Portugal 2 - 1 Netherlands
Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv - 17/06/2012 - 20:45 CET (21:45 local time)
Portugal (Scorer er)
- Cristiano Ronaldo 28, 74
Netherlands
- Van der Vaart 11
Rampant Ronaldo fires Portugal through
Portugal
fell behind before their captain turned it on when they needed him most
to secure a quarter-final place and leave the Dutch without a point. //////////////////////////
Cristiano
Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal beat the Netherlands 2-1 to secure
second spot in Group B and a quarter-final against the Czech Republic.
Paulo Bento's side were perhaps considered third among equals in this so-called 'group of death', but it is the Dutch who finish buried at the bottom of the pile without a point to their name. Suitably dressed in black, it was ultimately a funereal occasion for Bert van Marwijk's side, who had hope of an unlikely resurrection when Rafael van der Vaart put them in front. Cristiano Ronaldo then came to the fore, however, scoring a goal in either half and hitting the post twice in a majestic performance.
However, even Paulo Bento's pre-match warning that "Dutch teams like to have the ball, to play and to control the game" could scarcely have prepared his players for the Oranje's early slickness. Van der Vaart, so consummate in possession, played no small part, but it was his splendid 11th-minute finish which was the most striking difference from what had gone before.
When the Tottenham Hotspur FC midfielder curled in from the edge of the penalty area, it looked as though he might have a chance of celebrating his 100th cap in the quarter-finals. Van Marwijk had everything he could have wanted; an attack which had finally clicked, dominion of the ball and an early goal. Then, though, came the Ronaldo show.
Portugal 2-1 Holland (Euro 2012 - Group B) All... by fasthighlights-2012
German joy signals despair for Denmark
Paulo Bento's side were perhaps considered third among equals in this so-called 'group of death', but it is the Dutch who finish buried at the bottom of the pile without a point to their name. Suitably dressed in black, it was ultimately a funereal occasion for Bert van Marwijk's side, who had hope of an unlikely resurrection when Rafael van der Vaart put them in front. Cristiano Ronaldo then came to the fore, however, scoring a goal in either half and hitting the post twice in a majestic performance.
However, even Paulo Bento's pre-match warning that "Dutch teams like to have the ball, to play and to control the game" could scarcely have prepared his players for the Oranje's early slickness. Van der Vaart, so consummate in possession, played no small part, but it was his splendid 11th-minute finish which was the most striking difference from what had gone before.
When the Tottenham Hotspur FC midfielder curled in from the edge of the penalty area, it looked as though he might have a chance of celebrating his 100th cap in the quarter-finals. Van Marwijk had everything he could have wanted; an attack which had finally clicked, dominion of the ball and an early goal. Then, though, came the Ronaldo show.
Portugal 2-1 Holland (Euro 2012 - Group B) All... by fasthighlights-2012
German joy signals despair for Denmark
Denmark 1-2 Germany
Lars Bender struck ten minutes from time as Joachim Löw's men set up a quarter-final against Greece and sent the Danes out of the tournament.
Lars Bender struck ten minutes from time as Joachim Löw's men set up a quarter-final against Greece and sent the Danes out of the tournament.
Group B Pts
 Germany | 3 | 9 |
 Portugal | 3 | 6 |
 Denmark | 3 | 3 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 0 |
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