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| Holland v Spain: international friendly – live! | Holland v Spain: international friendly – live! |
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| 9.06pm BST21:06 | |
| 63 min: For Spain, Morata has come on for Juanmi, whose debut wasn’t the most impressive. | |
| 9.05pm BST21:05 | |
| 63min: Wijnaldum replaces Sneijder, who was quite decent in midfield during his hour and a little bit more. | |
| 9.03pm BST21:03 | |
| 61 min: It’s taken by Pique! He sends it through a gap in the wall with his right but Vermeer is down to save. | |
| 9.02pm BST21:02 | |
| 60 min: Vitolo has won a free-kick less than a yard outside the Holland area having made a rampaging run forward only to have his right ankle clipped by Huntelaar. | |
| 9.00pm BST21:00 | |
| 58 min: Klaassen pumps a long ball forward but De Gea is quickly out to drive the danger far, far away. | |
| 8.58pm BST20:58 | |
| 56 min: Sneijder picks out Depay on the left. Again, he cuts in and then sends a dipping strike towards goal. De Gea palms away. | |
| 8.56pm BST20:56 | |
| 53 min: And from that Martins Indi has missed a glorious opportunity to put the game to bed. Sneijder sends a lovely pass in from the right and the defender rises unmarked six yards out. He only has De Gea to beat but he somehow heads downwards and the ball bounces over. | |
| 8.55pm BST20:55 | |
| 52 min: Pique goes long and picks out Carvajal in an advanced position on the right but Depay tracks his run and holds off Carvajal well before clearing. From Holland’s counter, Narsingh wins a corner. | |
| 8.53pm BST20:53 | |
| 50 min: If Andy Townsend was watching this, he would have said this is BETTER from Spain. Bernat flashes a low cross from the left past the face of goal but no black shirt is on hand to add a final touch as Fabregas mistimes his run. | |
| 8.52pm BST20:52 | |
| 48 min: Blind penalised for halting Viotlo. but Fabregas’s delivery is poor. De Vrij heads it unconvincingly into the air before Vermeer pulls it down and into his arms. | |
| 8.49pm BST20:49 | |
| 47 min: Pedro and Isco came off for the visitors at the break. | |
| 8.48pm BST20:48 | |
| Peep! | |
| 46 min: We’re back off again. Can Spain show a bit more in attack than the opening half? | |
| 8.47pm BST20:47 | |
| David Silva and Vitolo, another debutant, are coming on for Spain at the break. Waiting to confirm who has come off … | |
| 8.32pm BST20:32 | 8.32pm BST20:32 |
| Half-time: Holland 2-0 Spain | Half-time: Holland 2-0 Spain |
| 45 min: Luckily, there is no injury time. Holland, mainly thanks to Depay adding a sprinkle of excitement, deservedly go in at the break with a two-goal lead. | 45 min: Luckily, there is no injury time. Holland, mainly thanks to Depay adding a sprinkle of excitement, deservedly go in at the break with a two-goal lead. |
| 8.32pm BST20:32 | 8.32pm BST20:32 |
| 44 min: Vermeer has been quick off his line with the slightest sniff of any Spanish danger and he repeats his Neuer-lite trick by rushing out to meet a long pass. He smothers but brings down an onrushing Carvajal while doing so. | 44 min: Vermeer has been quick off his line with the slightest sniff of any Spanish danger and he repeats his Neuer-lite trick by rushing out to meet a long pass. He smothers but brings down an onrushing Carvajal while doing so. |
| 8.30pm BST20:30 | 8.30pm BST20:30 |
| 43 min: Huntelaar and Albiol have a coming together which leaves the Spain defender incensed and he shoves Huntelaar on the back. The referee steps in to calm things down and we continue. | 43 min: Huntelaar and Albiol have a coming together which leaves the Spain defender incensed and he shoves Huntelaar on the back. The referee steps in to calm things down and we continue. |
| 8.27pm BST20:27 | 8.27pm BST20:27 |
| 41 min: Holland still passing it across the backline. | 41 min: Holland still passing it across the backline. |
| 8.26pm BST20:26 | 8.26pm BST20:26 |
| 39 min: Depay is off down the left this time but he senses trouble ahead, turns around and plays back to Willems and Holland embark on a prolonged period of patient passing. I like alliteration. | 39 min: Depay is off down the left this time but he senses trouble ahead, turns around and plays back to Willems and Holland embark on a prolonged period of patient passing. I like alliteration. |
| 8.23pm BST20:23 | 8.23pm BST20:23 |
