Jong Oranje beats Denmark 3-0 in Vejle, nearly through to EK 2027

Result in Vejle

Jong Oranje took a 3-0 lead in the first leg of its European Championship play-off against Denmark in Vejle. Tobias Storm of NEC put the ball into his own net in the sixth minute after a shot by Givairo Read deflected off him. Just under a quarter of an hour in, Lucas Høgsberg did the same after a cross from Aymen Sliti, which the source calls the first time since Opta began keeping records in 1990 that Jong Oranje has profited from two own goals in one match. Thom van Bergen made it 3-0 in the 39th minute. Debutant Aaron Bouwman started for the Dutch side under coach Michael Reiziger.

Route to the tournament

The return leg is on Tuesday, 17 November, in Almere. The winner of the tie qualifies for the European Championship, which runs from 16 June to 3 July 2027 in Albania and Serbia. The side reached the play-offs after finishing second in its regular qualifying group, well behind group winners Norway. Jong Oranje won the tournament in 2006 and 2007, but was absent in 2019 and had also failed to qualify in 2015 and 2017.