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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, Berne
  • Attendance: 30000
  • Referee: Busacca, M

Live Commentary

90mins

Full-Time: HOLLAND 2-0 ROMANIA.

90mins

Holland will play either Sweden or Russia in Saturday's quarter-final, Romania are going home.

89mins

Holland have dominated the game without really playing to their full potential and deserve their third win out of three group matches.

87mins

HOLLAND 2-0 ROMANIA. The outstanding VAN PERSIE lashes a shot past Lobont after controlling the ball perfectly on his chest.

86mins

Romania win their first corner of the match with four minutes left, but it comes to nothing.

85mins

Mutu mis-kicks from a good position inside the penalty area. He's not had a good few weeks.

83mins

The Dutch bring on Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

82mins

Romania make their third and final change as Nicolita makes way for Florentin Petre.

81mins

Melchiot, who's been given lots of space to gallop into down the right flank, curls in another cross that van Persie lashes over the crossbar.

80mins

Play is halted as Afellay requires treatment for a leg injury.

78mins

Chivu clatters into Tim de Cler on the edge of the penalty area and is booked for his troubles.

78mins

Ibrahim Afellay's weak shot dribbles through to Lobont.

77mins

Melchiot does well to keep the ball in play but his cross is cut out.

75mins

The referee may as well blow the final whistle now as Romania have given up.

73mins

Holland seem about to score a second counter-attack goal until Huntelaar runs into an offside position.

72mins

Romania bring on Nicolae Dica for Codrea.

71mins

Romania have not touched the ball for the last five minutes as Holland play out time.

69mins

It does indeed look as though it's all over as Holland play the ball about at the back.

67mins

Holland are in complete control now but the game could be in danger of petering out.

65mins

If Holland want to stamp their authority on this game then surely now is the time to do it as Romania look demoralised.

63mins

Romania's hopes are in tatters as Italy have scored a second goal against France.

62mins

Another change by Holland as Robben makes way for Dirk Kuyt.

61mins

Since the goal it's been all Holland as they keep possession intelligently.

59mins

Romania bring Marius Niculae off and replace him with Daniel Niculae.

59mins

Mutu is marginally offside as Romania try to respond.

58mins

Van Basten makes his first change as Mario Melchiot replaces Khalid Boulahrouz.

58mins

Romania have had their chances to score - notably Codrea on the stroke of half-time - but do not seem capable of turning this game around.

56mins

Even a second-string Dutch team is capable of scoring great goals and that certainly was one.

54mins

HOLLAND 1-0 ROMANIA. A typical Dutch goal as they launch a quick counter-attack that ends with HUNTELAAR turning the ball home from ten yards out.

54mins

Lobont races off his line to take the ball off van Persie's toe. The Dutch striker's first touch was not as good that time.

52mins

Van Persie's touch was reminiscent of Dennis Bergkamp and that classic goal against Argentina ten years ago.

50mins

Van Persie does brilliantly to control a long ball forward. The Arsenal man turns Gabriel Tamas and seems certain to score only for Lobont to pull off a stunning save.

49mins

Mutu whips in the free-kick but the Dutch defence clears it comfortably.

48mins

Niculae wins a free-kick. Romania have stepped up the pace since the break.

47mins

As it stands it's Holland that will top the group with Italy second, but one Romania goal will put them through to the last eight and a quarter-final against Spain.

46mins

Romania get the second half underway - no changes by either coach at half-time.

45mins

Half-Time: HOLLAND 0-0 ROMANIA.

44mins

Razvan Rat pulls the ball back from the byline for Paul Codrea to fire over the bar. That should have been 1-0 to Romania. Both sides have created one clear-cut opening in the half.

42mins

Italy's goal doesn't seem to have changed anything here, as it's still a cat-and-mouse game with both sides keeping it very tight.

40mins

Mutu sets up Razvan Cocis who slips as he gets in his shot which is sliced wide of the goal.

39mins

Ibrahim Afellay's shot is deflected wide as Holland enjoy their best spell of the game.

37mins

Great play by Holland creates a clear opening for Robben. The Real Madrid man pokes a shot past Bogdan Lobont but the ball dribbles agonisingly wide. That was by some distance the best chance of a goal so far though.

35mins

Contra tries his luck with a long-range effort, but again the shot fails to trouble Maarten Stekelenburg in the Holland goal.

33mins

Hunteleear lifts a shot over the bar when he should have hit the target. An offside flag spares the striker's blushes.

31mins

Mutu almost scores a superb goal with a 30-yard strike, but the Fiorentina man's effort flies narrowly wide.

