Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Match Review & Highlights: Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands | WORLD CUP 2010

Netherlands, Uruguay, Match PreviewUruguay 2-3 Netherlands | WORLD CUP 2010

The scoreline makes this game look like a thriller. The scoreline is lying. Well, not lying. This game really did finish 3-2 to Netherlands. It just wasn’t quite as exciting as you’d think. What it did have was a couple of superb goals, including maybe the goal of the tournament from Gio van Bronckhurst, and one rather controverisal goal from Wesley Sneijder.

Yep, Arjen Robben scored a header. Seemed that the game would finish 3-1 but then Maxi Perreira scored for Uruguay in stoppage time (while the Netherlands were already half celebrating) and sent up a frantic final couple of minutes.

Obviously all the debate will be about Sneijder’s goal, and the role that a very probably offside Robin van Persie played in that. I thought he was onside at the time, but have since been convinced otherwise. If you want to join the debate about Sneijder’s goal and the standard of officiating in general, then click yourself over to Another Day, Another Dubious Decision: The Dutch Offside Goal..

Whatever your feelings on that, the Netherlands have advanced 3-2 and will meet the winner of tomorrow’s Germany vs Spain game in the final, while Uruguay will play the loser in the third place playoff.

 
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