Holland were left on the verge of exiting Euro
2012 at the group stage on Wednesday just two years after they looked
set for a golden era when they reached the World Cup final.
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| Germany 2-1 Netherland |
Dutch
defender John Heitinga (R) interacts with German forward Mario Gomez
during their Euro 2012 championships Group B match, on June 13, at the
Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv. Holland were left on the verge of exiting
the tournament at the group stage just two years after they looked set
for a golden era when they reached the World Cup final.
Two
goals by German striker Mario Gomez proved enough as the Euro 2008
finalists saw off the Dutch 2-1 and left them pointless after two games
of Group B.
The Dutch will have to beat Portugal in their final group game.
That
looks an even tougher task after a stunning strike by substitute
Silvestre Varela three minutes from time gave them a 3-2 win over a
resilient Danish side that had come back from 2-0 thanks to two Nicklas
Bendtner headers.
Germany lead the group on six points while the Danes and the Portuguese have three apiece.
Gomez
struck twice in the first-half, both goals created by Bastien
Schweinsteiger, to take his tally to three for the tournament and level
with Russia's Alan Dzagoev at the top of the scoring charts.
Whilst
Robin van Persie got one back in the second-half, some relief for coach
Bert van Marwijk whose loyalty to the Arsenal star had started to look
foolhardy in the extreme after a woeful first-half, the Dutch still came
up short.
More worrying still ahead of a must win game was Arjen Robben's show of petulance when he was replaced late on.
He showed his disgust by walking off the opposite side of the pitch and sullenly walked round to the side of the dugout.
Added
to the discontent publicly expressed by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Rafael
van der Vaart it does not augur well for the lead-up to the Portugal
clash, though, the coach tried to drum up some enthusiasm for the
challenge.
"We still have a chance to go through and we have to believe in it," said van Marwijk defiantly.
"Thousands of fans have come here and we have to do well for them, we have to beat Portugal now to have a chance."
For
his German counterpart Joachim Loew the 'door was now open to the
quarter-finals' and he did not exactly give a ringing endorsement of
Holland's chances of getting the win they need at the very least.
"Holland
created a few chances, which our defence dealt with, but I had the
feeling Holland were physically dead after 60 minutes."
Portugal
made life more difficult for themselves than they shoudl have done and
would have been easy winners had not their start player and captain
Cristiano Ronaldo not missed a hatful of chances.
The Real Madrid
hotshot was also ridiculed after the last of his misses by hearing the
Danish fans chant the name of his Argentinian nemesis in the Spanish
league scoring charts Lionel Messi.
But he had a pithy riposte.
"Do you know what he (Messi) was doing this time last year? He was going out of the Copa America in the quarter-finals."
Ronaldo will hope that his campaign lasts even that far.
Vedio hightlight Germany 2-1 Honland
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| Before the game |
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| Germany take a photo |
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| Germany and Holland are friends |
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| Thank cheers |
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| The Germany Fans |
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| Germany Football Logo |
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| Germany second goal |
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| Frist goal |
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| Frist goal |
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| Whom's scored |
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| Germany players vs Holland |
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| Germany players vs Holland |
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| Germany 2-1 Honland |
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| Germany 2-1 Honland |
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| Happy Germany |
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| The striker |
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| Goalkeeper |
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| The Playmaker |
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| Gomez miss! |
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| 3 Germany Eagles |
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| Cool! |
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| Strong |
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| Stamina |
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| Stoper |
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| The defender |
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| Mats Hummels vs Kuyt |
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| 3 Germany Eagles |
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| Chaotically |
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| Robin van persi |
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| Defending! |
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| ache! |
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| Germany Captain |
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| Muller injurious |
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| Boateng and Schwini |
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| Gomez and Referer |
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| Pody |
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| Schwini again! |
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| Loew |
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| Germany substitution |
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| Who's shoe? |
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| Bender |
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| Ozil solo |
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| Ozil down |
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| Ozil action |
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| Ozil action |
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| Miss the goal! |
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| Muller |
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| Ozil vs Honland |
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| Ozil vs Honland |
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| Gomez out Klose in |
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| Gomez out Klose in |
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| Klose striker |
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| Muller out Kroos in |
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| Ozil out Bender in |
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| Action |
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| Action |
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| spirit of Kroos |
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| Kroos |
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| Per |
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| Lahm miss! |
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| Muller before change out |
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| Munller and Kross |
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| Quickly |
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| Ozil tired Ha! |
