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“I already started to get concerned towards a finish of a game. That things panned out like this is a dream come true. You can’t know what we went through.”
The switch was positively bold, as usually moments before Cillessen had constructed his usually wilful impulse of a match, a stunner, regulating his feet to repudiate Marcos Urena a late, unfair winner.
The 4 Netherlands spot-kickers, veterans all — Robin outpost Persie, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and a enthusiastic Dirk Kuyt — were mark on during a Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador.
“We told Tim Krul that he would be a best goalkeeper for a penalties as he’s bigger,” pronounced Van Gaal.
“We didn’t tell Cillessen as we didn’t wish to hurt his credentials or concentration.
“There is no doubt about who will start a subsequent game. It will be Cillessen.
“But we felt Krul was a improved choice here, and he valid that. He guessed (correctly) for each penalty.”
A sincerely tasteless compare usually flared into movement nearby a end.
In total, Van Gaal’s squad strike a woodwork 3 times, twice by Sneijder.
They had a outpost Persie shot parried off a line by a physique of Yeltsin Tejeda and forced Costa Rican ’keeper Keylor Navas to a handful of stirring saves. Shots on goal: 15-3. Corners: 11-1. Possession: 64-36 per cent.
“I don’t know how most round possession we had, how many times we strike a woodwork and how many chances we had,” sighed Van Gaal.
“But we a finish it’s all about scoring.”
Along with winning.
Which is something Jorge Luis Pinto’s side did some-more of than anyone had predicted.