Match 20 - Australia vs Netherlands

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

Venue: Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre

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

Australia: Ryan, 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

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi, Algeria

Head to Head: Australia 1-2-0 Netherlands