Get out of the way Van Persie

Sneijder had a shot at the top of the box hit Van Persie, who was directly in the path of it.

Forlan had a chance on the other side but he was offsides.

0-0 in the 15th minute.

All yellow cards are wiped out at this point.

Robben will punish you

Two wonderful chances by Robben to start the second half. First a bad giveaway by the Slovakian defense gave him the ball in exactly the same spot as his goal. He took a good shot and Mucha deflected it wide by inches of the post.

Later Robben fed Van Persie in the box and his one-timer hit Mucha in the face, it was a great but painful stop.

1-0 Netherlands in the 55th minute, they seemed destined to put it away soon. Slovakia is is falling apart.

Van Persie's day is done

Robin Van Persie is subbed out for Ibrahim Afellay. Decent match for Van Perise who is still trying to get in shape and form after missing much of his club season at Arsenal.

1-0 Netherlands in the 78th minute, I feel like they might pop one more goal in before this ends.

You might want to shoot it Robin

In the 52nd minute, Van Persie took a bad turnover by the Danes and got into the box but didn't shoot fast enough (or couldn't make up his mind).

He worked around Sorensen but never let it go and ended up dribbling over the end line. A good chance wasted by Van Persie.

1-0 Netherlands in the 54th minute.

Come on Van Persie

In the 43rd minute, Robin Van Persie (Arsenal stud) had the ball at the edge of the box but danced with it a bit too much and ended up taking a shot a little wide.

Dutch midfielder Nigel De Jong picked up a yellow card for a clumsy Gatusso-esque tackle. Stuart Holden could tell you that the Man City man is not the cleanest player in the world.

0-0 at halftime. The Dutch have had the majority of possession but interestingly enough the Danes have had the two better chances.

Netherlands Denmark
8(1) Shots (on Goal) 8(2)
6 Fouls 8
4 Corner Kicks 2
1 Offsides 0
64% Time of Possession 36%