FIFA World Cup: Holland on horseback, Brazil packs bags

This quarterfinal match before the start of the final part of the championship would be called confrontation pragmatists and romantics of football. But after that the Brazilians showed in the group stage - one more question which of the two parties over a pragmatist.








Critics and fans in one voice assured that the victory for the team of Dunga. But things turned out quite differently, as desired. Although the first half showed that the Brazilian national team is set up to win. And after ten minutes of the first half the score was opened. Felipe Melo, who was considered not equivalent replacement Rodriguez, gave magnificent diagonal pass to Robinho (Robinho) and he struck Stekelenburga.















The Brazilians continued to press, and kept her in the opponent's defenders. A Dutch obviously could not during the fight to change something in their tactical schemes. Most of what they have - is to contain the opponent's attack. In defense we played all 10 outfield players. The first half and ended by a whisker "pentakampeonov».

But in the second half, Van Marwijk has demonstrated the ability to set up a team and solve local problems. Players clearly imbued with the ideas of the coach and began to systematically implement our plans. For this attack apart from Sneijder and Kuyt joined Arjen Robben. It was his activity on the right flank gave a chance to the area after the filing of which is the same Felipe Melo chalked up an assist to another and an own goal.









Brazilians immediately rushed to recoup and bared his rear. And this is only the Dutch right. After 68 minutes, Felipe Melo missed again undersized Snyder, who led his team ahead.















Perhaps the Brazilian just "sour" in connection with this situation, and in five minutes and did was dismissed, because lying deliberately stepped on Robben.











Then the Brazilians desperately tried to equalize, but confusion rarely leads to the result.







As a result, the chance to increase the score was more wards Bert van Marwijk than the Brazilians. So, in the playoffs it was one South American team less.





Photo: AP, Reuters

Netherlands - Brazil 2: 1
Goals: Felipe Melo, 54 (AG), Snyder, 68 - Robinho, 10
Netherlands: Stekelenburg, Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Ooyer, van Bronckhorst, Van Bommel, De Jong, Kuyt, Snyder, Robben, Van Persie (Huntelaar 85)
Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Bastos (Gilberto, 62), Gilberto Silva, Felipe Melo, Dani Alves, [ censorship i>], Robinho, Luis Fabiano (Nilmar, 78)
Warning: de Jong, Heitinga, Van der Wiel, Ooyer - Bastos
Sent off: Felipe Melo, 73