By Reuters
Published: 21:36 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 21 March 2019
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Memphis Depay scored two goals and set up two more as the Netherlands eased to a 4-0 victory over Belarus in their opening Euro 2020 Group C qualifier on Thursday.
Georginio Wijnaldum and Virgil van Dijk were also on target as the home side were rarely threatened and might have won by a greater margin, providing a welcome present for manager Ronald Koeman on his 56th birthday.
Depay, enduring a lean spell at club level, was at the heart of the Dutch attacking effort, taking his tally of goals to 10 in his last 14 internationals and cementing his place as the key attacker in the Netherlands revival under Koeman.
Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum were on the score sheet for Holland against Belarus
Depay was the man of the match as he opened the scoring with less than 60 seconds gone
Wijnaldum was all smiles soon after when he made it 2-0 and Belarus looked a team stunned
The game was sealed in the second half when Depay showed composure from the penalty spot
The Dutch fans were in good voice in Rotterdam as they basked in yet another dominant win
The home side were ahead
