It was indeed a good game, even if not played that smartly
– it had the fine qualities to keep the fans and enthusiasts glued to the TV
sets – yes, it went to the war of nerves and was decided by the Penalty
Shootout, a ‘never preferable’ end to such a good game – but, it had the elements
of a must-watch World Cup semifinal – here is how the 127+Penalty Shootout
minutes went for me:
19h - Netherlands Vs Argentina or Argentina Vs Netherlands
- Hope it remains the same both ways – especially after the #BrazilVsGermany
letdown! --
19h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - it begins now --
19h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - 1st 25 minutes
- good game as the moments are on the go - chances and close chances and the
missed close chances --
19h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - an all European World Cup
final or Europe Vs South America will be the sides? Match is open - equal
chances after 35 minutes - Score 0-0 --
19h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - 5 minutes to 45+1 – Score
still 0-0 - can Netherlands
be the finalist again after 2010? - Oranje and white-blue-stripes equally good
--
19h – Netherlands V Argentina – Score 0-0 after the half-time
- good show so far - #Messi’s hit hits goalpost in 45+2 –
19h – Netherlands V Argentina – uneventful 1st half
with Score 0-0 - as expected, the Dutch had the ball more but Argentina, too,
were on the job --
19h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - 2nd half
begins with 0-0 - how eventful it is going to be after uneventful 1st
half? --
19h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - 15 minutes of 2nd
half – Score 0-0 - Argentina
defeated Netherlands in 1978
final - Netherlands
were 1974 finalist as well --
19h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - 65 minutes so far - not
soooo charged-up attacking moves so far – Score still 0-0 --
19h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - 75 minutes into the match
– Argentina’s close chance in 75th minute – game’s pace up post 70
minutes – with Score 0-0 --
19h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - 10 minutes to 90+3 – Score
0-0 - where is that moment, that will give us a goal, that will give us the
result?
18h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - 87th minute: Netherlands’
(#Clasie) corner off the target - #Messi, too, charging in 87th minute
– shot, Netherlands to Argentina goalpost in 89th minute - 90+3
begins now --
18h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - #Robben misses close
chance in 90+1 - 90+3 ends - Argentina
0-Netherlands 0 --
18h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - ET (Extra Time) begins -
will it give the second World Cup finalist or are we headed for yet another
Penalty Shootout end? --
18h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - ET 1st half
goes goalless as well - Yellow Card to #Huntelaar in 90+15th minute
--
18h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - 111 minutes of game so
far - Score still 0-0 - 16 minutes to Penalty Shootout -- Netherlands Total
Football may give us then the all European FIFA World Cup 2014 final --
18h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - 115th minute
had a chance for Argentina
(#Palacio) but was a chance after all - like others
18h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - after 120+7 minutes, its
Penalty Shootout time now. Argentina
0-Netherlands 0 - and like always, not a good end to a good match --
17h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - Penalty Shootout begins -
#Vlaar and Netherlands
miss – Score 0-0
17h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - Penalty Shootout - #Messi
and Argentina score – Score 1-0 now --
17h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - Penalty Shootout -
#Robben and Netherlands score – Score 1-1 now --
17h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - Penalty Shootout - #Garay
and Argentina score – Score 2-1 now
17h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - Penalty Shootout -
#Sneijder and Netherlands miss – Argentina’s goalkeeper #Romero saves the goal –
Score still 2-1 (Argentina>Netherlands)
17h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - Penalty Shootout -
#Aguero and Argentina score one more – Score 3-1 now –
17h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - Penalty Shootout - #Kuyt
scores for Netherlands – Score 3-2 – Argentina scoring next one will make it
the winner --
17h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - Penalty Shootout ends
with Argentina winning - #Rodriguez and Argentina score the winning shot – final
Penalty Shootout Score 4-2 –
16h – Netherlands Vs Argentina - though stretching till
4:15 AM India time and with a Penalty Shootout end - but the match was worth it’s
time - an overall good match to give us Germany Vs Argentina final --