Soccer-Dutch score five against Bosnia in winning start to Nations League campaign

Soccer Football - Nations League - League A - Group 3 - Netherlands v Bosnia & Herzegovina - Philips Stadium, Eindhoven, Netherlands - September 7, 2024 Netherlands' Cody Gakpo scores their third goal celebrates scoring their third goal with Tijjani Reijnders and Joshua Zirkzee REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) -The Netherlands endured some nervy moments but in the end proved too strong for Bosnia as they began their Nations League campaign with a 5-2 triumph at the Philips Stadion on Saturday.

Joshua Zirkzee scored on his first start for the Dutch to give the hosts a 13th-minute lead in their League A Group 3 encounter but they were caught by a swift counter-attack 14 minutes later that saw Ermedin Demirovic equalise.