Oranje squeeze Australia with Depay strike

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Oranje squeeze Australia with Depay strike
Thu, 19 Jun, 2014 - 01:00
Martyn Ziegler

Holland beat defending world champions Spain 5-1 in their opening match last Friday, but the Oranje had to come from 2-1 down to win 3-2 against the battling Socceroos to put one foot in the knockout stages ahead of their concluding group game with Chile.

“I’m not relieved, because I believe in the second half we played better than Australia,” Van Gaal said.

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