Netherlands had been getting away with being criminally average in the group stages and everyone knew it Then Robben started for the first time and within 18 minutes you understood the fuss Cut inside low shot corner Slovakia were actually decent they’d knocked out Italy and they started well and scrappy and Stekelenburg had to make two proper saves to keep it 1-0 then Mucha lost all sense came bombing off his line for absolutely no reason and Sneijder tapped into an empty net at 84’ Vittek scored a last second penalty sprinted to grab the ball for a restart and heard the final whistle Awful feeling that Netherlands into the quarters Narrative: 3 Tactics: 3 Chances: 3 Goals: 3 Drama: 3 3/5