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00:00Saudi Arabians in white shirts green shorts and of course the Dutch as usual
00:07in their orange another confirmation of the Dutch side as Don was saying they do
00:13play with an awful lot of wingmen a lot of wing play here over Mars and Roy in
00:17particular watch out for Bergkamp as well just tucked in behind the main
00:22striker Ronald de Boer
00:26and away we go
00:33Al-Bassar the long ball forwards Frank de Boer getting the clearance in for
00:40Holland and Dick Advercar the Dutch manager saying I'm here completely in the
00:46dark about Saudi Arabia
00:50I think the same goes for most of us in the press boxes and the commentary boxes
00:55as well they really kept themselves to themselves and we know so little about
00:59them
01:03they've made a bright enough start here across coming in
01:08and very near to an opening goal there Muhammad otherwise known as Majid Abdullah
01:16in fact it was an excellent chance that he'll be very disappointed not to put away
01:20Trevor Francis that's a very bright opening by the Saudi Arabians and great cross and
01:24Muhammad at the back post one-on-one I thought at first he had scored
01:29Rijkaard now for Holland to over Mars
01:34well if there was any sense of overconfidence in the Dutch side there was an instant warning they may well the Saudis have done the Dutch a favour
01:44Frank de Boer the fullback
01:51to his brother trying to get Bergkamp in on the far side
01:56and a real last-ditch attempts by the Saudi Arabian defence to get that one away
02:03home the pool was waiting
02:05his brother's come to join him and even around the big defender number 14 is there too
02:23problems here for the Saudis possibly let's see how well they defend from this sort of position
02:29here for the Saudis possibly let's see how well they defend from this sort of
02:32position it's curled in and it was a free header by Rijkaard terrible marking by
02:39the Saudis very naive indeed but Rijkaard heading it straight at the goalkeeper
02:47Adair
02:50the Dutch are back in numbers in fact everybody is either in or just outside
02:57the penalty area Mohamed will be one the number nine they're looking for Majid
03:03Abdallah
03:06number five Madani is a big lead up from the defense
03:12well they've threatened it a couple of times and Amin is doing his personal lap of honour and are we in for a sensation here now in Washington
03:34there's the touch there's the dive by Dahoy there's the billowing net and there's a surprise opening goal here for Saudi
03:43well it's a great ball in it just gets in front of well Ronald Coleman once again shows off his defensive frailties he has to take blame for that and Prince Faisal there in the royal box
03:56well
03:59can't buy a moment like that
04:03Ronald Coleman knew exactly who he was marking he was marking Amin and allowed Amin to get in front of him
04:08great header but you have to fuck Ronald Coleman
04:1118 minutes gone
04:13and Saudi Arabia in the lead
04:15well is it going to be one of those nights here now
04:19they have looked desperately naive at times in defense you have to say
04:23but equally
04:37at the risk of repeating myself
04:39the three best chances of the match so far have all gone to Saudi Arabia
04:43Roy trying to play it in delicately
04:46a foul that time surely on Al Vichy and a free kick to Saudi Arabia
04:59he tries to get the ball through to Mohamed it's just tucked away there
05:03a Koeman to Reichardt
05:09there Kamp over Mars
05:11De Boers waiting in the middle
05:13oh De Boer for the Chelsea now
05:15saved by the keeper
05:18again we see that extraordinary naivety in defense
05:22opening up a wonderful opportunity for Holland
05:26but Ronald De Boer just wasn't there to take it
05:28excellent play
05:29good ball from Bergkamp to over Mars
05:31good cross in
05:32you see Madani make an awful error here
05:34what's he trying to do
05:35I think he's trying to head the ball
05:36but that's very very poor control by De Boer
05:38keeper comes out
05:40does well
05:43I don't think Trevor about
05:45the longer this game goes on
05:46you wouldn't want to be chasing a game
05:48against a determined enthusiastic opponents
05:50in this sort of heat would you?
