hmm

ok

Penalty or no penalty, the referee decides. Larsen decided the slight pull by Dutch sider De Jong not worth it. Most referees would have done the same.
Larsen was right with the important things, the yellow cards etc. But did he not show it to the wrong Scot?
I think he wasn't completely in control. As if he relied a little too much on his experience: I don't have to be everywhere, I've got assistants and we are all grown-ups...
True: these players, especially the Scots, play fairly and when they foul, they clearly do so for everyone to see. And they hardly complain. The only dive came from the Dutch player with the most Scottish style, Kuyt.

match

Not a bad match at all. Lots of mistakes by both sides, shots on the post, players alone-in- front-of-the-goalie-situations (how many do the Scots need?), great saves and tireless running to and fro. And then suddenly there was this little Dutch fellow nobody ever heard of, who fooled a player and then the Scottish goalkeeper and scored.