Nathan Ake carried off as Netherlands and Germany draw in Amsterdam

Nathan Ake carried off as Netherlands and Germany draw in Amsterdam.

Nathan Ake was carried off injure on stretcher as the Netherlands and Germany play out an entertaining 2-2 Nations League draw in Amsterdam.

Manchester City defender Ake pulled up off the ball with what looked to be a serious muscular injury shortly after Deniz Undav’s first international goal for Germany cancelled out Tijjani Reijnders’ early opener.

Joshua Kimmich put the visitors ahead in first-half added time before Denzel Dumfries levelled a thrilling Group A3 clash at Johan Cruijff ArenA.

Germany launched their campaign with Saturday’s 5-0 thrashing of Hungary, while the Dutch ran out in their capital city buoyed by a resounding 5-2 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Eindhoven.

Ronald Koeman’s men made a rapid start and led inside two minutes.

Ryan Gravenberch’s through-ball exposed a gaping hole in the Germany defence and Reijnders, who was one of five scorers against Bosnia, raced clear to calmly slot between the legs of Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

After Kai Havertz ruffled the side-netting at โปรโมชั่น ufabet the other end, unmarked Dutch defender Dumfries should have doubled the hosts’ lead when he somehow headed wide from Xavi Simons’ free-kick.

Germany’s backline continued to look fragile.

Liverpool midfielder Gravenberch once again unlocked it, pinging an exquisite 40-yard pass to release Simons. Whose low effort at end of the counter attack was save by Ter Stegen

The hosts’ hard work undone during a major momentum shift in the closing minutes of the half.

Undav levelled in the 38th minute, slamming high into the net on the rebound at the end of move sparked by Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt conceding possession while attempting to play out from the back.