Date: 17-06-2008
Stage: first round
Place: BERN
Running time: 113 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: DVD
Commentary: italian
My rating: **
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 20:45
Stade de Suisse, Berne
Attendance: 30,777
Meteo: Partly cloudy, mild, 22°C
NETHERLANDS
Maarten Stekelenburg
Khalid Boulahrouz
Wilfred Bouma
Tim de Cler
Johnny Heitinga (c)
Ibrahim Afellay
Demy de Zeeuw
Arjen Robben
Orlando Engelaar
Klaas Jan Huntelaar
Robin van Persie
Coach: Marco van Basten (NED)
58′ ↓Khalid Boulahrouz ↑Mario Melchiot
62′ ↓Arjen Robben ↑Dirk Kuyt
82′ ↓Klaas Jan Huntelaar ↑Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
ROMANIA
Bogdan Lobonț
Cristian Chivu (c)
Cosmin Contra
Sorin Ghionea
Răzvan Raț
Gabriel Tamaș
Răzvan Cociș
Paul Codrea
Bănel Nicoliță
Adrian Mutu
Marius Niculae
Coach: Victor Pițurcă (ROU)
78′ Cristian Chivu
59′ ↓Marius Niculae ↑Daniel Niculae
72′ ↓Paul Codrea ↑Nicolae Dică
82′ ↓Bănel Nicoliță ↑Florentin Petre
Referee: Massimo Busacca (SUI)
Goals:
54′ Klaas Jan Huntelaar NED
87′ Robin van Persie NED
Match overview
The Netherlands completed their Group C slam-out with a 2-0 win over Romania in Berne. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar broke the deadlock nine minutes after half-time, and Robin van Persie sealed victory late on. Romania needed only a draw but struggled to contain an Oranje side that finished the group undefeated.
Trivia
This fixture marked the end of Romania’s Euro 2008 campaign as they missed out on the quarter-finals. Huntelaar’s composed finish and Van Persie’s clinical strike underlined the Dutch potency, while Marco van Basten’s rotated squad maintained a perfect group record.
