Conclusion: Hard to pick the man of the match. Blind was very impressive, Van persie was fantastic, but it has o go to Robben. 2 incredible goals. Specially the last one. He humiliated Pique, Ramos and Casillias several times. The trio will have nightmares about him for months to come.
Holland was absolutely fantastic. This reminds me of the Euro 2008 when they were in the same group as Italy and France and they trashed them both with 4-1 and 3-0. Lets hope they will do better than 2008 in the knock out stage.
Van Gaal made a master piece. Great strategy against Spain.
Is this the end of the dominance era of Spain over world football?
It was certainly a big humiliation for all the spanish players. Specially the Barcelona players looked like beaten dogs already. They had a terrible season and it seems to continue well into the world cup. The images of Ramos being easily out sprinted by Robben, Cassilias crawling on the floor trying to catch the ball while being out danced by Robben will linger for a while. It was certainly a memorable match. The first and I hope not the last highlight of the world cup.
Spain is finally relieved. Oh my god, this was real spanking for the spanish boys.
Losing is one thing, but this... Catastrophe!!!
90. Torres just botched a 100% chance oh my god The spanish players are praying for the game to end. This is like torture!!
88: oh my god, Spain is being demolished. the revenge for the finals is incredible. This is truly embarrassing! Countless chances for holland. just look at the shots.
80: Oh my god. a pass from the deep field. Robben starts 3 meters behind Ramos, overtake him in the run. dribbles Casillas and scores. This is really embarrassing!!!
72. oooh great blunder by Casillas, Van Persie scores again. SPains ship is going sinking while it is burning. This game is not finished yet an is already a classic. THis world cup is trying to make up for yesterday's scam it seems :D
71: who is this blind guy? 2 great assists, easily the man of the match until now!
69: what a game. Holland is playing its heart out. Spain is knocked out basically. Another great shot by Van Persie, Casillas saves. Havent seen a spanish team in this much trouble since the world cup loss to France in 2006.
64: goal holland!! spain is going doown!! Great header from 2 meters by van maat.
61: Great chance for van persie, hit the bar!!
52: Goal Arjen Robben, fantastic goal. he dribbled the whole center back. Pique again looked like a fool. He continues his horrible season. The goal followed a very strong phase of dutch play with a long ball possession streak
45: Second half starts.
Half time is over. Great game until now. Very high quality. Holland is playing a tactically clever game. They have problems in the center back. Spain has incredible potential and could have scored more. Lets see what the coaches will due during the break.
44: incredible goal by van Persie. A diver header after an incredible cross by Blind from the center of the field. Great goal, easily the best goal of the cup until now!
42: incredible save by the holland keeper. Silvas lob was ill placed. That should have been a goal. Holland's defense is looking shaky.
38: The offside trap has been working very well for Spain. Already 4 offsides.
36: Costa is impressive. He is causing headaches for the center backs. His injuries seems to have been healed very well.He looks very fit.
32: good cross into the penalty box of the spanish team. Narrow miss by Robben. Holland seems to have been awakened.
26: converted by alosno. the replays clearly show, Costa slipped, it was not a penalty!
25: penalty for Spain. the pressure was getting high. The replay doesnt really show a foul on costa. Again a bad decision?
20: Spain is now getting stronger. Couple of good combinations in the midfield. Their advances look very dangerous now.
15: van gaal is has set up a very high defensive line. Holland is pressing high up the pitch. The spanish squad seems a bit perplexed. The usual tiki taka is not really happening.
11: good game until now. Both teams seem to be going at it at full speed. There is no holding back.
7: Great chance by Robben for Snijder. Unfortunately again they could not convert.
Holland's defensive line is very unknown. Lets see how it will work out. Van gaal versus del Bosque, its Real Madrid against Barcelona all over again.
0: Here it goes, last cups finale.
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