2014 FIFA World Cup - Group B Match 1 SPAIN VS NETHERLANDS - Second Half Review

We're back under way in Salvador and there's been a downpour of rain during the interval which means the raw heat from the opening period has subsided a little.

The second half kicks off.

JANMAAT (Netherlands) is penalised after committing a foul.

A. INIESTA (Spain) sees his effort hit the target.

Iniesta receives the ball around 25 yards from goal, swivels and gets his head up straight away. His shot, though tame, sees Cillessen scramble across goal to smother the ball.

CILLESSEN (Netherlands) pulls off a save.

GOAL! Robben controls a long ball with wonderful precision, steadies himself to take the ball past Gerard Pique, and hammers past Casillas. The Dutch are ahead!

ROBBEN (Netherlands) scores!!

That's Robben's fourth World Cup goal in his ninth match at the global finals. He scored once in 2006 and twice in 2010. He joins Robin van Persie as the only Dutchmen to score at three World Cups.

DIEGO COSTA (Spain) is ruled offside.

OFF THE BAR! Superb build-up play by Arjen Robben sees Janmaat help the ball on to Van Persie. The Dutch skipper slams the ball right-footed at Casillas' goal and it thunders off the frame of the goal. So close!

V. PERSIE (Netherlands) rattles the crossbar.

XAVI (Spain) swings in the corner.

 V. PERSIE (Netherlands) is ruled offside.

WIJNALDUM (in) comes off the bench to replace DE GUZMAN (out) (Netherlands)

PEDRO (in) comes off the bench to replace ALONSO (out) (Spain)

TORRES (in) comes off the bench to replace DIEGO COSTA (out) (Spain)

PIQUÉ (Spain) concedes a free-kick following a challenge on (Spain).

DE VRIJ (Netherlands) is denied by the post.

GOAL! The Dutch are 3-1 ahead!

Sneijder whips a free-kick across the Spanish box and the Dutch No3 bundles in at the back post. Incredible scenes in Salvador!

DE VRIJ (Netherlands) scores!!

I. CASILLAS (Spain) is cautioned.

V. PERSIE (Netherlands) concedes a free-kick following a challenge on PEDRO (Spain).

V. PERSIE (Netherlands) is cautioned.

SILVA (Spain) sees his effort hit the target.

MARTINS INDI (Netherlands) pulls off a save.

PEDRO (Spain) sees his effort hit the target.

CILLESSEN (Netherlands) pulls off a save.

Robin van Persie opens his body and pops a shot from around 25 yards out, but the Real Madrid stopper denies the Dutch No9 with his legs.

I. CASILLAS (Spain) pulls off a save.

OFFSIDE! The ball is in the net, but it won't count. Pedro heads on to David Silva, who pokes home at the second attempt, but the Manchester City man was in an offside position.

SILVA (Spain) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

TORRES (Spain) is ruled offside.

GOAL! Incredible stuff at the Arena Fonte Nova as the Dutch go further ahead! Iker Casillas miscontrols and Van Persie pounces, takes a touch and pokes home.

V. PERSIE (Netherlands) scores!!

 

DE VRIJ (Netherlands) concedes a free-kick following a challenge on PEDRO (Spain).

The Spaniards need to find a response from somewhere, but the Real Madrid defender curls a set piece in which goes just wide of Cillessen's right-hand post.

RAMOS (Spain) sees an effort go off target.

Chelsea's latest signing enters the field. Can he make a difference in the final few minutes in Salvador? Remember, Del Bosque's men lost their opener to Switzerland in 2010 but went on to lift the Trophy.

FÁBREGAS (in) comes off the bench to replace SILVA (out) (Spain)

I. CASILLAS (Spain) pulls off a save.

ROBBEN (Netherlands) sees his effort hit the target.

A quite incredible passage of play sees Wijnaldum skip past the Spanish defence into the area and Casillas saves, the ball rebounds out to Robben whose thunderous effort is turned away by the Spain No1.

I. CASILLAS (Spain) pulls off a save.

ROBBEN (Netherlands) takes a corner kick.

LENS (Netherlands) illegally handles the ball.

SNEIJDER (Netherlands) sees his effort hit the target.

RAMOS (Spain) pulls off a save.

RAMOS (Spain) pulls off a save.

PEDRO (Spain) commits a foul.

The final whistle sounds.

It's all over in Salvador, and it's one of the most incredible results in World Cup history. Spain led through Xabi Alonso's first half penalty but Robin van Persie equalised with a diving header just before the interval. The excellent Arjen Robben then put the Dutch ahead before De Vrij bundled home and both Van Persie and Robben completed their braces. Spain lost their first game in 2014, can they come back from this?