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Sylvia Smit scored on her 100th Netherlands appearance as the UEFA
Women's EURO 2013 finalists overcame Wales 2-0 in a home friendly but
Roger Reijners was still not content.
Sylvia
Smit scored on her 100th Netherlands appearance as the UEFA Women's
EURO 2013 finalists overcame Wales 2-0 in their last match of the year.
Missing
top scorer Manon Melis, the Netherlands were facing an experimental
Wales lineup and went ahead in Velsen-Zuid on 40 minutes with a low shot
from Smit. Wales, who were only just pipped to the Women's EURO
play-offs by Scotland, missed a chance to level in the 55th minute when
Loes Geurts saves Jessica Fishlock's penalty. Just before the end
Sherida Spitse made sure of victory with a long-range effort.
Netherlands
coach Roger Reijners, who gave a debut to defender Siri Worm in the
second half, said: "Winning is always good, but I'm still not happy with
the performance. We were too sloppy in possession and Wales were given
too much space. Nevertheless, we had the best chances, so the victory is
deserved."
His team begin their UEFA Women's EURO 2013 campaign
on 11 July against holders Germany before further Group B fixtures
against Norway and Iceland. They reached the semi-finals in 2009.