Dutch misses let Germans in

Peter Williamson

Thu, 18 Aug, 2005 - 01:00

Twenty two supporters were arrested by police, but the 41,000 fans allowed into the De Kuip stadium were treated to a mesmerising two-goal display from Chelsea star Arjen Robben.

Robben opened the scoring in the third minute with a fantastic left-footed volley and when he scored again in the 46th minute the game looked over.

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Courts Soccer International Place: Rotterdam Place: De Kuip stadium Place: Malta Place: Graz Place: New Stadium Place: Europe Person: Peter Williamson Person: Arjen Robben Person: Robben Person: Jurgen Klinsmann Person: Michael Ballack Person: Gerald Asamoah Person: Maik Taylor Person: David Healy Person: Lawrie Sanchez Person: Ivan Woods Person: Keith Gillespie Person: Taylor Person: George Mallia Person: Kenny Miller Person: Helge Payer Person: Garry O'Connor Person: Andreas Ibertsberger Person: Joachim Standfest Person: Rab Douglas Person: Adrian Mutu Person: Vitalijs Astafjevs Person: Andrei Arshavin Person: Dmitry Sychev Person: Dmitry Loskov Person: Alexei Smertin Person: Lionel Messi Person: Maradona Event: World Cup Organisation: Netherlands Organisation: Germany Organisation: Chelsea Organisation: Northern Ireland Organisation: Malta Organisation: Trinidad Organisation: Scotland Organisation: Austria Organisation: Wales'Organisation: Slovenia Organisation: Finland Organisation: Macedonia Organisation: Romania Organisation: Andorra Organisation: Georgia Organisation: Kazakhstan Organisation: Russia Organisation: Latvia Organisation: Slovakia Organisation: Portugal Organisation: Liechtenstein Organisation: Uzbekistan Organisation: Kuwait Organisation: Argentina Organisation: Hungary

<p>ONE TO REMEMBER: Republic of Ireland's Troy Parrott celebrates with the fans. Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire.</p>

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