Saturday, March 26, 2011

International round-up - Fri 25th Mar

A review of international matches featuring players from the Barclays Premier League.

Holland turned on the style as they cruised past Hungary at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium in Budapest.
Tottenham Hotspur playmaker Rafael van der Vaart gave the visitors an early lead and Ibrahim Afellay's goal shortly before half-time ensured the scoreline reflected Holland's dominance.
Simple second-half goals for Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt and Robin van Persie of Arsenal ensured the Oranje moved six points clear at the top of Euro 2012 Qualifying Group E.


Wesley Sneijder threaded a delightful ball into the box and Van der Vaart ran onto it to finish low under the left hand of veteran goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly, who should have done better.
Afellay lashed home his third international goal a minute before half-time after the ball was squared to him by Gregory van der Wiel.
Zoltan Gera's shot was tipped over before Kuyt made it 3-0. Van Persie was sent clear by Sneijder and squared unselfishly for the Liverpool forward to tap into an open goal.
It was 4-0 when Van Persie was this time the beneficiary of Van der Wiel's square ball after awful defending from Roland Juhasz.

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