Netherlands broke Mexican hearts in the final
moments after Wesley Sneijder's super strike and Huntelaar's calmly finished
penalty at Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza. El Tri can't believe it as the Dutch celebrated their 2-1 win over Mexico.
First half of the game was pretty much slow for both teams but it was Mexico after Giovani Dos Santos scored for the first time in two years giving El Tri its lead. Dos Santos held off Daley Blind to fire off a half-volley from the top of the area and his accuracy in inch-perfect as it finds the bottom corner past a diving Cillessen.
The referees called a cooling break in the second half and it was Mexico who made the first effort but C. Salcido's shot was too high and too wide to cause any trouble for the Dutch goalkeeper. In return at 88' Wesley Sneijder equalizes for the Netherlands, and was a thumping strike. Klass-Jan Huntelaar heads it back to the top of the area where Giovani was corner and not even the impressive Guillermo Ochoa got it.
PLAYER STATISTICS
- Total Goals scored1
- Assists0
- Attempts On Target4
- Yellow/Red cards0 / 0
- Fouls committed/suffered1 / 0
- Passes (complete)54 (44)
- Passes Completion Rate81.48%
- Tackles0
Not too long before the final whistle sounded, Klass-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands) scored from the spot which made the Netherlands ease-through the quarter-finals. Huntelaar fired it to Ochoa's right as he dove the opposite way and the Oranje celebrated wildly.
Here are the statistics of the game:
NED
MEX
STATISTICS
Ball possession
| 8 | Fouls Committed | 12 |
| 8 | Attempts On Target | 7 |
| 14 | Shots | 12 |
| 2 | Total Goals scored | 1 |
| 1 | Penalties scored | 0 |
Even the Mexican did not won the match, still G. Ochoa was elected man of the hour:
G. OCHOA
MEXICO
GOALKEEPER
has been elected Man of the Match
| 90MINUTES PLAYED | 24TOTAL PASSES | 0GOALS FOR | 0SHOTS |
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