The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nigel-de-Jong-c27882 and Maarten Stekelenburg.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belgium-c2850 in an international friendly game at Stade Roi Baudouin on Wednesday, August 15.
The Inter Milan star insisted that his side did not perform impressively in the opening 45 minutes of the game. In addition, the 28-year-old midfielder also stressed that his side’s individual errors cost them the match.
“We didn’t play well in the first half. The second was a lot better, but we gave it away with two personal mistakes by Nigel de Jong and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Maarten-Stekelenburg-c22998”, Sneijder was quoted as saying to the Dutch media.
The Dutch international, who has thus far represented the Flying Dutchmen in close to 100 matches, went on to heap praise on Louis van Gaal’s new system.
“I think that with a new team and a different system [4-3-3 instead of 4-2-3-1] we can be partly satisfied. We had to score more goals, but at some points in the game we really played very well”, Sneijder concluded.
The home side commenced proceedings brightly, and took the lead in the 20th minute through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Benteke-c9056. After conceding the goal, the Oranje took the initiative, and tried to score the equaliser.
However, the hosts managed to keep the 1-0 score-line intact until the half-time break.
The Flying Dutchmen resumed proceedings aggressively in the second-half, and scored twice in quick succession to take the lead. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Narsingh scored the equaliser in the 54th minute while Klaas-Jan Huntelaar’s strike gave the Oranje lead.
Nigel de Jong lost possession inside his own half to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romelu-Lukaku-c31672 inside the box for Rode Duivels’
third goal.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jan-Vertonghen-c17814 put the icing on the cake when he added his name to the score-sheet to seal the game 4-2 in favour of Belgium.
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