Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", The Netherlands Beats Uruguay 3-2 To Advance To The Final

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Gianni Truvianni's "South Africa 2010", The Netherlands Beats Uruguay 3-2 To Advance To The Final

The match started off as most of us expected with Uruguay staying back on defense while the Dutch, who were not missing any key players as were their opponents went forward on the attack; in search of that all important first goal. Uruguay's defense however was solid despite not having Lugano as they kept the Dutch at bay and even created two chances of their own which perhaps would have led to goals had the linesman not called off sides which in fact were nonexistent. The Dutch however perhaps seeing that the Uruguayan defense would not be easy to penetrate, started taking mid range shots which in fact produced a goal when Giovanni van Bronckhorst from outside the Uruguayan penalty box beat goalkeeper Musera; to give the Netherlands a 1-0 lead. Van Bronckhorst's shot despite not being overly powerful was well placed at an angle and proved too much for Musera to handle as the ball hit off the post before going in.

Uruguay was down but not out as the "garra celeste" had waited too long for this match to go down without at least a fight. Uruguay then would go on offense or at least try it through the always dangerous Forlan though it was clear that he did not have his usually partner on attack. It being Suarez, whose red card from the previous match had eliminated him from playing in this semifinal which was a definite disadvantage for his teams while at the same time an advantage for the opposing team Uruguay however would get the equalizer thanks to a wonder strike by Diego Forlan which not only had power behind it but a spin on the ball which fooled Dutch goalkeeper, Maarten Stekelenburg; who barely got a hand on Forlan's high shot. The game was tied at one a piece at that point and that is how the first half would end yet to my way of seeing things, Uruguay was playing much better than I thought they would; as they were not lying back so much yet it was obvious that a key player in their offense was missing.

The second half would start with fatigue showing more on Uruguay than on the Netherlands yet the score would stay the same with the South Americans getting a great scoring chance when Holland's goalkeeper needlessly went off his line to clear a ball which left his goal empty yet Uruguay was unable to capitalize. The Dutch for their part were also presented with a scoring opportunity when Muslera deflect a shot by Sneijder yet Robben shot wide off the mark; to leave the score at 1-1.
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The Netherlands was controlling the game though not really dominating. They having the ball longer in their position yet scoring chances were not that clear for either team. This giving the impression that perhaps overtime would be needed to settle the matter of who would be playing in the final. Sneijder however would score 69 minutes in to the match when a shot of his was allowed to go through by a Dutch player who in all truth did not touch the ball but perhaps interfered with play and should have been called on offside though it is hard to tell if he really was or not. Muselera perhaps did not react as quickly as he could have or might have thought the ball would be deflected of a Dutch player in front of him yet the play did end in a goal for the Netherlands. This goal given them a 2-1 lead which would allow them passage in to the finals yet the game was not over.

Uruguay at that moment seemed to loose their focus for awhile as the Dutch saw a chance to go in for the kill though Uruguay did come close to an equalizer when a free kick by Forlan forced Stekelenburg in to a fine save. A third Dutch goal however would not be long. It coming at the 72 minute mark when a perfect header by Robben off a Kuyt cross went straight in to the angle of the goal defended by Muslera; his shot being perfect to the point that it hit of the post and bounced in; leaving Muslera as a mere spectator as his goal was beaten for the third time in the match.
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The score at that point in the match was 3-1 in favor of the Netherlands yet Uruguay still had the time and the will to at least equalize. The Dutch naturally were aware of this and continued to attack yet Uruguay slowly took control of play as desperation forced them to do so. Forlan, who perhaps had been working harder than anybody was replaced by Fernandez; Forlan being clearly tired at that point in the game. The Dutch, obviously sensed that they were close to the final yet needed to wait for the final whistle while Uruguay desperately searched for that goal which would make it ever so close at the end.

The match reached the 90 minute mark with the referee giving five minutes of added time as Uruguay's searching forward increased in its pressure while the Dutch lay back on their defense and two goal lead. Uruguay however would get one back when a shot from outside the box by Pereira found its way in to the back of the Dutch net to make the score 3-2.

This goal definitely giving Uruguay back some hope that they might at least take the game in to overtime which also gave them extra energy to go out and get that precious goal which would equalize matters at three a piece. The game then turning in to one of the Uruguayans pushing forward with everything and sending almost every ball they touched in to the box with a desire that one of their attackers could latch on to a long pass or perhaps that theirs might be to get a fortunate deflection which would end up in back of the Dutch net. This while the Dutch like all teams that are winning by a goal with time running out, stayed back and tried to clear the ball as far as they could from their own goal.

Holland's Mark van Bommel, would pick up a yellow card from the referee as the ball stuck his hand yet it the match would end with a score of 3-2 as Uruguayans and Dutch argued with each other yet fortunately this did not go past verbal exchanges. Uruguay for, its part had played a good game and though they had lost; had nothing to be ashamed off as they had reached the semifinal for the first time in forty years and had proven that they are still a power in world football. The Netherlands on the other hand had won over a rival who up till that point had won every one of its games and had scored two goals against them yet they had prevailed and will be playing the final against either Germany or Spain. I, for my part feel the Dutch can become world champions, as they have it in them to beat anybody. This perhaps looking like it is going to be final to remember regardless of who the Netherlands ends up playing.

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