05:52about us
05:53little touch here
05:55Berkant
05:56good save
05:57great save there by Aldaya
06:01Berkant caught that strongly
06:04it was a good link up there
06:06Ronald De Boer involved as well
06:09there's De Boer's pass
06:11sorry Ron
06:13Trevor
06:14that was typical Dutch play wasn't it
06:15good ball into the front man
06:16good ball into the front man
06:27corner floated in and knocked on
06:28and tipped away very acrobatically there by Aldaya
06:35I'd like to look at him so far
06:38I must say
06:39he's been very agile
06:41he's good with his hands
06:43a little knock on there
06:45falling backwards but getting it away
06:49which is just what Saudi have done
06:52Saudi Arabia have done here
06:53but not very far
06:54nearly as far as over Mars
06:56there's Rijkaard in there
06:58this could be a problem for them
06:59it could be for Roy
07:00the flag was up in any case
07:05those are the sort of areas I like to see Rijkaard getting into
07:10it's the first time he's going to the box
07:12presented Roy with a good chance
07:14unfortunately he was offside
07:20well it's a late decision by the linesman
07:22I think he was in line
07:23I don't think he was offside
07:24I think he was too
07:25I don't think he was offside
07:26De Boer's gone out to the flank now
07:28and Roy has gone into a central position
07:30here's a chance for them possibly
07:32Burkamp's shot is charged down again
07:35and suddenly it's one against one at the other end
07:38Mohamed against Van Hubel
07:40got support by Awaran
07:45here's Mohamed again
07:47De Boer going out
07:49it's gone loose
07:50and De Boer got it the second time
07:53they are in total disarray at times at the back of Holland
07:58Van Hubel he just can't cope with Mohamed
08:01they're leaving him one on one
08:03they're going to pay for it
08:05oh here's Burkampo
08:07this could be a chance for them
08:09Roy's going in
08:11and again Saudi Arabia get it away
08:13it's pretty desperate
08:14defending there in the penalty area
08:16but so far it's coming off for them
08:18here's Roy again
08:20again it's Roy
08:22and again desperate defending
08:23saves the day for Saudi Arabia
08:29amazing this isn't it
08:30well it is
08:31it's one end to the other isn't it
08:32Mohamed could have scored at one end
08:33Roy could have scored at the other
08:35I can't wait for the second half
08:36we're in for a cracking second half
08:38it's just past the 45 minute mark now
08:41and still Saudi Arabia leading by a goal to nil
08:45De Boer on the far side
08:48poor ball played inside
08:51Adani gets it clear
08:54to Abishi
08:56Awaran losing out they got in each other's way there
09:01so Yang Wouter's got in instead
09:04Frank De Boer
09:06for Holland
09:08Koeman coming across
09:14oh
09:15he just caught
09:16oh good advantage played there by the Spanish referee
09:19Mwaleed gets the ball in
09:22Van Hovel gets it away before it can come through to Mohamed
09:26Koeman's ball through
09:27Roy operating down this side now
09:32De Boer waiting in there
09:34Koeman over Mars
09:36the Dutch desperate to get an equaliser now before the interval
09:40Ronald Koeman a long range shot but he took far too long
09:55sizing it up
09:57the Saudis are working very very hard with Brian to close the ball down
10:00that's the third time now they've stopped the shot coming in
10:02they're taking off Mohamed
10:05that's bad news for them Majid Abdallah
10:08otherwise known as Mohamed
10:10it's good news for Grant Hogle
10:11yeah
10:12and Falata comes on instead
10:14number 20
10:15well he's done really well
10:17and that's a serious blow now for Saudi Arabia
10:25De Boer
10:27here's the cross coming in towards Bergkamp
10:29but it's Amin who got it away
10:31Al Bishi as the half-time whistle goes
10:34are we on the edge of a World Cup sensation here in Washington
10:39the half-time score then here
10:41is the Netherlands
10:430
10:44Saudi Arabia
10:451
10:50hello again from Dallas
10:51well we gave Holland the big build-up didn't we
10:53the best team never to win the World Cup
10:55but on today's evidence
10:56you wonder which side has the more naive defence Don
11:00really don't you
11:01yeah well Trevor's making the remark about Koeman
11:03and Van Goebel
11:04and that does look a
11:06a lot of misunderstanding
11:08it looks as though they haven't played together before
11:10I know that Koeman's in Barcelona and Van Goebel's in Feyenoord
11:13but at the same time by now they ought to have some understanding
11:16and they're
11:17I mean that
11:18down the middle just ordinary balls down the middle
11:20from their goalkeepers kicks are giving them problems
11:22and obviously they're not working off each other
11:24and the important thing is
11:25is the left back as well
11:27Deboa
11:28I mean if they've got in there down that right wing once
11:30they must have the Saudis
11:31they must have got in there about
11:32five times and got into good crossing positions
11:35at the moment he has got a lot of sorting out to do
11:38Dennis let's have a look at the goal
11:39because there'd been two incidents at least before that
11:42when Saudi Arabia should have taken the lead
11:44very much so
11:45and they played it awfully defensively
11:48there could have been two behind
11:50it was a marvellous crossing
11:51and Amin has got in behind Koeman I think it was
11:56to knock it in
11:57Was Koeman?
