Matches

Netherlands

2:1

Slovakia

2:1 (1:0)

Arjen ROBBEN (18')
Wesley SNEIJDER (84')

Robert VITTEK (90'+4 PEN)

Summary

Returning Robben helps sink Slovakia

Arjen Robben led the way for the Netherlands as they beat Slovakia 2-1 in Durban on Monday to book a quarter-final date with either Brazil or Chile.

Highlights

Line-up

Netherlands

Slovakia

1 Maarten STEKELENBURG $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/184599.png'} NED1 Maarten STEKELENBURG (GK)	(GK) Jan MUCHA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/299802.png'} SVK1 Jan MUCHA 1
2 Gregory VAN DER WIEL $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/291410.png'} NED2 Gregory VAN DER WIEL	Peter PEKARIK $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/299804.png'} SVK2 Peter PEKARIK 2
3 John HEITINGA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/184607.png'} NED3 John HEITINGA	Martin SKRTEL $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/197793.png'} SVK3 Martin SKRTEL 3
4 Joris MATHIJSEN $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/228281.png'} NED4 Joris MATHIJSEN	(-88') Radoslav ZABAVNIK $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/215716.png'} SVK5 Radoslav ZABAVNIK 5
5 Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/155679.png'} NED5 Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST (C)	Vladimir WEISS $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/313909.png'} SVK7 Vladimir WEISS 7
6 Mark VAN BOMMEL $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/179568.png'} NED6 Mark VAN BOMMEL	Robert VITTEK $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/184410.png'} SVK11 Robert VITTEK 11
7 Dirk KUYT $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/217313.png'} NED7 Dirk KUYT	Miroslav STOCH $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/306306.png'} SVK15 Miroslav STOCH 15
8 Nigel DE JONG $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/216964.png'} NED8 Nigel DE JONG	Jan DURICA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/215718.png'} SVK16 Jan DURICA 16
9 Robin VAN PERSIE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/217315.png'} NED9 Robin VAN PERSIE (-80' )	(-87') (C) Marek HAMSIK $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/299810.png'} SVK17 Marek HAMSIK 17
10 Wesley SNEIJDER $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/215002.png'} NED10 Wesley SNEIJDER (-90'+2 )	(-71') Erik JENDRISEK $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/302439.png'} SVK18 Erik JENDRISEK 18
11 Arjen ROBBEN $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/184616.png'} NED11 Arjen ROBBEN (-71' )	Juraj KUCKA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/319373.png'} SVK19 Juraj KUCKA 19

Substitute(s)

16 Michel VORM $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/254089.png'} NED16 Michel VORM (GK)	(GK) Dusan PERNIS $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/197787.png'} SVK12 Dusan PERNIS 12
22 Sander BOSCHKER $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/160388.png'} NED22 Sander BOSCHKER (GK)	(GK) Dusan KUCIAK $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/299803.png'} SVK23 Dusan KUCIAK 23
12 Khalid BOULAHROUZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/218246.png'} NED12 Khalid BOULAHROUZ	Marek CECH $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/197473.png'} SVK4 Marek CECH 4
13 Andre OOIJER $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/155673.png'} NED13 Andre OOIJER	Jan KOZAK $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/237767.png'} SVK8 Jan KOZAK 8
14 Demy DE ZEEUW $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/254097.png'} NED14 Demy DE ZEEUW	Stanislav SESTAK $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/215725.png'} SVK9 Stanislav SESTAK 9
15 Edson BRAAFHEID $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/254094.png'} NED15 Edson BRAAFHEID	(+87') Marek SAPARA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/241640.png'} SVK10 Marek SAPARA 10
17 Eljero ELIA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/291415.png'} NED17 Eljero ELIA (+71')	Filip HOLOSKO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/197801.png'} SVK13 Filip HOLOSKO 13
18 Stijn SCHAARS $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/217306.png'} NED18 Stijn SCHAARS	(+88') Martin JAKUBKO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/230496.png'} SVK14 Martin JAKUBKO 14
19 Ryan BABEL $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/216733.png'} NED19 Ryan BABEL	(+71') Kamil KOPUNEK $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/207956.png'} SVK20 Kamil KOPUNEK 20
20 Ibrahim AFELLAY $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/216723.png'} NED20 Ibrahim AFELLAY (+90'+2)	Kornel SALATA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/309974.png'} SVK21 Kornel SALATA 21
21 Klaas Jan HUNTELAAR $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/184615.png'} NED21 Klaas Jan HUNTELAAR (+80')	Martin PETRAS $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/177868.png'} SVK22 Martin PETRAS 22
23 Rafael VAN DER VAART $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/180811.png'} NED23 Rafael VAN DER VAART	Zdenko STRBA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/178464.png'} SVK6 Zdenko STRBA 6

Coaches

Bert VAN MARWIJK (NED)

(SVK) Vladimir WEISS

Officials

Referee: Alberto UNDIANO (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Fermin MARTINEZ (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Carlos YUSTE JIMENEZ (ESP)
Fourth official: Stephane LANNOY (FRA)
Fifth official: Laurent UGO (FRA)

Misses next match if booked
Not eligible to play

"We played well for the first half-hour. We were good at the start of the second half too, but we failed to add a second goal. Maarten Stekelenburg then saved us twice at a very important time," Bert van Marwijk, Netherlands coach.

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Latest Comments:

20/05/2011 at 20:04

dede-SVK (Slovakia)

Slovakia is the best

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29/07/2010 at 20:27

MM1997 (Slovakia)

Slovakia is the best!!!!!!

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02/07/2010 at 04:31

dculper (USA)

Looking forward to Netherlands x Brazil. Though I didnt think the NL did all that great against Slovakia (Slovakia had many chances to score but was too sloppy to get it done, sorry Slovakians...) I believe the NL will have a lot of confidence as they did not lose one single match until now so they can certainly put up a good show. If the NL plays the same way they have been playing Brazil wins without a question. Otherwise Brazil will struggle and the Dutch wins? I cant wait to find out... Go Brazil!Good luck to both teams!

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Statistics

Netherlands		Slovakia
16	Shots	12
5	Corner kicks	2
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Second yellow card and red card	0
0	Red Cards	0
51%	Possession (%)	49%

Algeria	England	Korea DPR	Serbia
Argentina	France	Korea Republic	Slovakia
Australia	Germany	Mexico	Slovenia
Brazil	Ghana	Netherlands	South Africa
Cameroon	Greece	New Zealand	Spain
Chile	Honduras	Nigeria	Switzerland
Côte d'Ivoire	Italy	Paraguay	Uruguay
Denmark	Japan	Portugal	USA

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SVK1

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SVK2

NED3

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NED5

SVK7

NED6

SVK11

NED7

SVK15

NED8

SVK16

NED9

SVK17

NED10

SVK18

NED11

SVK19

NED16

SVK12

NED22

SVK23

NED12

SVK4

NED13

SVK8

NED14

SVK9

NED15

SVK10

NED17

SVK13

NED18

SVK14

NED19

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NED20

SVK21

NED21

SVK22

NED23

SVK6

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