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Kuyt was the first to try a shot at goal but his shot went over the bar in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute, Pereira’s left footer also went over the bar. In the 11th minute, Wesley Sneijder’s goal-bound shot hit Van Persie in the 6 yard box and bounced back.
The first goal of the night came in the 18th minute when Van Bronckhorst unleashed a terrific shot with his left foot, which beat the goal keeper hands down and hit the top left corner of the post into the net.
Maxiliano received the first yellow card of the match in the 21st minute for his foul on Arjen Robben. The Orange boys also got a corner kick in the 21st minute, which was taken by Robben but was headed away. Uruguay got a corner kick in the 27th minute but it didn’t yield any meaningful fruit. In the 28th minute, Martins Caceres and Wesley Sneijder were issued a yellow card each.
In the 31st minute, Arjen Robben narrowly missed a chance that would have increased the goal tally for his side. And in the 32nd minute, Van Bronckhorst pushed down Cavani in the 18 yard box but was ignored by the centre referee. Diego Forlan’s header went wide for a goal kick in the 38th minute.
Diego Forlan equalized for his side in the 41st minute through a left footer that left the Dutch goal keeper flat on his back. In the 44th minute, Forlan’s free kick went straight into the keeper’s arms.
The Netherlands were the better side in the first half with ball possession of 63% to their opponents’ 37%. They were superior in all departments, with Wesley Sneijder, Van Persie and Arjen Robben running circles round the Uruguayan defense.
Second half saw more attacking football on both sides as they tried to add more goals in order to win the game. Dutch goal keeper was beaten in the 51st minute, but the goal-bound ball was nodded away by Van Bronckhorst for a corner kick. The Orange boys also got a corner kick in the 52nd minute but it was not converted.
In the 57th minute, a corner kick by Uruguay was parried away by the Dutch goal keeper; the Dutch went on a counter attack and got a corner in the 58th minute, but it didn’t change the outcome of the game. They also got another corner kick in the 63rd minute. In the 67th minute, Diego Forlan’s free kick was parried by the keeper for a throw in.
In the 68th minute, Arjen Robben’s shot was parried by the goal keeper, but the rebound was ballooned away by Van Der Vaat. In the 70th minute, the Orange boys made it goal number 2 as Wesley Sneijder’s right footer was deflected into the net.
Diego Forlan’s free kick again went into the waiting hands of the Dutch goal keeper in the 72nd minute. The 73rd minute saw the Netherlands scoring their 3rd goal, as Robben nodded home Kuyt’s cross.
Sebastian Abreu replaced Alvaro Pereira in the 78th minute, while Forlan was replaced by Sebastian Fernandez in the 84th minute. Arjen Robben missed another chance to wrap up the game for the Netherlands in the 86th minute but he squandered the opportunity. He was replaced by Eljero Elia in the 89th minute.
The Uruguayans however got their 2nd goal in the 2nd minute of the 3 minutes injury time. Surprisingly the centre referee refused to end the match after 94th minute, and issued a yellow card to Mark Van Bommel for signaling to him that the time was over.
The Europeans outplayed the South Americans throughout the match, but they fought back gallantly in the last 15 minutes of the game and came close to scoring their third goal. The Netherlands will now meet with the winner in the match between Germany and Spain in the final on Sunday, 11th July 2010.
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