Netherlands v German Democratic Republic, 15 November 1978
| Score | 3-0 to Netherlands |
| Referee | Ulf Eriksson |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 4 |
| Venue | Stadion de Kuip, Rotterdam |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
View Netherlands v German Democratic Republic head to head
Kick-off: 8:00pm local
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Netherlands
Manager: Jan Zwartkruis
Goals:
| Gerd Kische | own goal | 17 |
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| Ruud Geels | penalty | 72 |
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| Ruud Geels | 88 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Piet Schrijvers
Defender
Ernie Brandts
Defender
Hugo Hovenkamp
Defender
Ruud Krol
(captain)
Defender
Adri van Kraay
Defender
Piet Wildschut
Midfielder
Johan Neeskens
Midfielder
Jan Peters
Forward
Ruud Geels
Forward
Rob Rensenbrink
Forward
René van der Kerkhof
Substitutions:
| Johnny Metgod for Johan Neeskens | 46 |
| Adri Koster for René van der Kerkhof | 68 |
0 German Democratic Republic
Manager: Georg Buschner
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Jürgen Croy
Goalkeeper
Hans-Jürgen Dörner
Defender
(captain)
Gerd Kische
Defender
Lutz Eigendorf
Midfielder
Reinhard Häfner
Midfielder
Lutz Lindemann
Midfielder
Hartmut Schade
Midfielder
Rüdiger Schnuphase
Midfielder
Gerd Weber
Midfielder
Martin Hoffmann
Forward
Hans-Jurgen Riediger
Forward
Substitutions:
| Werner Peter for Hartmut Schade | 47 |
| Wolf-Rüdiger Netz for Lutz Eigendorf | 70 |