Amsterdam - vanBommel Without the injured Bayern captain Mark is the national football team of the Netherlands amMittwochabend gone beyond the prestige duel against England did not have a 2:2 (2:0).
Dirk Kuyt (10.) and the ex-Hamburg Rafael van derVaart (37.) ensured before nearly 50,000 spectators at the Amsterdam Arena for the rest of the assembled leadership of the Bundesliga legionaries JorisMathijsen (Hamburger SV) and Edson Braafheid (Bayern Munich) "Oranje".
But after the break dieEngländer turned on by the powerful, and came from substitute Jermain Defoe Tottenham attacker (49./77.) Or to a well deserved compensation.
Two kapitale failure of the English favored the success of Bond DasTeam coach Bert van Marwijk. First finisher-a Liverpool striker Kuyt an inaccurate back-pass from Rio Ferdinand and schosszur leadership. Then profited by his club Real Madridunzufriedene Van der Vaart from a blunder by Gareth Barry undvollendete to 2:0. Further strikes from Kuyt (30.) and Arjen Robben (33.) prevented the good English goalkeeper Robert Green.
A disappointing performance in the squad by Fabio Capellolieferte David Beckham, after only 45 minutes for Shawn Wright-Phillips had to make room. In the second set dieEngländer were the better team and were rewarded for their never nachlassendenElan by two goals from Defoe, which got the "Oranje" Abwehrnicht under control.
Before the game was to come in Amsterdam Auseinandersetzungenzwischen fans. According to media reports 15 people were arrested nachZusammenstößen of football supporters from both camps.
To prevent violent riots that had hit the Polizeischarfe safety precautions.
