It was a stark contrast of styles as the Dutch, who employ a 4-3-3 and attack with three world-class strikers (Robben, van Nistelrooy and van Persia), took on the defensive-minded S&M. The Dutch got the win thanks to a goal and dominant performance from Arjen Robben. He was such a force in this game that his own teammates, despite the win, complained afterwards that he didn't spread the wealth.
S&M only conceded a solitary goal in 10 qualification matches. Not sure how many they scored though. They certainly didn't look too threatening today. In fact, according to my unofficial calculations, S&M had -1% of the possession. You'd think a team this bad in the flow of play would at least be good off set pieces, but they weren’t. Plus they flop as often as the South Americans. S&M, you’ve made the list.
Goal scorers:
Robben (18'), Netherlands (1-0)
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