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Match 20 - Australia vs Netherlands

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Australia vs Netherlands

Group B
Match 20 on June 18 at 1:00 PM Brasilia Time

Australia 2 - 3 Netherlands

(Cahill 21' Jedinak 54' (p))    (Robben 20' Van Persie 58' Depay 68')  
Man of the Match: Arjen Robben

Match Updates

Fulltime - It's all over for Australia, they played like champions, but the effervescent Dutch just manages to win

01:27: Substitution - Van Persie is replaced, Lens come in
01:18: Substitution - Wijnaldum comes in De Guzman is replaced
01:17: Substitution - Oar leaves the pitch, Taggart comes in

Memphis Depay is now the youngest goalscorer for Netherlands in World Cups taking over from Bolo Zenkin

01:08: Goal - Depay scores, the Dutch lead now. That's from 25 yards out
01:07: Leckie goes close to putting Australia, Cillessen blocks it. Oar had loads of space but he decided to cross
01:03: Davidson crosses it to Cahill, he nods it just wide
00:58: Goal - Another quick response, Van Persie scores
00:54: Goal - Jedinak converts, Socceroos lead the game
00:53: Bozanik runs in, Janmaat handles the ball in the box, its a penalty for Australia
00:51: Substitution - Bresciano is replaced by Bozanic
00:50: Sneijder curls into the goal, Ryan saves it
00:48: Yellow Card - Van Persie misses next match, he's booked for a foul on Spiranovic
00:46: Australia start the second half emphatically, Leckie charges down, foul on Blind

Awesome first half comes to close - Australia successfully managed to curb the Dutch threat

00:45: Substitution - Depay replaces injured Martind Indi
00:43: Yellow Card - Tim Cahill gets a booking, he will miss the next match. It's his second card in two games
00:43: Cahill takes down Martins Indi, he's being stretchered out. Long delay
00:34: McGowan provides, Leckie gets the ball in the box, shot blocked
00:31: Bresciano shot, just over the bar, what a chance for Australia
00:30: Good play by Socceroos, they are keeping the ball in the attacking half, corner
00:24: Davidson blocks Robben's shot, that was on target

What an exciting two minutes, Robben and Cahill were both amazing

00:21: Goal - Cahill equalizes, superb goal, stunning volley. McGowan's cross was spot on
00:20: Goal - Robben is on the lose, Robben scores. He took the ball from half line, what an individual effort
00:19: Robben freekick is pouched by Ryan, there was a touch from Van Persie
00:16: Leckie is unmarked, crosses to Bresciano, blocked out for a corner

Australia, at 62, are the lowest ranked team playing in this edition of World Cup. Netherlands are spending too much time in their half to be comfortable

00:10: McKay loses defender, in the box, Cillessen makes a save
00:07: Socceroos playing pretty aggressively, Van Persie commits foul
00:05: Robben is lose, he's inching towards the box, Australia defense takes care

It's Kickoff at Porto Alegre. Unlucky against Chile, the Socceroos take on in form Flying Dutchmen

Lineups

AustraliaRyan, Davidson, Cahill, Spiranovic, Leckie, Oar, Jedniak, McKay, McGowan, Wilkinson, Bresciano

Netherlands: Cillessen, Vlaar, De Vrij, Martins Indi, Blind, De Jong, Janmaat, De Guzman, Van Persie, Sneijder, Robben

Australia

World Cup Record

11 Matches - W02, D03, L06

Manager

Ange Postecoglou, Australia

Netherlands

World Cup Record

44 Matches - W23, D10, L11

Manager

Louis van Gaal, Netherlands

Match Facts

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi, Algeria
Head to Head: Australia 1-2-0 Netherlands

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