11:58Yeah
11:59In fact there was nobody there really
12:00It was awful
12:01I mean it was like
12:02awful defending at this level from a team
12:05probably one of the favourites to win it
12:07the marking as I said
12:08they'd had two chances before this one
12:10and you don't expect teams like Holland to concede goals like this
12:14I mean really they were sort of ball watching
12:16Amin comes in in front of Koeman
12:19has a good header
12:20gives the goalkeeper no chance whatsoever
12:22but in fact
12:23you know they could have been three down
12:25which for a team like Holland is not good enough
12:27and with the only time really we've seen Dennis Bergkamp in action
12:31I mean the shot really didn't carry any sting did it?
12:35No
12:36Well it was one of those positions where he does come regular from
12:39as sort of deep you know onto the edge of the penalty area
12:43but Holland hadn't played well
12:45it was the only chance they had
12:47Bergkamp
12:48he struck it
12:49he struck it well
12:50but the keeper had it well covered
12:52the most dangerous attack that Holland had had
12:55but they had played awful in the first half
12:57and if they're going to come back and do anything
12:59they've got to play better than theirs
13:01they've got to do something
13:02This is the team of course which beat England
13:04and virtually knocked us out of this competition
13:07but Muhammad is off the pitch now
13:09the desert Pele
13:11but my goodness just before half time
13:13he had a great chance there didn't he
13:15with the ball loose in the box
13:16and nobody seeming to know where it was
13:18Well again it's just lack of understanding to me
13:20I mean it's a long ball played through
13:22and he has chased everything as this lad
13:24I mean he's up there by himself
13:26and he's prepared to go after everything
13:28he knocks it off, lays it off
13:30gets into the boxing game
13:32there's his run into the box again
13:33now it's a fight
13:34and out comes the goalkeeper
13:36I don't know whether he's shouting or not
13:38but there's a complete lack of understanding
13:40and he was very unlucky really
13:42because he took his eye off the ball
13:44he comes back to him
13:45and then Dagoa makes a recovery
13:46and gets all of the ball
13:47but that could have been the second goal
13:49quite easily
13:50Now I mean there we were
13:52sort of semi-joking about Saudi Arabia
13:54and household names and all the rest of it
13:56but I mean do you think they're capable of hanging on to this?
13:59Well I've got to say this
14:00they look tired in that last 10 minutes
14:02there's no doubt about it
14:04and I don't know whether they've got the discipline
14:06and the experience to last out
14:08against a quality forward line
14:10and they are good when they're moving forward the Dutch
14:12whether they can do it for 90 minutes
14:14or another 45 minutes Tony
14:16I don't think so
14:17To be brutally honest though
14:18Holland in the qualifying stages
14:19I mean they lost to Norway
14:21they should have lost to England at Wembley
14:22they're nothing like the side
14:24that they used to be
14:26No they're nothing like this side in 74 and 78
14:29where they had an excellent team
14:31and you know when we were talking before the game
14:33or before any of the games
14:34you know
14:35why was Holland's name not put forward as a potential winners
14:37and I think the reason being that
14:39their defence
14:40they're struggling at the back
14:41Kuhlman is a bit slow
14:42and they seem to tend to concede goals
14:44as we saw in tonight's game
14:46and I think that's the reason why we didn't select them
14:48Yeah
14:49Okay
14:50Well let me just tell you before we have a break here
14:51that the
14:52FIFA has dismissed Irish complaints
14:55Jack's complaints
14:57that his players weren't getting enough water
14:59they say that's an overreaction
15:01and Jack should concentrate on coaching
15:03Did you get along with that?
