World Cup 2014 Brazil » Group B » Live commentary: Netherlands - Chile 2:0

Full-Time The Netherlands win against Chile 2:0 and secure their first place in Group B! In the end it was a deserved win for the side of Louis van Gaal. Chile had more possesssion but couldn't use this to produce real opportunities. Oranje defended very well and used their fast players, especially Arjen Robben, for counterattacks which lacked precision for a long time. So it had to be the two youngster Depay and Fer who were brought on during the second half to decide the match. Fer converted a fine cross by Janmaat for the lead and Depay scored the 2:0 after another fine run by Arjen Robben in injury time. With that win the Dutch will in all likelihood avoid Brazil and will play either against Croatia or Mexico in the next round while Chile has to go the tough route if they want to go to the quarterfinals. But maybe the Chilean are lucky and Brazil lose tonight against Cameroon. The decisive matches in Group A start in less than two hours and we wish you thrilling night with those games!

The referee gives Chile three more minutes to turn the game.

Chile attacks but can't create a clear chance. A long distance shot is deflected and Pinilla receives the rebound. The Chilean attacker is brought down by a defender but stood in an offside position so there's again no penalty.

Goooal for Netherlands, 1:0 by Leroy Fer
But Bravo can't get his hands onto the header of Leroy Fer! The corner after the shot by Depay is played shortly to Daryl Janmaat. The full-back delivers a fantastic cross and just at the edge of the six-yard-box it is Fer who is unmarked and has no problems to score the 1:0 for the Netherlands!

And on the other site bondscoach Louis van Gaal brings on Leroy Fer for Wesley Sneijder. Fer thinks a little bit more about the defense than Sneijder does.

On the other it is Arjen Robben who forces Claudio Bravo to make his first save of the game. The Dutch attacker finds somehow a gap between the six Chilean leg but no gap between the hands of keeper Bravo.

Daley Blind (Netherlands) is shown a yellow card
Finally, Bakary Gassama has enough and books Blind for his next foul.

We have seen better crosses by Arjen Robben than his freekick from the right wing he just delivered. The ball is headed out of the box and the following shot by Sneijder 20 meters away from goal is blocked.

Again Oranje misses the right opportunity to go for a goal. Wesley Sneijder finds some space 25 meters away from goal but instead of shooting he passes to Jeremain Lens in the box. But the forward is marked closely so his pass to Sneijder who ran into the box himself ends up in no-man's-land.

Jorge Sampaoli made the first substition during the break. Felipe Gutiérrez is replaced by Jean Beausejour. Maybe he has some ideas to crack the Dutch defense.

Chile with the answer! Marcelo Díaz with a fine freekick from way outside the box. He finds the head of Felipe Gutiérrez who is completly unmarked at the penalty spot. He tries to send the ball into the top corner but can't succeed.

Stefan de Vrij almost scores the 1:0 Arjen Robben is fouled on the right wing and delivers a nice freekick. On the far post it is full-back de Vrij who jumps higher than all the sourrounding defenders but his header misses the post by inches.

Both defensive lines are still giving the attackers a hard time. The Chilean offense can't find enough spaces in the wall of orange jerseys and the counterattacks by Holland are equally good defended by Chile.

Francisco Silva (Chile) is shown a yellow card
The Chilean defender is slower as Jeremain Lens who chases a long ball. Silva trips the attacker and Bakary Gassama does well booking the defender.

Arjen Robben shows his sprinting skills chasing a long pass. Robben is clearly faster than defender Gary Medel but still can't reach the ball which crosses the goalline without being touched.

For the first time Chile gets the ball into the Dutch box. Daryl Janmaat can't block a cross from the left Chilean wing but Alexis Sánchez's heeader only finds the tribune behind the Dutch goal.

Chile are controlling the game and have a lot of possession. But so far they couldn't create any dangerous situation for the Dutch keeper Jasper Cillessen.

Intense duels in the midfield during the first minutes of the match. Chile sets the tone by attacking the Dutch topscorer Arjen Robben early on.

The referee today is the Gambian Bakary Gassama. It is his first game for him at the World Cup 2014. He is assisted by the Evarist Menkouande  and Felicien Kabanda.

Chile's coach Jorge Sampaoli stays with his 5-3-2 system and makes only one change. Arturo Vidal is replaced by Felipe Gutiérrez. With that substition Sampaoli wants to give his most important player a rest and also he wants to avoid a second booking of Vidal which would cause him to miss the next match. Left full-back Eugenio Mena faces the same thread but is in the starting eleven just as Charles Aránguiz who suffered an injury against Spain but can participate today.

But against the very good organized and aggressive side of coach Jorge Sampaoli it will be a though challenge for the Dutch players. In the first two games Chile attacked their opponents early in their build-up and forced them to make mistakes. Fast players who know how to score like Eduardo Vargas then finished the counterattacks. It will be interesting to see if the Dutch can handle the pressure put on by Chile.

It's the game between those teams who sent home the reigning European and World Champion Spain. The Netherlands started the destruction of the tiki taka with their blasting 5:1 victory in their first game, Chile finished the Spanish supremacy with their 2:0 win last Wednesday. Now it's time for both teams to show their skills in a direct duel!