29mins

Romania are struggling to change their game-plan, but they're heading out of the tournament if Italy stay ahead.

27mins

Van Persie twists in mid-air to get his head to the ball, but his effort is off-target.

26mins

Romania will need to attack more now as Italy have taken the lead against France who have also had a player sent off.

24mins

Nicolita again gets in to a good position, but once more his cross is woeful.

23mins

It's still all very tense although the Dutch do appear to be starting to move up through the gears.

22mins

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is just about to shoot when Contra gets a foot in to deny the Dutch striker.

20mins

The Dutch create their first chance but Engelaar's cross is just to high for van Persie who is unable to guide his header on target.

19mins

Romania's confidence is starting to grow as they peg Holland back.

17mins

Nicolita's cross is woeful. A pity after a fine run down the right wing.

16mins

Robben does well to stop Cosmin Contra's charge forward.

15mins

Both games remain goalless so, as it stands, Romania will be joining Holland in the last eight.

13mins

Holland continue to have most of the possession but are still to create a clear-cut opening.

12mins

It's been a very cagey opening. Maybe a goal in the France v Italy game will liven things up.

10mins

Cristian Chivu's free-kick is poor though - far too high.

9mins

Orlando Engelaar fouls Mutu - free-kick to Romania in a dangerous position.

8mins

Banel Nicolita is caught offside but Romania will be pleased with how the opening minutes have gone.

6mins

Romania appear to be focused for this game, they've started promisingly.

4mins

Marius Niculae lashes a shot wide after Adrian Mutu's cross had fallen to the Inverness Caledonian Thistle man.

3mins

Holland have started well, dominating possession and letting Romania do all the chasing.

2mins

The pressure is all on Romania for the first time in the tournament so far.

1mins

The much-changed Dutch side, in all orange, get the game underway.

0mins

History isn't on Romania's side - they've only won one of the 11 meetings between the two teams, although that did come in Euro 2008 qualifying when the eastern Europeans finished ahead of Holland in their group.

0mins

Romania, having drawn with France and Italy, are forced to bring Banel Nicolita and Gorin Ghionea in for Mirel Radoi, who has a head injury and the suspended Dorin Goian.

0mins

As expected Marco van Basten has named a weakened side, making nine changes with Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie both starting.

0mins

Holland, already through to the quarter-finals after thrashing Italy 3-0 and France 4-1, face a Romania side in Berne that could knock both the 2006 World Cup finalists out.

Match Report

A below-strength Netherlands side ended Romania's hopes of advancing to the quarter-finals as Marco van Basten's side eased to a 2-0 victory in Berne.

Van Basten made nine changes to the side that had thrashed France 4-1, although both Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie started and it was the Arsenal man that was the star of the show.

He deserved his late goal after Klaas-Jan Huntelaar had opened the scoring in the 54th minute following a tame first half.

The Dutch had already won through to the last eight after cruising to victories against Italy and France, but it was a crucial game for Romania who had the chance to knock both the 2006 World Cup finalists out.

After a tight opening to the match, the first chance was not created until midway through the first half when Huntelaar looked set to shoot until Cosmin Contra got a foot in to deny the highly-rated Ajax striker.

When Romania attacked, Adrian Mutu and Contra tried their luck with long-range efforts that failed to trouble Maarten Stekelenburg in the Dutch goal.

Robben missed a great chance to break the deadlock eight minutes before half-time. The Real Madrid man poked a shot past Bogdan Lobont, but the ball dribbled agonisingly wide of the goal.

Just before half-time Romania should have taken the lead when Razvan Rat pulled the ball back from the byline for Paul Codrea, who fired over the bar when he surely had to hit the target.

The Dutch stepped up the pace at the start of the second half and, in the 50th minute, van Persie did brilliantly to control a long ball forward. The Arsenal man then turned Gabriel Tamas and seemed certain to score, only for Lobont to pull off a stunning save.

However, four minutes later van Basten's side deservedly scored when a quick counter-attack ended with Huntelaar turning the ball home from ten yards out.

With news coming through from Zurich that Italy were beating ten-man France, the rest of the match petered out as Romania wilted.

The Dutch strolled through the rest of the second half and added a second goal with three minutes left, when the outstanding van Persie lashed a shot past Lobont after controlling the ball perfectly on his chest.

Holland will now play either Sweden or Russia in Saturday's quarter-final, while Romania are heading home.

Holland

Romania

Corners

21

Fouls

1711

Goal attempts

149

Shots off target

97

Offsides

25

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