15:05Well no he's got a legitimate excuse
15:08I mean they should put water on the other side
15:10they should be able to get it from both sides
15:12Water on the other side
15:13Yeah but the way Jack was talking
15:14he wants water right down the middle of the pitch as well
15:16because that's what he's complaining at
15:18he can't get water to his players in the sense of his shape of his team
15:22He'll have to dig himself a trench I think
15:24Exactly
15:25We'll be back in a couple of minutes
15:27stay with us
15:28Thank you Tony
15:29I'm glad you mentioned those victories by North Korea
15:33and by Algeria
15:34that's exactly the point
15:35there might be a hat trick here tonight
15:37if the Saudi Arabians can hold on just for another 45 minutes
15:41but are they going to be doing it Trevor?
15:48Well I could have egg on the face couldn't I?
15:50because I spoke about them scoring 4 or 5 goes at the start of the game
15:53I do think they'll score
15:54I think they'll be attacking for
15:56probably the whole of the second half
15:58you have to be careful because they have slow defenders
16:00in Van Hovel and Ronald Koeman
16:03and they could get caught on the counter attack
16:05like this situation here
16:07Van Hovel trying to get back very quickly
16:11but Warren is the man in possession
16:14as this cross comes in
16:16Vichy
16:22and in the end it's a goal kick
16:30I would have thought the Dutch would much prefer to see him
16:33in a good strong attack
16:34taking the point you made in the first half show
16:36attacking the two full backs
16:38who've both already got yellow cards
16:40yes that's quite right
16:42here's Roy
16:43one of those wingers
16:45Jonk
16:47big strong lad
16:49with a good shot
16:50a fabulous goal
16:52and one they so badly required
16:55Vimeo
16:56the Dutch celebrate now
16:58what a fantastic shot though
17:01a super goal
17:08when most it was needed
17:10looked up
17:1125 yards out
17:13rifled it beyond the keeper
17:15just inside the far post
17:17and it's 1-1
17:18well he scored one or two important goals
17:20this is a grid to Milan
17:22he scored an important goal tonight for Holland
17:24this is a great shot
17:25all of 30-35 yards
17:27it has to be a good shot
17:29to beat this keeper
17:30because he's played well tonight
17:33Adani now
17:34for Saudi Arabia
17:37and the Dutch at last
17:38have found their voices
17:39Jonk again
17:41who scored of course
17:42the decisive goal
17:44in the UEFA Cup final
17:45for Inter Milan
17:46against Salzburg
17:47taking Trevor's point
17:49he's really scored some important goals
17:51and now De Boer
17:53has Holland come forward again
17:55so far a really unimpressive performance by them
17:58Jonk
17:59that's the sort of range that he shot from and scored
18:03get it through to Roy
18:05Bergkamp
18:07Jonk again
18:09Roy again possibly?
18:12no
18:13De Boer
18:15save by the keeper
18:25well it's a good control build up
18:26De Boer gets his shot in
18:28and Adai takes that comfortably
18:30the Spanish referee can't see the signal from this touch line
18:36because he's not looking
18:38Bergkamp
18:39De Boer
18:40Bergkamp
18:41and the shots
18:47by Jonk again
18:48that's gone well wide
18:50but clicked off the Saudi Arabian defender
18:52which provides Holland with another corner
18:57a little over 20 minutes of the game left
19:01Jonk with his corner
19:02a big tall fella like him would be of probably better value
19:06in and around the box
19:08well let's see
19:09substitutions being made now
19:11a warm
19:14goes off
19:16Sally
19:17comes on
19:21Jonk to the corner
19:26Leicard didn't get a touch on it
19:27ooh that might have gone anywhere
19:28in the end
19:29it was headed down by one defender
19:30and it fell at the boot of another one
19:32Talmud now for Holland
19:43back to Bouters
19:49De Boer
19:54Jonk
19:56De Boer getting it forward to Roy
19:58easy and
20:05you know
20:06on the break Saudi Arabia
20:07still very very dangerous
20:11one it
20:14forward to
20:16the substitute there
20:17who's
20:18got a chance
20:20and still has a chance
20:22oh so close there
20:24for Falata
20:25the
20:32Dutch so close to going 2-1 down there
20:38well
20:39it wouldn't surprise you would it if they scored
20:41Falata here
20:42that's a good save
20:45there's to be said
20:46quite a few of them have looked their age
20:51Jonk
20:53here's Wouters
20:55there's a save again
20:57good positioning by the keeper
20:58and a good little break by
20:59Jan Wouters
21:03are you glad you made that remark Joe?
