Australia 2 v Holland 1 6-Sept-2008 Dutch delight for Socceroos Australia have come from behind to clinch a 2-1 victory against 10-man Netherlands in their friendly international in Eindhoven. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gave the Oranje the lead in just the sixth minute, but the game was turned on its head when home goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg was given his marching orders on the stroke of half-time. Harry Kewell converted the resultant penalty and Josh Kennedy produced the winner on 76 minutes to ensure the Socceroos a winning preparation ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan in Tashkent on Wednesday (Thursday morning AEST). Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk opted to start with Robin van Persie, despite his injury worries, as he sought to give the Arsenal forward some match practice ahead of their World Cup opener away to FYR Macedonia in midweek. Real Madrid midfielder Arjen Robben, however, was not called upon. The only surprise in Australia's starting XI was AZ Alkmaar forward Brett Holman's inclusion in the midfield ahead of Mark Bresciano, while Carl Valeri filled in for injured defensive midfielder Vince Grella. The Dutch wasted little time to grab the lead, converting from their first opportunity of the match after just over five minutes. A long ball down the left opened up for Ryan Babel to run on to and his cut-back into the box found Huntelaar, who struck a low shot past Mark Schwarzer. Australia responded with some good attacks on the counter ...
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Australia 2 v Holland 1 6-Sept-2008
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
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