Robinho put Brazil ahead on 10 minutes after a lovely through ball by Felipe Melo and he side footed it past Maarten Stekelenburg. At half time their only looked like one time winning this match and it wasn't Holland.
Holland didn't look like scoring until they got a freekick. It was worked to Wesley Sneijder who curled in a cross. Julio Cesar came out to punch but couldn't get near it. That was because Felipe Melo attacked the jabulani which came of his head and ended in the net. Arjen Robben curled in a corner which Dirk Kuyt flicked on at the near post and Sneijder was there in the middle of the box to head home on 68 minutes to make it 2-1 to the Dutch. Minutes later Felipe Melo's day was compounded went he was sent off for a stamp on Robben.
Holland were able to hang on as Brazil could not fashion a chance to equalise. Brazil go out at the quarter-final stage for the second World Cup running. Holland go through to semi-finals for the first time since 1998. They will play the winners of Uruguay vs Ghana this coming Tuesday.
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