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Krohn-Dehli Strikes as Danes Beats Dutch 1-0

09 June 2012 20:01 (UTC +04:00)

On a rare Danish counterattack, midfielder Krohn-Dehli picked up the ball in the penalty area on 24 minutes and rolled it past the Dutch defense before sending the ball between the legs of goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.

The Netherlands spurned a series of good chances, with Arjen Robben hitting the post.

Saturdayâ€™s second game pits together the losing finalists from the last two tournaments as Germany play Portugal.

In the next round of games in Group B on Wednesday, the Danes can secure a place in the quarterfinals by beating Portugal, while the Netherlands face Germany.

Netherlands: Maarten Stekelenburg, Gregory van der Wiel (Dirk Kuyt 85), John Heitinga, Ron Vlaar, Jetro Willems, Mark van Bommel, Nigel de Jong (Rafael van der Vaart 71), Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, Ibrahim Afellay (Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 71), Robin Van Persie.

Denmark: Stephan Andersen, Simon KjÃ¦r, Daniel Agger, Simon Poulsen, Lars Jacobsen, William Kvist, Christian Eriksen (Lasse SchÃ¶ne 74), Niki Zimling, Michael Krohn-Dehli, Dennis Rommedahl (Tobias Mikkelsen 84), Nicklas Bendtner.