Holland 3 – 0 Italy Highlights
26′ 1-0 Ruud van Nistelrooy opens the score for Netherlands from an obvious offside position.
Holland demolish Italy with a categorical 3-0 win after one of the nicest matches played at the EURO 2008. The Dutch side opened the score in the 26th minute from an offside position. Van Nistelrooy deflected a shot into the net.
After an half an hour of play Netherlands doubled their lead. They scored after a superb attack and a Buffon error, which allowed Wesley Sneijder to send the ball into the net using the close corner of the goal.
Italy raced for the equalizer but this is the type of game that Donadoni’s side doesn’t like. Toni and his mates created a few important scoring chances, but failed to beat Van der Sar.
Netherlands closed the scoreboard in the 79th minute. van Bronckhorst headed the ball into the net after another great Dutch attack. All the important events of this match are displayed in the embedded videos.
Holland 3 – 0 (2-0) Italy
26′ R.v. Nistelrooy [1 - 0]
31′ W. Sneijder [2 - 0]
79′ G.v. Bronckhorst [3 - 0]
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Match Stats:
shots on target : 8 – 5
shots off target : 5 – 11
possession (%) : 51 – 49
corner kicks : 3 – 5
offsides : 4 – 3
fouls : 16 – 10
yellow cards : 1 – 3
red cards : 0 – 0
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
Attendance: 38,777
National Anthems
18′ Van Nistelrooy has the first major scoring chance for Holland.
32′ 2-0 Wesley Sneijder finishes a superb Dutch attack.
33′ Di Natale is denied by Van der Sar.
43′ Van Nistelrooy misses another big chance for Holland.
54′ Zambrotta has a great run and his shot is saved by Van der Sar.
3-0 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
