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Saturday March 28, 2009 Finished Amsterdam ArenA

3 - 0

Netherlands

  • Huntelaar 30’
  • van Persie 45’
  • Kuyt 77’ (pen.)

Scotland

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  1. World Cup qual. - Scotland outclassed by Netherlands

    World Cup qual. - Scotland outclassed by Netherlands

    An under-strength Scotland side were beaten 3-0 by the Netherlands in a World Cup qualifying Group 9 clash in Amsterdam. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Netherlands
    • Scotland
    • 90+2 Final whistle, easy peasy for the Dutch, who go eight points clear.
    • 90' McCormack is caught offside as this game peters out...
    • 86' Robben almost gets in after good play from Kuyt but good defending from Berra to rorce him wide for a corner.
    • 84' Morrison on for Teale.
    • 80' NETHERLANDS SUBS: Schaars and Affellay on for De Jong and Huntelaar.
    • 79' Huntelaar is booked for a late challenge.
    • 78' Steve Fletcher on for Scotland.
    • 77' Here comes Kuyt with the penalty.... he strokes it into the bottom left with McGregor going the other way, 3-0 and a nightmare debut for Christophe Berra for Scotland.
    • 76' Huntelaar is in the box, Berra slides across and it's a penalty! He just missed the ball and it's the right decision.
    • 75' Terrible decision from the ref, there was no push, no handball, nothing. There were barely any Scots in the box! He's disallowed that out of habit. No wonder the French league struck him off.
    • 74' Good delivery to the far post AND CALDWELL RISES WITH A WONDERFUL HEADER THAT RATTLES INTO THE BACK OF THE NET! But the ref has blown his whistle! Why on earth has he disallowed that? There was no push or fall visible...
    • 73' Alan Hutton returns from a long spell out with a foot injury as Scotland have a corner on the left....
    • 69' Scotland struggle to clear the corner but eventually Alexander takes it off Robben and hoofs the ball away.
    • 68' Van der Wiel on the right, good ball which comes off Huntelaar's head and in for ROBBEN WHO MUST SCORE but Caldwell somehow arches back to hook it over for a corenr!
    • 66' Van der Wiel plays a one-two with Kuyt and swings over a cross for Huntelaar but Brown hacks it clear.
    • 65' NETHERLANDS SUB: Van Persie off for Sniejder.
    • 63' Van Persie is struggling with a knock. He might have to come off...
    • 61' Good play from Kuyt on the right to work out of a tricky situation and play it in for Van Persie, but his flick to Robben is short and the Scots clear.
    • 59' Robben with a cute curler from the edge of the box but it curls too much and into the arms of McGregor.
    • 58' McCormack on a mazy dribble but he's crowded out by Van Bommel and De Jong and the Netherlands clear.
    • 55' Still with the Scots but Miller's header from another McCormack cross was weak and under pressure, easy for Stekelenburg.
    • 54' McCormack's corner is cleared but lands at his feet again, the second cross is really good and Berra leans across two Dutchmen to head it towards goal but it's off target and cleared!
    • 53' Miller does well to hold it up on the edge of the box, backheels it to Brown too and he could be in but Mathijsen - who has been their best defender - slides across to put it behind for a corner.
    • 51' Robben on the right, he makes mincemeat of McCormack then leaves Naysmith flat on his rear and he drills it across the area but Kuyt has his back to goal, turns and shoots low, deflected and it beats McGregor but inches wide!!
    • 50' The Dutch are giving Scotland a torrid time at the moment, hitting them with wave after wave of attack down the right.
    • 48' Huntelaar is a bit groggy after a clash of heads.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+2 Half-time, 2-0 to the Netherlands.
    • 45+1 Corner to the Netherlands on the right, Robben to take... looping ball to the near post AND NO-ONE HAS WATCHED VAN PERSIE WHO FLIES ACROSS TO FLICK IT INTO THE TOP LEFT FOR 2-0!
    • 45' McCormack with an inviting free kick but headed away and cleared by the Dutch.
    • 44' De Jong had better watch it, another crunching tackle on McCormack to give Scotland a free-kick on the right...
    • 37' More good play from the Dutch as Van Bommel and Robben almost combine but the Scots clear.
    • 33' Robben's corner is easy for McGregor. Scotland get to see some of the ball now but given away by McCormack to De Jong.
    • 32' Van Persie gets in on the left after good play from Robben, he digs out a good cross which Caldwell heads behind for a corner.
    • 30' Van Bommel has time and space on the right with no-one closing him down, he plays it diagonally into the box AND HUNTELAAR IS TOTALLY UNMARKED WITH A FAR-POST HEADER LOW TOWARDS THE BOTTOM RIGHT FOR 1-0! Alexander was at fault there, he was a bystander and allowed Huntelaar to get away, watching in admiration as the Madrid striker scored.
    • 29' Robben on the left, he whizzes past Alexander, then Brown, brilliant play but his drilled ball for Huntelaar is blocked by McGregor for a corner! That's more like it from the Dutch.
    • 28' Promising move for the Dutch but when a loose one flies up in the air, Van Bommel takes Teale out in crude fashion.
    • 26' Good ball from Van Persie on the right but Huntelaar can't get on it and Scotland survive.
    • 24' Throw on the right is from Alexander to McCormack who turns well and shoots but drags the low drive well wide.
    • 23' Van Bommel slides in on Naysmith, free-kick to Scotland which Ferguson will take but Mathijsen heads out for a throw.
    • 22' Robben comes back on the field of play, he wasn't hurt anyway. That looked like a foul though.
    • 21' Robben with a mazy dribble and is brought down on the edge of the box by a Brown challenge, no free-kick but really it that should have been. Robben is furious and limps off yelling and pointing, like Brown is scared.
    • 19' Alexander takes the free-kick but Van Bommel is up there to head clear. Scotland give away a free kick, Miller I think.
    • 18' De Jong with a late tackle on Ferguson, yellow card and a free-kick for Scotland on the right.
    • 17' Long ball over the top is not dealt with by Scotland and Robben is through, he cuts inside Naysmith and Berra over-commits and he must score but it bobbles and he spoons the finish well over! Bad miss, Berra is angry with something but really he should be annoyed at himself for lunging across like that.
    • 15' De Jong has to put it out for a corner after more good play from Scotland.
    • 14' The corner is taken quickly to Ferguson, who cuts inside and crosses far post but headed clear. The Dutch break but Kuyt can't get a cross in and it's a throw to the hosts on their left.
    • 13' McCormack gets it on the right but he has no-one in support. Cleverly he wins a corner off Gio.
    • 12' McCormack plays it over the top and Miller has sprung the offside trap and he's through, clean through and this must be 1-0 but he delays the shot and Mathijsen slides across to tackle! A man short on confidence, he should have gobbled that up.
    • 11' Robben with a mazy dribble but he can't release the ball in time. Scotland break...
    • 10' Brown wide to McCormack, who is on the right and tries a cross but headed clear. Decent possession for the Scots.
    • 5' Almost a chance for the Dutch as Robben plays it in from the left for Huntelaar but his Madrid team-mate can't control it and the ball is back with McGregor.
    • 3' Fairly scrappy opening to this match, which will suit Scotland...
    • - Match underway! Click on the link below for pics... Photo gallery
    • - Injury ravaged Scotland can move within two points of Group 9 leaders Netherlands with victory in Amsterdam tonight.

