Ghana 1 - 1 Australia
Cameroon 1 - 2 Denmark
A tense, heated match between two resolute teams. The Dutch started off with a fine arts approach to the game that gradually digressed into a street brawl for the ball as Japan proved to be a more formidable opponent than Holland's initial aloofness could handle. Players on both sides took plenty of hits, the worst of which--a boot in the face of Yuichi Komano by a falling Robin Van Persie--required a stretcher.
Ten minutes after halftime, the game was still nil-to-nil, then, Dutch striker Wesley Sneijder breaks the silence with a thunderbolt in the 53rd minute. It was a much-needed relief for Holland who were expected to be the easy victors in this challenge, though it did not diminish Japan's determination. No changes to the score after that point, but the breakneck intensity of the match persisted until the very end.
No comments:
Post a Comment