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The Netherlands drew 0-0 with rivals Belgium in their opening game. South Korea were beaten by Mexico.
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00:00Clivert, who started a two-match ban, Koku was moved into the forward line, Davids and
00:04Jonk came into the starting line-up, while Seedorf and Hasselbank were dropped. South
00:09Korea, without the suspended Ha, made four changes from the team, which lost to Mexico,
00:13but their influential striker Hwang was still out with a knee injury. Our commentary team
00:17in Marseille, Debbie Pleat and Tony Gober.
00:25Here's number nine, Kim Do-hun. Oh! Side netting, but just for a moment.
00:34Superb touch there by Choi Young to set him through, and then he hit it unerringly, and
00:40I really do believe Edwin van der Saar was beaten by that ball, just the wrong side of the post
00:45from Korea's point of view.
00:52Arum Winter.
00:55Bergkamp.
01:01Oh, he's done excellently here, Bergkamp. He tees it up, oh, super save, shot was by
01:06Vimyung, and it was a goal all over it, until Kim Byung-yi threw himself to his right, and Holland
01:15must have thought that they'd worked the opening there.
01:22Bergkamp didn't quite get the redirection, but excellent work by the Arsenal man to set up
01:27the chance in the first place.
01:29Yeah, clinical pass to Vimyung, normally a defensive-minded midfield player, he stabbed
01:34at it with his left foot, here's Vimyung, Ronald de Boer.
01:47This is Winter.
01:53Bergkamp.
01:57Koku to Bergkamp, left foot, clipped to the top of the net, but always looked as if it
02:02would go over.
02:04No good attempt by Bergkamp there on his left foot, I was just about to say they must try
02:08and keep him off his right foot, but you just saw that ball sit up a little, and he caught
02:13the ball as it bounced upwards, but with Bergkamp you have to keep tight, but at the same time
02:18you mustn't let him turn, you're particularly on his right-hand side, because he can place
02:21these balls into the net with amazing ease, he is a very, very clever striker.
02:31He's the only man to occupy all the top three places in a match-of-the-day goal-of-the
02:37-month
02:37competition last season, hasn't he?
02:42Here's Edgar Davids, space in front of him, left foot.
02:48Well, the ball was rising, and we're accustomed to seeing the ball rise in this competition,
02:52doesn't seem to dip too quickly.
02:56David, of course, has had such a good season at Juventus, he went there, I think it was
03:00around December, January time, and of course there's great competition now, with Sidoff also
03:05doing well at Real Madrid, they're great friends, but I wonder if Gus Hiddink is playing little
03:09games here, putting one in, taking one out.
03:14Ronald de Boer, Bergkamp with his back to goal, Overmars, Bergkamp, they're claiming handball
03:24against, I think it's number 20, Hong, but the referee from Poland, Ryszard Wojciech, has just
03:30waved that away.
03:33Did Bergkamp give him a nudge?
03:36Well, I think he's claiming he was held.
03:45Van der Sar, steadying himself, and in the end, quite a short ball to Arnhem Winter.
03:54Lovely to see goalkeepers passing the ball out to defenders, and changing the play, if it
03:58comes from right back to the goalkeeper, then he'll play it out to the left back, acting
04:04as an extra defender.
04:06Ronald de Boer, Bergkamp, Koku, good strike!
04:15Oh, superb!
04:1937 minutes gone, and Philipp Koku of Eindhoven brought into the side as a striker, much
04:32to the surprise, I'm sure, of the more orthodox men, Van Hooydonk and Hasselbank, justifies
04:39the manager's faith.
04:40Kim Byung never had a chance, tremendous effort, right over the ball, and I think just reward
04:48for the territorial advantage that Holland have had.
04:56This is Lee.
05:01Su.
05:12That's a free kick to South Korea.
05:17We have, what, four minutes left in the first half?
05:22This is just outside the Ducks penalty area.
05:33Here's the breakout, led by Dennis Bergkamp, but as he glances around, he'll see that there
05:37wasn't another player with him, but there are now, and it's three on two for Holland.
05:44Overmars.
05:45Wants it on his right, folks!
05:502-0 Holland.
05:56Well, they got caught on the break there, they throw men forward, got excited, they
06:02won a free kick on the right, and then you had that classic play that Vimyongk led with
06:06a perfect pass to Overmars, perfectly weighted, when Overmars came on the inside of Lee, he
06:12forced it in with his right foot, there we see him turning inside of Lee and hitting the
06:17ball, he's right foot, no chance once again for the goalkeeper, Overmars finishes it absolutely
06:22spot on.
06:33He timed his run excellently at Overmars, he's not offside.
06:40Winter to Davids, and waiting here patiently is Dennis Bergkamp, who might have a second go.
06:49He's just on to the top of the net, and Kim Biong, having come out to smother the first
06:55effort by Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp, was way off his line when the second came in.
07:00Well, Davids invited Bergkamp to score first time there, he prodded it, but it was credit
07:06to the goalkeeper, Kim Biong, for coming out so quickly, but then that was almost an exquisite
07:10finish, just landing on top of the net.
07:17Here's Bergkamp, with Lily Ravitz, Overmars was ignored, and the shot he had, Kim Biong
07:26came in here, full stretch.
07:40He's moving in to the position.
07:48So I see Tinker, good position there, and it was missed by Tinker.
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