  • Summary

    • 77' Here comes Kuyt with the penalty.... he strokes it into the bottom left with McGregor going the other way, 3-0 and a nightmare debut for Christophe Berra for Scotland.
    • 76' Huntelaar is in the box, Berra slides across and it's a penalty! He just missed the ball and it's the right decision.
    • 74' Good delivery to the far post AND CALDWELL RISES WITH A WONDERFUL HEADER THAT RATTLES INTO THE BACK OF THE NET! But the ref has blown his whistle! Why on earth has he disallowed that? There was no push or fall visible...
    • 68' Van der Wiel on the right, good ball which comes off Huntelaar's head and in for ROBBEN WHO MUST SCORE but Caldwell somehow arches back to hook it over for a corenr!
    • 54' McCormack's corner is cleared but lands at his feet again, the second cross is really good and Berra leans across two Dutchmen to head it towards goal but it's off target and cleared!
    • 51' Robben on the right, he makes mincemeat of McCormack then leaves Naysmith flat on his rear and he drills it across the area but Kuyt has his back to goal, turns and shoots low, deflected and it beats McGregor but inches wide!!
    • 45+1 Corner to the Netherlands on the right, Robben to take... looping ball to the near post AND NO-ONE HAS WATCHED VAN PERSIE WHO FLIES ACROSS TO FLICK IT INTO THE TOP LEFT FOR 2-0!
    • 30' Van Bommel has time and space on the right with no-one closing him down, he plays it diagonally into the box AND HUNTELAAR IS TOTALLY UNMARKED WITH A FAR-POST HEADER LOW TOWARDS THE BOTTOM RIGHT FOR 1-0! Alexander was at fault there, he was a bystander and allowed Huntelaar to get away, watching in admiration as the Madrid striker scored.
    • 29' Robben on the left, he whizzes past Alexander, then Brown, brilliant play but his drilled ball for Huntelaar is blocked by McGregor for a corner! That's more like it from the Dutch.
    • 17' Long ball over the top is not dealt with by Scotland and Robben is through, he cuts inside Naysmith and Berra over-commits and he must score but it bobbles and he spoons the finish well over! Bad miss, Berra is angry with something but really he should be annoyed at himself for lunging across like that.
    • 12' McCormack plays it over the top and Miller has sprung the offside trap and he's through, clean through and this must be 1-0 but he delays the shot and Mathijsen slides across to tackle! A man short on confidence, he should have gobbled that up.
    • - Injury ravaged Scotland can move within two points of Group 9 leaders Netherlands with victory in Amsterdam tonight.

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