Huntelaar becomes hunter as Dutch deliver on promise

HOLLAND were every bit as professional as coach Marco van Basten promised they would be as they outclassed Romania to send Victor Piturca’s side home and hand Italy a Euro 2008 lifeline.

Second-half strikes from Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Robin van Persie at Bern’s Stade de Suisse Wankdorf earned the Oranje — already assured of a quarter-final berth and top spot in Group C — their third win of the tournament.

“We played a good game. We started not really fresh, not really good — maybe because the pitch was a little bit wet,” said Van Basten.