Dutch Advance
The Dutch fans and the rest of the Dutch camp must have believed that they started in the same vein as Argentina’s rout earlier today when Van Nistelrooy and Co. jumped out to a 2-0 lead against the other-orange team from the Ivory Coast.
The Dutch started strong with Van Persie driving in from the right and drawing an early foul right outside the 18. Van Persie was given his World Cup dream seconds later as he opened the scoring in the 23rd min. with a scorching left footed bomb of a free kick. Van Nistelscrapes, who found himself freed by Robben’s dribbling and final pass—(finally!)—then curled in a right footer, inside the near post in the 27th min.
The Ivory Coast, however, put up an excellent display and kept pressing forward to find a goal. The Orange Elephants were rewarded in the 38th min. when Kone found space in the midfield and scored from a right footed blast. Unfortunately, it is defeat and elimination for this African-side though they did display the qualities that make African football a showcase of skills.
The Dutch now face Argentina for top seed in Group C—Let the scoring begin…
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