<p>GIBRALTAR — It took awhile but the Netherlands eased to 7-0 victory over Gibraltar as group leader Turkey could only draw 3-3 with Latvia in World Cup qualifying Tuesday.</p>
<p>The Netherlands are second in Group G, a point behind Turkey. Norway beat Montenegro 1-0 in the group’s other match.</p>
<p>Gibraltar, ranked 195th in the world, kept the Netherlands largely at bay before the break but collapsed spectacularly in 10 second half minutes on the artificial turf of Victoria Stadium.</p>
<p>The Dutch had 19 shots before the break but only one of them beat the packed Gibraltar defense and goalkeeper Dayle Coleing, who made a series of saves including one with his face from a Memphis Depay volley.</p>
<p>Steven Berghuis finally broke the deadlock in the 42nd minute when a ball bounced fortuitously to his feet and he swept a first-time shot past Coleing.</p>
<p>The Gibraltar wall crumbled after the break as the Dutch scored four times in 10 minutes immediately after Daley Blind had been carried off the field on a stretcher with an ankle injury.</p>
<p>Luuk de Jong started the barrage with his third goal in as many Group G qualifiers before Depay, Georginio Wijnaldum and Donyell Malen — on as a substitute for Blind — scored in quick succession. Gibraltar then frustrated the Dutch for 20 minutes until substitute Donny van de Beek made it 6-0 and Depay scored his second.</p>
<p>“You are a bit disappointed because you missed a lot of good chances, but I think 7-0 is a good result,” Wijnaldum said.</p>
<p>In Istanbul, Turkey went up 2-0 in just over half an hour thanks to goals from Kenan Karaman and Hakan Calhanoglu before Roberts Savalnieks pulled a goal back for Latvia. Burak Yilmaz restored Turkey’s two-goal lead from the penalty spot before Roberts Uldrikis and Davis Ikaunieks scored for Latvia.</p>
<p>In Podgorica, Alexander Sorloth scored the only goal as Norway beat Montenegro 1-0.</p>
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