Flying Dutchmen strike big,send home favourites Brazil

Dutch supporters were euphoric,celebrating an unexpected victory. “I pity them,but you can’t have two teams win a game,” said a Dutch fan as he walked past the stunned Brazilians.

“I can’t believe it. I am shattered. How will I go back home?” asked a Brazilian fan,fighting back tears and refusing to leave her seat even 20 minutes after the game had ended.

Peter Rod,from the United States,called it one of the biggest upsets he had seen in the several World Cups he had been to since Mexico City in 1986: “In the second half,Kaka was non-existent. So was Louis Fabiano.”

The Dutch,who equalized in the 53rd minute thanks to an own goal by Felipe Melo,didn’t have to look back as the Brazilian strikers were largely ineffective in the second half.

Jacquelin was glad that she was here to watch her country win: “I never expected the Dutch to even equalize,forget winning the game after the first half. Brazil played beautiful football and had an edge throughout in the first half with small passes and dexterous moves. But they couldn’t sustain it… Finally,European football won.”

Wesley Sneijder scored the winning goal in the 68th minute. “Since that very moment,the game began slipping away from Brazil … though they advanced a few times,none of the players could break through the Orange defence line,” said Rod.

“The Dutch played a very aggressive game… the Brazilians aren’t used to playing this kind of a game… they couldn’t play well after the Dutch equalized,” said William Baars,an Amsterdam-based art consultant. “Everything is orange now.”