Group One Duel to death for top two
Date: 30-07-2006 11:46
The Czech Republic and the Netherlands continued their tit-for-tat battle for Group One supremacy as both cruised to wins on Wednesday. Jan Koller was the chief architect of the Czechs' 6-1 win over Macedonia to send his side top, only for the Dutch to later beat Finland 4-0 and leapfrog them.
However, the introduction of Hedwiges Maduro and Van Persie for the last quarter gave them a new impetus.
Van Persie, on for Van Nistelrooy in the 75th minute, linked well with Arjen Robben and Dirk Kuijt two minutes later to present Kuijt with an open goal.Read entire article...
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