Euro 2012 qualifiers summary: Hungary vs Netherlands – The Dutch thrash Hungary
Hungary played host to the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 at the Ferenc Pukas-Stadion, in a fixture for the qualifying stages of the Euro 2012. The game eventually played out as easy pickings for the Dutch who went on to thump four goals past the home-side. The goals on the
night were scored by Rafael Van Der Vaart, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dirk-Kuyt-c11348 and Robin Van Persie.
The line-ups on the night were as follows:
Hungary: Kiraly, Liptak, Vanczak, Juhasz, Laczko, Elek, Dzsudzsak, Koman, Varga, Rudolf, Gera
Subs: Fulop, Pinter, Tokoli, Czvitkovics, Vadocz, Lazar, Priskin
Holland: Vorm, Van Der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Pieters, De Jong, Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Afellay, Kuyt, van Persie
Subs: Boschker, Boulahrouz, Vlaar, Emanuelson, Strootman, Elia, Van Nistelrooy.
The Dutch enforced their dominance in the game early on and in just the 8th minute the team went on to score the opening goal of the game. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-Sneijder-c36799 was the creator of the goal, as the midfielder drove down the centre of the pitch before
setting up Van Der Vaart, who went on to shoot the ball through the keeper.
The next goal of the game on the stroke of half time came as Afellay made it two goals to nil in favour of the visitors. Van Persie and Kuyt combined on the pitch before setting up the youngster, who went on to unleash a low venomous strike that crashed
of the back of the net.
The third goal for the Netherlands came in the 53rd minute of the game. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 managed to beat the off-side trap with ease and rushed goal-wards. However instead of taking a shot himself, he went on play Kuyt, who then had the simplest
of tasks and slid the ball into the back of an empty net.
The fourth and final goal for the Dutch came in the 63rd minute of the game. After receiving the ball in a dangerous area, Arsenal’s in-form striker Robin Van Persie, went on to thump a shot into the back of the net and as a result give http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hungary-c2920
a beating they are bound to not forget anytime soon.
During the course of the game a total of five players were shown yellow cards. For Hungary, V.Koman, A. Elek, V. Vanczak and Z. Likptak were shown the yellow, while on the other side of the pitch Van Persie was shown the only card for the Dutch.
As a result of the defeat on the night, the Dutch are now firm favourites to be amongst the first teams to qualify for the next round of matches in the Euro 2012.
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