Netherlands v. Denmark 2-0 14/Jun/10

First Round, First Game, Group E, Day 4. (9 of 64)


Kuyt finishes Elia's work
[Photo: EPA via Daily Mail]


One severely questions this match reports from FIFA when utter lies arise: "Fue un primer tiempo entretenido al que, si hubiera que sacarle un pero, sería la ausencia de un gol." [It was an entertaining first half to which if one should poise a question, it would be the absence of a goal.] Certainly neither the first half nor the whole encounter offered an "entertaining match" in any case; both teams, and particularly the Dutch, weren't able to truly find a way to work with the ball. Only through the bad luck of Agger and some flashes of brilliance by Elia the match had its "entertaining" bits.

I suffered, not just due to the schedule (6:30 AM in Mexico's time) but because on the dreadful state of the play. This match will probably go to the "worst" in the award section of every site and blog out there since it provided us some utter relentless gameplay. Bendtner and friends will need to step up the plate and win the following match against Cameroon if they are keen on scrambling any opportunites later. That will happen at Pretoria in the 19th and earlier that day, in the beautiful stadium of Durban, the Japanese will act as hosts of Van Marwijk's men



Well...
[Photo: Getty Images via Daily Mail]


The news came in as Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner started as well as his fellow London team mate Van Persie. The match started with a pretty lively atmosphere (as you can see above) in a sunny half-emptied stadium. Where the Danish team played with an order worth of a troop, there were no real efforts nor highlights until a header from Bendtner that went to the side-netting in the 29th minute. In the final minutes Rommedahl shot wide as well as Kahlenberg. There was really nothing much to add to what was probably one of the dullest shows of "entertainment" across the world.


The second part began with a "goal" by Arsenal's Dutchman Van Persie. The forward managed to pull his mark away from the box and crossed; the result was a deviated header by Agger which found the back of Poulsen and also the back of the net. Sorensen saved with a perfect act of gymnastics the shot of Van der Vaart after a quick combo with Van Persie. When Elia came in for Rafael, in the 67th, things suddenly changed in that left side, as he thundered with a tremendous display of pace. Again Sorensen kept the efforts from the Dutch, specially Van Bommel's, at bay. In one of those escapades, Elia took advantage and set Kuyt who just pushed to double the lead. The match ended after some substitutions.