21:04he must have heard me
21:05because the way he sprinted through there
21:07was tremendous
21:08and a curling shot there from Amin who scored the first goal for Saudi Arabia
21:15curling over the Dutch crossbar
21:17that was typical of the Dutch tonight
21:18quick corner taken
21:19two against one
21:21Dutch did respond to it sleeping
21:22this is something to build on
21:23this is something to build on
21:24at this moment they're pushing men forward
21:25they're very very vulnerable on the break
21:27words of warning
21:28you're quite right
21:29but here come Holland again
21:30here come Holland again
21:31Frankfurt war
21:32curling it in again
21:33the keeper's come for this one
21:34he's missed it
21:35and Talbot with a header
21:36he's missed it
21:37and Talbot with a header
21:38and Holland
21:39are reprinting
21:40and the keeper's come for this one
21:41he's missed it
21:42and Talbot with a header
21:43and Holland
21:44are reprinting
21:45and the keeper's come for this one
21:46this is something to build on
21:47at this moment
21:48they're pushing men forward
21:49they're very very vulnerable on the break
21:50words of warning
21:51you're quite right
21:52but here come Holland again
21:53Frankfurt war
21:54curling it in again
21:55the keeper's come for this one
21:56he's missed it
21:57and Talbot with a header
21:58and Holland
22:07are reprieved
22:08with just four minutes
22:10of the game left
22:16the first mistake the keeper's made all night
22:18just after we've been talking about him
22:20completely missed his punch there
22:22and an inviting open goal
22:24and Gaston Talbot
22:26makes sure he hits it
22:302-1 Holmes
22:32inside the last five minutes
22:34bad mistake by the keeper
22:38but a wonderful sight there for Dutchman
22:44Tramont
22:45you have to feel desperately
22:46sorry for the goalkeeper
22:47he hasn't put a foot wrong all night
22:49he comes out and punches it
22:50he could have got away with it
22:52because the ball could have gone anywhere
22:53but in fact
22:54it went straight to the head of Talbot
22:55and he puts it back into an empty net
22:57and he puts it back into an empty net
22:59I suppose the Dutch press were right to mile
23:01that it was a master stroke by Dick Althacar
23:02bringing him on
23:03in place of all the miles
23:05they'll look to keep possession now I would think
23:07they don't want to give it away
23:08clock ticking down yes
23:10who's back
23:11they'll just keep possession for the last couple of minutes
23:14then Jonk plays it in
23:16then Jonk plays it in
23:18Bergkamp tries to knock it on
23:20for Talbot
23:22back it goes to Rijkaard
23:26about us
23:27and the ball goes into touch
23:36but the final whistle goes
23:38there's a very relieved man
23:39the Dutch manager
23:40Dick Althacar
23:41and a very lucky one too
23:43and a terrific performance by Saudi Arabia
23:46full of pluck
23:47and they went into the lead
23:48with a goal by Amin
23:50Jonk with that terrific shot early in the second half
23:54made it 1-1
23:55and then after the mistake by the goalkeeper Adeya
23:58when he missed his punch
24:00and Talbot was able to head into an empty net
24:03no doubt about it
24:04that Ronald Koeman and his men
24:06are fortunate to have got themselves a victory
24:09but it's a victory here tonight in Washington
24:11by two goals to one for Holland
24:15Welcome back to Dallas
24:16well Dick, Althacar and the boys made it
24:18but only just
24:19there was no spark was there
24:21as Trevor was saying time and again
24:22about their play tonight
24:23can't understand why really
24:24I think there's doubt in the camp Tony
24:26I think the doubt is in the defence
24:28I think they know they're going to give goals away
24:30and the other players then stop playing with the confidence
24:32which we know they've got
24:34so the side looks very ordinary now
24:36Well thank goodness Vim Jonk was on form
24:38and seemed to have a little bit of spirit about him didn't he?
