#3 Q.F Netherlands vs Russia

[KeXasthur]

...and yes they win.
I knew it, their game against sweden complemented their offense by somewhat solid defense and making the other team go at their pace in the game.
Hail Mother Russia
I'm sad for the Oranges though cuz I would have liked to see them play till the final.

[abousoun]

Originally Posted by Nadzzz

7aram l dutch I feel bad for them they don't deserve to lose bas it's a game!!!

The result was surprising, but the performance on the ground and the result was pretty much fair ... Netherlands deserved to lose today because simply Russia outperformed them !!!!!
Van Basten shoul learn some lessons today from Hiddink

Thank You ...

[Kingroudy]

the dutsh did what they do best: sucking in the knock-outs!
and Hiddink did what he does best: surprises!

[MORPHEUSP]

ya wayleh aychak semmeweh ya joe btw man of the match is van der sar! Btw they shoul call hiddink : gus houdini! Neway frafit europe ard always like that at least the orthodox are wininp lol

[M|ch]

its not a surprise at all , i duno why all ppl are writing off Russia from the beginning.

if u watch Zenit st petersburg in the UEFA cup 2007 this year u will know what i mean.

[Rami_s]

BASEL, Switzerland -- Russia scored two goals in extra time Saturday to send the team into the semifinals of the European Championship with a 3-1 upset win over the Netherlands.
Dimitry Torbinski and Andrei Arshavin scored within five minutes of each other in the second half of extra time. Roman Pavlyuchenko also scored for Russia, while Ruud van Nistelrooy scored for the Dutch in the 86th.
Russia, coached by former Netherlands manager Guus Hiddink, will face either Spain or Italy in the semifinals on Thursday in Vienna, Austria.
Torbinski surged toward the far post in the 112th minute and hit a deep cross from Arshavin into the goal with the outside of his left foot. Arshavin scored the final goal in the 116th when his shot deflected off John Heitinga and went through the legs of goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.
Van Nistelrooy had temporarily saved the Dutch late in the match, proving no one is more lethal from close range. From a free kick by Rafael van der Vaart, he wrestled away from Sergei Ignashevich and scored with a diving header at the far post.
In extra time, the inexperienced Russians hung in and scored their third straight upset victory. And after Germany had beaten the sparkling Portugal, Turkey edged surging Croatia, another stunner was in the making.
There were only a few thousand Russians within a sea of orange among the 38,374 fans, but they kept chanting "Rus-sia" long after the tens of thousands of oranje fans had fallen silent.
Pavlyuchenko scored his third goal of the tournament in the 56th when Sergei Semak found space in the center to send a low cross into the heart of the penalty area, where the Spartak Moscow striker beat Joris Mathijsen and scored into the near corner.
Van der Sar, who had kept the Dutch into the game up to that point and was by far the team's best player, had no answer. And again there was no answer when Pavlyuchenko broke free on the right in the 96th, cut inside and shot past Van der Sar. This time the ball crashed onto the bar.
With the result, Hiddink further added to his global credentials. He led South Korea to a surprising semifinal place at the 2002 World Cup and Australia into the second round four years later -- two stunning surprises.
Now, his latest team is two games away from adding the European Championship.
And all the omens were against them. The Dutch had played the best football in the tournament, the stadium was full of opposing fans and his players had been drained in Wednesday's do-or-die game against Sweden.
Yet, he did it again.
On the other side, coach Marco van Basten coached his last game for the Netherlands. He moves to Ajax now that the tournament is over for his team.
It could even have been worse for the Dutch.
In the 107th, Yuri Zhirkov wanted a penalty when he swept past Heitinga, surged toward Van der Sar before Heitinga put his hand on his shoulder and stepped on his foot. Referee Lubos Michel disagreed.
The Netherlands was mediocre almost throughout the tense quarterfinal match, yet has so many world-class players, it had to pay off at some stage. It did with Van Nistelrooy, but then its defense fell apart
Russia reached its first semifinal match since it became an independent state in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. The Soviets lost to the Netherlands in the 1988 final and won the inaugural European Championship in 1960.


Source:AP/tayyar.org

[RAM BÓY™]

plz guyz highlights ... tnx

[IM@D]

woow woow
Russia amazed me ... chapeau bas... w mabrouk

[J()e]

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