The Netherlands walked away from Kaunas with three points on Sunday, but it was far from routine. Ronald Koeman's side edged out Lithuania 3-2 in a World Cup qualifier that swung back and forth and briefly threatened to turn into an upset.
Softfootball reported that Memphis Depay was again the headline act in the 11th minute he latched onto Cody Gakpo's cross and guided it home. That goal was his 51st international strike, taking him clear of Robin van Persie as the nation's all-time top scorer . The visitors doubled their advantage soon after when Quinten Timber prodded in a loose ball for his first Oranje goal.
That should have been the cue for a comfortable evening. Instead, the Dutch defence switched off, and Lithuania pounced. Justas Lasickas carved the visitors open on the counter and set up Gvidas Gineitis, who calmly slotted in off the post. Moments later, Edvinas Girdvainis climbed highest at a free-kick to nod past Bart Verbruggen, and suddenly the scoreboard read 2-2 at halftime.