| 36 min: It’s been tame enough fare since the second goal but Depay is a joy to watch. Carvajal is the latest to be made look a tad silly by the 21-year-old, even if the final ball lacks a little incisiveness. How much will PSV fetch for him when he inevitably moves to Spain, Germany or, er, England? | 36 min: It’s been tame enough fare since the second goal but Depay is a joy to watch. Carvajal is the latest to be made look a tad silly by the 21-year-old, even if the final ball lacks a little incisiveness. How much will PSV fetch for him when he inevitably moves to Spain, Germany or, er, England? |
| 8.21pm BST20:21 | 8.21pm BST20:21 |
| 34 min: Isco throws a sweet dummy and plays in Juanmi, whose snapshot from the edge of the area fizzes wide. | 34 min: Isco throws a sweet dummy and plays in Juanmi, whose snapshot from the edge of the area fizzes wide. |
| 8.20pm BST20:20 | 8.20pm BST20:20 |
| 32 min: Spain are coming into it a bit more now but Pedro, making his 50th appearance for the 2010 world champions, is halted by Willems. | 32 min: Spain are coming into it a bit more now but Pedro, making his 50th appearance for the 2010 world champions, is halted by Willems. |
| 8.18pm BST20:18 | 8.18pm BST20:18 |
| 31 min: Pedro turns Martins Indi too easily in the area but from a tight angle Vermeer is out to block impressively. Holland then break and Huntelaar’s pressure forces a corner. Depay’s pass is cleared by Isco. Yes, Isco. | 31 min: Pedro turns Martins Indi too easily in the area but from a tight angle Vermeer is out to block impressively. Holland then break and Huntelaar’s pressure forces a corner. Depay’s pass is cleared by Isco. Yes, Isco. |
| Updated at 8.18pm BST | Updated at 8.18pm BST |
| 8.15pm BST20:15 | 8.15pm BST20:15 |
| 28 min: Fabregas wins a corner for Spain. It is worked short and Cazorla plays a dinked pass towards the six-yard box where Pique emerges to challenge Vermeer. However, the Holland keeper is on hand to smother. | 28 min: Fabregas wins a corner for Spain. It is worked short and Cazorla plays a dinked pass towards the six-yard box where Pique emerges to challenge Vermeer. However, the Holland keeper is on hand to smother. |
| 8.13pm BST20:13 | 8.13pm BST20:13 |
| 24 min: Sneijder plays it along the deck on the left to Depay, who then feeds Willems but his cross is easily dealt with. | 24 min: Sneijder plays it along the deck on the left to Depay, who then feeds Willems but his cross is easily dealt with. |
| 8.11pm BST20:11 | 8.11pm BST20:11 |
| 21 min: Both sides are without big names but Holland are really dominating this. Spain cannot find any rhythm and Juanmi looks isolated up top on his own. And by up top I mean somewhere near halfway with his team-mates sat deeper. | 21 min: Both sides are without big names but Holland are really dominating this. Spain cannot find any rhythm and Juanmi looks isolated up top on his own. And by up top I mean somewhere near halfway with his team-mates sat deeper. |
| 8.07pm BST20:07 | 8.07pm BST20:07 |
| 2 - Stefan de Vrij (27 caps, 3 goals) scored two of his three goals for the Dutch national team against Spain. Matador. | 2 - Stefan de Vrij (27 caps, 3 goals) scored two of his three goals for the Dutch national team against Spain. Matador. |
| 8.06pm BST20:06 | 8.06pm BST20:06 |
| 18 min: Juanmi, feeding off scraps so far on his Spain debut, runs into trouble and Holland have a goal-kick. | 18 min: Juanmi, feeding off scraps so far on his Spain debut, runs into trouble and Holland have a goal-kick. |
| 8.03pm BST20:03 | 8.03pm BST20:03 |
| Holland 2-0 Spain (Klaassen, 16) | Holland 2-0 Spain (Klaassen, 16) |
| 16 min: Three minutes later and Holland are back in front again! Depay sees Klaassen on his right, picks him out and Davy shoots straight at David de Gea. The goalkeeper can only block rather than smother, however, allowing Klaassen to turn the rebound home. | 16 min: Three minutes later and Holland are back in front again! Depay sees Klaassen on his right, picks him out and Davy shoots straight at David de Gea. The goalkeeper can only block rather than smother, however, allowing Klaassen to turn the rebound home. |
| Updated at 8.32pm BST | Updated at 8.32pm BST |
| 8.00pm BST20:00 | 8.00pm BST20:00 |
| Holland 1-0 Spain (De Vrij, 13) | Holland 1-0 Spain (De Vrij, 13) |
| 13 min: But Holland send another cross in following Pique’s clearance from the corner and De Vrij is on hand to steer Sneijder’s kick from the left home. | 13 min: But Holland send another cross in following Pique’s clearance from the corner and De Vrij is on hand to steer Sneijder’s kick from the left home. |
