Match Report
Ronald Koeman could celebrate a mission accomplished as Netherlands clinched their place at the Euro 2020 finals with a 0-0 draw against Northern Ireland.
Coach Koeman and an emerging band of exciting young players have lifted the Dutch out of the doldrums, after failing to qualify for Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup.
Their lone European Championship triumph came in 1988, when a team featuring Koeman at centre-back and the likes of Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten further forward brought home the trophy from West Germany.
But Netherlands will head into next year's tournament as a rejuvenated side in with a shout of success, albeit they must produce more persuasive cutting edge than the Windsor Park crowd witnessed on Saturday.
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Match Events
10' CLOSE! Berghuis hits the crossbar
Promes surges down the left flank once again and this time he does find Berghius with his cutback. The forward scuffs his strike towards the target, but it loops up and strikes the bar before being cleared by Jonny Evans.
31' Penalty Missed! (Davis)
McNair whips a cross into the box and Saville tries to connect at the back post. It hits off his knee, but then strikes the arm of Veltman before trickling on to the post.A massive blow for Northern Ireland as Steven Davis misses from the spot.
But Davis fails to produce from 12 yards for his team, blasting his attempt over the bar.
36' CLOSE! Blind's long-shot wideout
De Jong wins the ball in the middle of the park before finding Babel. He lays a touch into the path of Blind to strike first time, but he guides his left-footed strike just over the bar.
78' CHANCE! Frenkie de Jong's long shot wide out
Van de Beek raids down the right flank and whips a cross into the box. Evans heads clear as far as Frenkie de Jong and he lines up a strike at goal, only to curl his effort well over the bar.
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