Louis van Gaal’s side recorded a 2-0 win over Turkey in the 2014 World Cup qualifier, and the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven star has admitted that his side staged an impressive show in the second-half.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kevin-Strootman-c20775 was extremely delighted with the Oranje’s win over Abdullah Avci’s men, and stressed that it was an important win for his side.
Despite a sloppy start in front of a packed stadium, the Flying Dutchmen took the lead in the 19th minute through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-Sneijder-c36799 corner was perfectly headed home by the Manchester United talisman.
Although, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkey-c3026 tried their level best to restore parity, they remained unsuccessful in their attempts, with Sercan Sararer and Arda Turan failing to hit the back of the net while Umut Bulut’s effort hitting the crossbar.
After the half-time break, the Oranje staged a better show, and managed to threaten the visiting side’s defence on numerous occasions. However, they failed to add any more goals until http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Narsingh’s strike a minute before the full-time whistle, which
sealed the 2-0 win in favour of Netherlands.
Strootman, who provided the assist on the second goal, was delighted with the win, and revealed that it was a much-needed victory for the Oranje.
“This is a very important victory. We knew that Turkey are one of the better teams in our group, and winning against them at home was necessary for us”, the PSV midfielder was quoted as saying to Voetbal Central.
The Dutchman, who has thus far played 12 matches while wearing the Oranje colours, went on to admit that his side staged a below par performance in the opening 45 minutes, but played impressively after the break.
"In the first-half, we played a bit sloppy. However, things changes in the second-half, and we performed brilliantly”, Strootman added.
The Oranje will take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hungary-c2920 in their next 2014 World Cup qualifier match at Ferenc Puskas Stadium on September 11, and the Dutch international knows that it will be a stern test for his side.
“An away game is always difficult. However, we will try our level best to achieve a good result”, Strootman concluded.
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