Sunday, June 17, 2012

June 17, 2012

Euro 2012: June 17

Germany 2-1 Denmark
Portugal 2-1 Netherlands

Once again the Netherlands started out hot, with Rafael Van der Vaart scoring a spectacular curler in the 11th minute, only to then become complacent.  In fact, for the rest of the game they were lifeless and seemed to lose their will after Portugal equalized.  Overall, it was a severely disappointing tournament for my Dutch and their will most likely be changes made to the roster and coaching staff following this failure.  Hopefully the team isn't blown up too much, but I would wager that Mark van Bommel and some of the defense have played their last game in orange.  Germany once again got the needed result and showed good resolve after Denmark scored the equalizer.  They advance with maximum points in the group and really weren't too challenged, they are definitely one of the favorites remaining.



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