| Updated at 8.33pm BST | Updated at 8.33pm BST |
| 7.59pm BST19:59 | 7.59pm BST19:59 |
| 12 min: Pique concedes another corner but the delivery is, once again, poor. | 12 min: Pique concedes another corner but the delivery is, once again, poor. |
| 7.57pm BST19:57 | 7.57pm BST19:57 |
| 10 min: Holland stroke it around at a leisurely pace but Spain remain compact and after 30 or so passes Mario Suarez intercepts. | 10 min: Holland stroke it around at a leisurely pace but Spain remain compact and after 30 or so passes Mario Suarez intercepts. |
| 7.55pm BST19:55 | 7.55pm BST19:55 |
| 7 min: Depay dazzles the Spain defence with a couple of step-overs before playing a sweet one-two with Huntelaar. When he receives it back, 25 yards from goal, the next great Dutch hope, fizzes a shot that De Gea saves with some ease. | 7 min: Depay dazzles the Spain defence with a couple of step-overs before playing a sweet one-two with Huntelaar. When he receives it back, 25 yards from goal, the next great Dutch hope, fizzes a shot that De Gea saves with some ease. |
| 7.52pm BST19:52 | 7.52pm BST19:52 |
| 5 min: That is taken short before being worked into the box by Carvajal. Raul Albiol heads towards goal but misses the target by some way. | 5 min: That is taken short before being worked into the box by Carvajal. Raul Albiol heads towards goal but misses the target by some way. |
| 7.51pm BST19:51 | 7.51pm BST19:51 |
| 4 min: Isco is played through by Juanmi but the former is marginally offside as Vermeer emerges to smother the ball. From that the Holland free-kick is intercepted and Juanmi wins a corner. | 4 min: Isco is played through by Juanmi but the former is marginally offside as Vermeer emerges to smother the ball. From that the Holland free-kick is intercepted and Juanmi wins a corner. |
| Updated at 8.13pm BST | Updated at 8.13pm BST |
| 7.49pm BST19:49 | 7.49pm BST19:49 |
| 2 min: Early corner for the hosts as Pique heads a cross towards Huntelaar away from danger. The delivery is easily dealt with by Isco at the front post. | 2 min: Early corner for the hosts as Pique heads a cross towards Huntelaar away from danger. The delivery is easily dealt with by Isco at the front post. |
| 7.48pm BST19:48 | 7.48pm BST19:48 |
| Peep! | Peep! |
| 1 min: We are underway with both teams in their away kits. This makes me deeply unhappy. Holland, playing from left to right as we watch it, are in white shirts and socks with orange shorts; Spain are in black with neon yellow trim. | 1 min: We are underway with both teams in their away kits. This makes me deeply unhappy. Holland, playing from left to right as we watch it, are in white shirts and socks with orange shorts; Spain are in black with neon yellow trim. |
| 7.45pm BST19:45 | 7.45pm BST19:45 |
| “In reply to Charles Antaki David Villa says hi,” writes Anna Pons. | “In reply to Charles Antaki David Villa says hi,” writes Anna Pons. |
| 7.42pm BST19:42 | 7.42pm BST19:42 |
| It’s time for the anthems! | It’s time for the anthems! |
| 7.36pm BST19:36 | 7.36pm BST19:36 |
| Your* pre-match email | Your* pre-match email |
| s | s |
| Spain have notoriously lacked a proper centre-forward since the glory days of Raúl - recent damp squibs Llorente and Torres are (very) pale imitations. Hence the need for the emergency nationalisation of Diego Costa. And he’s mostly injured. So step forward Juanmí, presumably on the basis that he can’t be any worse than Morata (who did actually score against Ukraine, though), and that he appears to be physically fit. | Spain have notoriously lacked a proper centre-forward since the glory days of Raúl - recent damp squibs Llorente and Torres are (very) pale imitations. Hence the need for the emergency nationalisation of Diego Costa. And he’s mostly injured. So step forward Juanmí, presumably on the basis that he can’t be any worse than Morata (who did actually score against Ukraine, though), and that he appears to be physically fit. |
| *Charles Antaki’s | *Charles Antaki’s |
| 7.08pm BST19:08 | 7.08pm BST19:08 |
| The teams | The teams |
| Holland: Vermeer; Janmaat, De Vrij, Martins Indi, Willems; Narsingh, Blind, Klaassen, Sneijder; Huntelaar, Depay. | Holland: Vermeer; Janmaat, De Vrij, Martins Indi, Willems; Narsingh, Blind, Klaassen, Sneijder; Huntelaar, Depay. |
| Spain: De Gea; Carvajal, Albiol, Piqué, Bernat: Fàbregas, Mario Suárez, Cazorla; Pedro, Juanmi, Isco. | Spain: De Gea; Carvajal, Albiol, Piqué, Bernat: Fàbregas, Mario Suárez, Cazorla; Pedro, Juanmi, Isco. |
| 6.49pm BST18:49 | 6.49pm BST18:49 |