24:40Yes he was
24:41and this is a terrific shot
24:42I mean like Trevor said
24:43he's done this a few times for Inter Milan this season
24:46but he's hit that one for a man about 30 yards
24:48he should have been closed down
24:50but he's got there
24:51and he's hit it
24:52and the keeper can't get across to it
24:54just inside his post
24:55read again
24:56see somebody's got to come out from the back
24:58and stop that shot
24:59close him down
25:00there's stacks of white shirts there
25:02then he goes
25:03in fact they're getting out the way
25:05and the goalkeeper hasn't got a chance
25:07Dennis I mean Saudi could have got back even then didn't they
25:11and eventually as we know it went Holland's way with that
25:14rather lucky goal at the end
25:15Well I don't think only a lucky goal
25:17I think Holland came off the field actually winning
25:19a very relieved team indeed
25:21and it had been an awful mistake by the Saudi Arabian goalkeeper
25:25that gave them the second goal in torment
25:27had the easy task of nodding into an empty net
25:31but they had looked to me lethargic
25:34I don't know
25:35it just sort of sparkled that
25:36and the fact that they got this winning goal
25:38they will be extremely happy
25:40I mean we were talking about goalkeepers there and on
25:42I mean that was an awful mistake by Alde in the Saudi Arabian goal
25:46who'd look pretty decent
25:48who'd look
25:49but to be fair
25:50he hadn't had a great deal to do did he?
25:52I mean all that he said he played well
25:53not a great deal
25:54all right
25:55talking of goalkeepers
25:56we do happen to have standing by in Orlando
25:58the Irish goalkeeper Paki Bonner
26:00good evening Paki
26:01did you watch that game?
26:03yes indeed yes
26:04we watched it here in our hotel
26:07what's your impression?
26:09well I think it was a difficult game for Holland
26:11they were obviously
26:13you know they were going to the game as favourites
26:15and it's never easy that
26:17especially in your first game
26:18they certainly did look very lethargic
26:21and they didn't get about Saudi Arabia
26:23the way I expected them to get about them
26:26and certainly they needed
26:28which was a bit of a mistake
26:30but a goalkeeper
26:31near the end to give them the one
26:33yeah Don was saying how
26:35we've seen so many poor goalkeepers in this competition
26:38and the way you're playing
26:39you'd probably go on forever couldn't you?
26:41well you know
26:44goalkeeping is one of these games where
26:47you make the save
26:48or else you make the mistake
26:50and there's a very fine line between success and failure
26:53and you know
26:55today we've seen a goalkeeper who
26:58produced some fantastic saves
27:00but then obviously let the side down by making that error
27:03Paki don't hang your gloves up yet son
27:05you've got years to go
27:07Paki thanks for joining us
27:09all the best in your match against Mexico
27:12on Friday
27:13which incidentally you can see live and exclusively here on ITV
27:19also tomorrow's live and exclusive game on this channel is Germany vs Spain
27:24from Soldier Field in Chicago
27:25and Chicago
27:26that of course is a key game
27:27which Spain really have to try to win
27:30okay
27:31in the meantime
27:32it's a good night from the United States
27:34Holland made it
27:36but only just
27:37a little bit embarrassing for them really
27:39and I think
27:40Dick Abakar's got tremendous problems
27:42don't you
27:43no he'd be very happy now
27:44yeah he's happy
27:45but what does he do when he meets Belgium
27:47that's like a local derby
27:49that was always going to be the most difficult game anyway
27:51I mean it's like England and Scotland in the old days you know
27:54it's very much of that
27:55no that would be a guaranteed draw anyway
27:58you were saying nobody was really tipping Holland
28:00are you tipping Holland?
28:01no not really
28:02no I'm not
28:03like I said earlier on
28:04the confidence is not there
28:05he's got a lot of sorting out to do
28:07Dick Abakar over the next few days
28:09okay that's it from the United States
28:11sleep tight
28:12we'll see you soon
28:13bye bye
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