The Netherlands completed a 2–1 UEFA Nations League away win over Serbia on 27 September, with Mexx Meerdink scoring both goals in Belgrade. The result was final, not live: UEFA’s official Matchday 2 round-up, ESPN’s match report and BBC Sport’s dated results page each record the same full-time score. The League A Group 2 fixture was completed within the closed 27 September Asia/Kolkata reporting window.
Meerdink, making his first Oranje start, opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 30th minute after Crysencio Summerville was fouled. Serbia levelled in the 46th minute, less than a minute after substitute Luka Jović entered at half-time, but the Dutch forward struck again in the 69th. UEFA describes the second as a low finish after the visitors had continued to threaten; ESPN’s independently reported scorecard matches the three scorers and timings.
The result gave the Netherlands their first Group A2 win after the 1–1 opening draw with Germany, leaving them with one win and one draw from two games at the end of this reporting window. Serbia had lost both of its opening group fixtures. Those form records are corroborated by UEFA’s published Matchday 1 and 2 results and by BBC Sport’s Group A2 table, checked after the day’s other group match had finished. This update does not treat the wider league phase as decided: further group fixtures were scheduled after 27 September.
The focus here is the completed Serbia–Netherlands match rather than a prediction or a claim about qualification. For a separate Football explainer, see our guide to why offside position is not always an offside offence.
