Amsterdam - vanBommel Without the injured Bayern captain Mark is the national football team of the Netherlands in the prestige duel amMittwochabend not gone beyond a 2-2 draw against England (2-0).
Dirk Kuyt (10) and the ex-Hamburg Rafael van derVaart (37th) scored just under 50,000 spectators at the Amsterdam Arena for the break with the leadership of the Bundesliga legionaries JorisMathijsen (Hamburger SV), and Edson Braafheid (Bayern Munich) lined up "Oranje".
But shot after the break and came through powerfully dieEngländer to substitute the Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe (49./77.) Yet to earn compensation.
Two big error of the English favored the success of Bond dasTeam coach Bert van Marwijk. First erlief a Liverpool striker Kuyt a vague back-pass from Rio Ferdinand and schosszur leadership. Then benefited by his club Real Madridunzufriedene Van der Vaart of a blunder by Gareth Barry undvollendete to 2-0. Other results by Kuyt (30) and Arjen Robben (33) prevented the good English goalkeeper Robert Green.
A disappointing performance in the team by Fabio Capellolieferte David Beckham, who after only 45 minutes for Shawn Wright-Phillips had to make room. In the second set dieEngländer were the better team and have been for their continuing nachlassendenElan rewarded by two goals by Defoe, the got the "Oranje" Abwehrnicht under control.
Before the game, it had come to Amsterdam to Auseinandersetzungenzwischen fans. According to media reports 15 people were arrested nachZusammenstößen of football supporters from both camps.
To prevent violent riots that had taken precautions Polizeischarfe.
