Netherlands crush Hungary 4-0 to maintain unbeaten run in Euro 2012 qualifiers
Bert van Marwijk’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hungary-c2920 4-0 at the Stadium Puskas Ferenc in Budapest to maintain their unbeaten run in the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.
Goals from Rafael van der Vaart, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ibrahim-Afellay-c16547, Dirk Kuyt and Robin van Persie helped the Dutch secure all three points from the fixture.
The Oranje have now won all the five matches played and have most certainly qualified for the 2012 competition.
The home side started with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vladimir-Koman-c36360 provided support from the wings.
The Oranje started with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nigel-de-Jong-c27882 in the centre of midfield.
It was a brilliant start for the Dutch, who continued their attacking display in the campaign. Rafael van der Vaart put the visitors ahead with just eight minutes into the match. Sneijder played van der Vaart through with a brilliant ball and the Tottenham
man guided his finish past the Hungary goalkeeper.
Sneijder was again involved in the 28th minute with a brilliant free kick but Gabor Kiraly spilled it and then had to pull a save from a Kuyt shot to deny the away side from scoring. Dzsudzsak had a shot saved moments later by the Dutch goalkeeper
after the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 man dribbled past Gregory van der Wiel on the left to mark the first chance for the hosts.
Ibrahim Afellay doubled the lead for Netherlands in the dying moments of the first half after van der Wiel set him up in front of goal. The former PSV man had no qualms whatsoever in scoring and the half ended 2-0 in favour of Holland.
The visitors started the second half with the same momentum and were superb going forward. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dirk-Kuyt-c11348 scored nine minutes after the interval to put his side 3-0 up in the fixture. Van Persie was unselfish in setting up Kuyt for the goal as the Liverpool man
had no problems finding the empty net.
Van Persie continued his sensational goal scoring form with the national side and scored the fourth goal in the 62nd minute after a brilliant through ball from van der Wiel. The Dutch could have scored even more goals but the Hungary goalkeeper
denied many shots from the away side and made some brilliant saves.
Netherlands remain top of Group E with 15 points from five games and have scored a staggering 16 goals so far in the qualifying campaign.
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