Eshin Direct

Managed to catch the tail end of the Netherlands-USA football match. Thankfully, we beat ‘em 1-0 which wasn’t a great winning margin, especially against the US. The last 30 mins that I saw, the Dutch controlled most of the game and had plenty of chances to score but didn’t seem to anxious to push forward. I guess you can do that with 1-0 lead in a friendly international. They seemed to be also taking the opportunity to experiment and change players quite often too. Although, and I hate to admit it, the US did have a couple of chances to score which were all thankfully saved by the amazing Edwin van der Sar. (The commentary was all in Cantonese so I couldn’t really follow much else).

It was funny, it took me some time to realize who the Dutch were playing, since all the US names represented their mish-mash of different cultures. And I must say the 30 mins that I did see, they must have recruited some stuntmen for their team ’cause they kept on falling down.

Anyway, it was a pathetic win to be honest. I expect more from Dutch football especially against a nation that insists on calling it soccer. Well, at least, the family back in the Netherlands will be chuffed.

However, it was a win and should put those Yanks in place. I’m sure if the FBI was playing, then they’d all get a pat on the back and the match would have been rigged to have the US win. They’re not too hot on the laws of other countries at the moment.