CAPE TOWN - The Netherlands during the 32-year wait to reach the finals finally ended generation with Arjen Robben et rid of Uruguay 3-2 in the semifinal to be held at Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, Wednesday (07/07/2010) early morning hrs.
De Oranje, Dutch nickname for this is known as a great team without a title juara.Tangga State finals ever tasted this Windmills in 1974 and 1978, but ended as runners-up.
After that, Lady Luck seemed increasingly distant. Even in 1986 and 2002 the Dutch were not able to qualify for the World Cup. The Dutch had indeed reached the semifinals in 1998, but dikandaskan Brazil. Failure of the Netherlands in the World Cup semi-final which was held in France it was not repeated in South Africa.
The Netherlands opened up opportunities through Dirt Kuyt who got the feed from Wesley Sneijder, but the shot still has not reach the target.
The Dutch who came down with the ball 4-2-3-1 formation in the early minutes, while Uruguay occasionally conduct counterattacks by hanging Diego Forlan and Edison Cavani in the Dutch defense.
Although Uruguay is not too tight defense guarding the movement of Sneijder and Robben, De Oranje did not get a lot of opportunities means that threaten the goal of La Celeste who escorted Nestor Muslera.
Netherlands resolved the impasse, through individual action Geovani Van Bronckhorst outside the penalty box on 17 minutes. The former Barcelona player was a surprise kick toward goal Jabulani, rushing the ball rolled to the left side of slide rules, without the irresistible Muslera. Netherlands 1-0.
Uruguay first Disadvantaged not necessarily dark eyes and stack attack players in the Dutch defense. But these kesebaran sweet fruit. Diego Forlan scored Van Bronchorst reply in the same way, doing a kick from outside the penalty box that forced Maarten Stekelenburg picked up the ball from his net on 41 minutes.
Gol Forlan Uruguay players make more terlecut morale and increasingly daring to pressure, while the Dutch attack a bit limbung.Namun organization, until the whistle sounded the score 1-1 first round did not change.
In the second half, Paraguay get a golden opportunity, when Stekelenburg was forced to drive the ball out of the goal that followed Alvaro Pereira, throwing the ball was kicked toward the goal that has been left Stekelenburg, lucky to still have the Dutch players who drive the ball.
Dutch back with goals scored superior Sneijder from outside the penalty box on 70 minutes. Then three minutes later, Robben's turn to widen the advantage to 3-1, with a header, use bait that is sent Dirt Kuyt. Uruguay had missed out a 3-2 foot injury time through Maxi Pereira. But the messy business equalizer Uruguay after the referee blew the whistle late Ravshan Irmatov.
Dutch Sukes Uruguay dashed hopes to return to repeat their achievements as a world champion like that ever happened in 1930 and 1950. With this result, Diego Forlan et al only had a chance making history as the third championship by defeating the team's exit from the other semi-final match between Germany vs Spain. In 1954 and 1970, Uruguay ranked only fourth.
Meanwhile, when the Dutch returned successfully posted victories in the final, meaning it is a great historical achievement for De Oranje, because for the first time the title.
Uruguay: F. Muslera, M. Pereira, D. Godin, M. Victorino, M. Cáceres, W. Gargano, E. Arevalo, D. Pérez, A. Pereira, E. Cavani, D. Forlán
Netherlands: Stekelenburg, K. Boulahrouz, J. Heitinga, J. Mathijsen, G. van Bronckhorst, M. van Bommel, D. de Zeeuw, A. Robben, W. Sneijder, D. Kuyt, R. van Persie.
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