| It is never too easy to get excited by friendlies, particularly during these international weeks of football™, but among the likes of Liechtenstein v San Marino, Russia v Kazakhstan, Portugal v Cape Verde and, er, Italy v England a rare gem sporadically pops up. Holland v Spain. A repeat of last year’s amazing World Cup group game. A repeat of the 2010 World Cup final. | It is never too easy to get excited by friendlies, particularly during these international weeks of football™, but among the likes of Liechtenstein v San Marino, Russia v Kazakhstan, Portugal v Cape Verde and, er, Italy v England a rare gem sporadically pops up. Holland v Spain. A repeat of last year’s amazing World Cup group game. A repeat of the 2010 World Cup final. |
| These are oddly worrying times for both sides. And there is plenty of pressure on both managers, Guus Hiddink and Vicente del Bosque, after less than impressive starts to their respective Euro 2016 qualification campaigns. | These are oddly worrying times for both sides. And there is plenty of pressure on both managers, Guus Hiddink and Vicente del Bosque, after less than impressive starts to their respective Euro 2016 qualification campaigns. |
| Johan Cryuff, never afraid to air a grievance or eight, was scathing in his De Telegraaf column after Holland’s 1-1 draw with Turkey. Klaaas-Jan Huntelaar scored in the final moments to earn a point that leaves them third in Group A, six points behind Czech Republic with seven points from five games. | Johan Cryuff, never afraid to air a grievance or eight, was scathing in his De Telegraaf column after Holland’s 1-1 draw with Turkey. Klaaas-Jan Huntelaar scored in the final moments to earn a point that leaves them third in Group A, six points behind Czech Republic with seven points from five games. |
| “The defenders were only passing the ball to the midfielders and they then passed it back to the defenders. The people with little creativity were dictating play. This is not what you want. The problems only got bigger. | “The defenders were only passing the ball to the midfielders and they then passed it back to the defenders. The people with little creativity were dictating play. This is not what you want. The problems only got bigger. |
| “After the level of the Eredivisie and the performances of the Dutch teams in the Champions League and Europa League, it is now clear where the national team stands as well. We are suffering all over the place and I really wonder when we will finally wake up. | “After the level of the Eredivisie and the performances of the Dutch teams in the Champions League and Europa League, it is now clear where the national team stands as well. We are suffering all over the place and I really wonder when we will finally wake up. |
| “The main problem in Netherlands is education, the coaches and the education of the coaches. One thing is certain and that is that things need to change. Netherlands were a disgrace against Turkey.” | “The main problem in Netherlands is education, the coaches and the education of the coaches. One thing is certain and that is that things need to change. Netherlands were a disgrace against Turkey.” |
| Spain, meanwhile, are three points behind Slovakia in Group C, having lost in Zilina earlier in the campaign. They could only scrape past Ukraine at home on Friday night, winning 1-0. Del Bosque is certainly feeling the squeeze. “Before, the criticism was always favourable, and now there is a lot of emphasis on the negative,” he said before tonight’s game in Amsterdam. “We have a very mature and fixed national team but we shouldn’t be satisfied with what has already been achieved. We have to be rebels as well.” | Spain, meanwhile, are three points behind Slovakia in Group C, having lost in Zilina earlier in the campaign. They could only scrape past Ukraine at home on Friday night, winning 1-0. Del Bosque is certainly feeling the squeeze. “Before, the criticism was always favourable, and now there is a lot of emphasis on the negative,” he said before tonight’s game in Amsterdam. “We have a very mature and fixed national team but we shouldn’t be satisfied with what has already been achieved. We have to be rebels as well.” |
| Team news to follow shortly. Kick-off is 8.45pm in Amsterdam, 7.45pm in London. Stay tuned to see if Holland wake up and if Spain can be rebels. | Team news to follow shortly. Kick-off is 8.45pm in Amsterdam, 7.45pm in London. Stay tuned to see if Holland wake up and if Spain can be rebels. |