Group C - 17 June 2008 - Bern - Stade de Suisse
NETHERLANDS
Huntelaar 54, Van Persie 87
2-0
ROMANIA
Dutch bandwagon rolls over Romania
by Jim Wirth from Stade de Suisse

Second-half goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Robin van Persie ended Romania's hopes of a quarter-final place in Berne as the Netherlands rounded off an impressive Group C campaign with a third successive victory.

Netherlands on top
Romania knew three points would ensure they joined their opponents in the last eight, but Victor Pi?urc?'s side were always on the back foot and Huntelaar, having passed up one presentable opening in the first half, clinically guided in Ibrahim Afellay's teasing right-wing cross nine minutes into the second. The win was sealed for a largely second-string Oranje team with three minutes left as Van Persie drove in his second goal in as many games. 

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MATCH INFO

Netherlands
16 Maarten Stekelenburg
3 John Heitinga
6 Demy de Zeeuw
7 Robin van Persie
8 Orlando Engelaar
11 Arjen Robben61
14 Wilfred Bouma
15 Tim de Cler
19 Klaas Jan Huntelaar83
20 Ibrahim Afellay
21 Khalid Boulahrouz58
Substitutes
1 Edwin van der Sar
13 Henk Timmer
2 André Ooijer
4 Joris Mathijsen
5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
9 Ruud van Nistelrooy
10 Wesley Sneijder
12 Mario Melchiot58
17 Nigel de Jong
18 Dirk Kuyt61
22 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink83
23 Rafael van der Vaart
Coach: Marco Van Basten
Romania
1 Bogdan Lobon?
2 Cosmin Contra
3 R?zvan Ra?
4 Gabriel Tama?
5 Cristian Chivu
8 Paul Codrea72
10 Adrian Mutu
11 R?zvan Coci?
14 Sorin Ghionea
16 B?nel Nicoli??82
18 Marius Niculae59
Substitutes
12 Marius Popa
23 Eduard St?ncioiu
7 Florentin Petre82
9 Ciprian Marica
13 Cristian S?punaru
17 Cosmin Mo?i
19 Adrian Cristea
20 Nicolae Dic?72
21 Daniel Niculae59
22 ?tefan Radu
Coach: Victor Pi?urc?
Referee: Massimo Busacca

Team statistics

Netherlands Romania
2 Goals scored 0
0 Yellow card 1
0 Red card 0
5 Shots on goal 2
9 Shots wide 7
17 Fouls committed 11
2 Corners 1
2 Offsides 5
37' 13'' Ball. Poss. (time) 23' 59''
60% Ball. Poss. (%) 40%