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Virgil van Dijk was sent off late in the game as the Netherlands salvaged a 1-1 draw against Hungary in their Nations League clash. The Liverpool defender received two yellow cards within three minutes—first for dissent and then for fouling Kevin Csoboth on the wing—marking the first red card of his international career on his 77th appearance.
Hungary took the lead through a volley from Roland Sallai in the first half, but despite going down to 10 men, the Netherlands managed to equalize. Denzel Dumfries headed in from a Cody Gakpo free-kick shortly after Van Dijk’s dismissal.
Before his red card, Van Dijk had been highly influential, completing 145 of his 152 passes, nearly matching Hungary’s total of 173 passes. The Dutch will be without Van Dijk in their upcoming match against Germany, as the red card rules him out of the fixture in Munich.
