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Netherlands stun Brazil in PE

Netherlands stun Brazil

Posted: Jul 2 2010

The Netherlands have stunned 10-man Brazil with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory in the quarterfinals of the 2010 World Cup at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday afternoon.

Brazil could have been 3-0 up by halftime, but instead held a slender 1-0 lead going into the break following Robinho's early strike.

But a Felipo Melo own goal and a Wesley Sneijder header in the second half put the Dutch ahead, and when Brazil had Melo sent-off for an ugly stamp on Arjen Robben, their task got a whole lot harder.

There was drama before kick-off as Joris Mathijsen was injured in the warm-ups and was replaced by Andre Ooijer, and Ooijer was at fault for the opener as he played Robinho onside from a superb Melo pass and the Brazilian finished clinically to give his team the lead.

Juan and Kaka went close for the South Americans before the break, while the Dutch offered little at the other end.

The second half was a different matter though and Netherlands were level on 53 minutes. Sneijder's cross from deep flicked off the head of Felipo Melo and into the goal, with Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar having raced off his line to try and punch clear. It was a defensive calamity for the South Americans.

Brazil looked stunned by the goal and seemed to go into their shell, while the Dutch continued to chip away at them.

And it was 2-1 in 68 minutes, and again Sneijder was involved. He headed home after a flick from Dirk Kuyt following Robben’s corner.

Just four minutes later and Brazil were in deeper trouble when Melo was received a straight red card for an act of stupidity as he stamped on the leg of Robben while he lay on the ground.

From there on in the Brazilians tried to push forward for an equaliser, and in doing so they left massive gaps at the back. Netherlands should have wrapped up the win with another goal, but in the end it was not needed and they recorded a famous victory and set up a semifinal against either Uruguay or Ghana in Cape Town on July 6.

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Njia4life: 2010-07-02 18:17

Brazil is out..........

Gucci Man : 2010-07-02 18:22

Dunga: You left Ronaldihno ! Can u feel it now ? it is gone . I never had faith in this team. You were missing a creative player today and that is Ronaldihno.

Njia4life: 2010-07-02 18:23

now anything can happen, lets see what Ghana will play today but we should not forget the miracle in Egypt....and a black man in a white house...

Poisonhoney : 2010-07-02 18:23

Bye bye brazil!!.if da dutch cn beat samba boys.ghana cn beat uruguay..anythn is posibl..dunga wl regret excludn dinho"..they luk avarag

Gucci Man : 2010-07-02 18:28

Why you left out Ronaldihno ? why ? why ? why? You let the Brazillians down. This is one of the worst performance by Brazil....it's a pity u have something against Ronaldihno and u let down your nation just because of jealous and pride. Bakulayile

nlc : 2010-07-02 18:31

Sorry brazil,Dunga must have known better,Filipe Melo is very ill disciplined,he should hav left him out n brought in Ronaldinho n Pato.F Melo doesn't deserve to be a Brazilian!

Njia4life: 2010-07-02 18:35

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RIKHOTSOoscar : 2010-07-02 19:39

THIS IS NOT ABOUT ABOUT DUNGA LEFTING RONALDINHO OR PATO...THE TEAM HAVE DONE WELL IN GROUP STAGES,EVEN AT HOLLAND GAME BUT IT WASNT MEANT TO BE...IN FOOTBALL YOU LOSE SOME,DRAW AND WIN.WE JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT HOLLAND WAS WELL PREPARED FOR BRAZIL.

ALLY : 2010-07-02 22:56

I hate uDunda guyz, he think he is a godfather on this game of soccer heee? He left *****ldihno& Pato at home whats the rizin of doing dat, pls go home Dunga now, coz when i c u at OR TAMBO tomorrow i 'll knock u down ngiyak'thembisa.

mano : 2010-07-02 23:59

if u r a coach ,on de ryte state of mind &u want 2 win de world cup then how come u leave out world class players lyk Marcelo(madrid),Pato&Ronaldinho(both Madrid),Alex(chelsea), Diego(juventus)...dunga deserves this...his attitude sucks!

ma : 2010-07-03 00:03

above correction: pato&ronaldinho(both AC milan)

Mvuleni 22 : 2010-07-03 00:10

Dunga remember we wanted 2c Ronaldhino on African soil&u showed us d middle finger now Get 2d nearest fan park in Brazil to watch coaches coach.

Swona Champ!: 2010-07-03 08:50

their downfall was hunger, they were not hungry enough for this, they scored a goal, they thought its enough, and it's not until the fat lady sing, how can you difend 1 - 0? they should know better, good luck in 2014

Swona Champ!: 2010-07-03 08:53

guys the Ronaldinho that you crying for has a drinking problem, sources say he takes 3/4 everytime he goes for training, when other players refresh with energade/water, he go for heineken, Dunga made a good move!

JMasterJ: 2010-07-03 10:30

The Dutch were luck all their goals were a fluck..Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho if it was not meant to be its not meant to be.

KidKudu7: 2010-07-03 12:19

Tjooo, what a game and as I said before that the Dutch will win this encounter, many people thought I was a lunatic. Bye, bye Brazil, see you in 2014 & your clueless Dunga.