Played
June 3, 2012 2:00 AM MYT
Amsterdam ArenA — Amsterdam
Referee: R. Schörgenhofer
Attendance: 50000
June 3, 2012 2:00 AM MYT
Amsterdam ArenA — Amsterdam
Referee: R. Schörgenhofer
Attendance: 50000
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| Netherlands | 1.12 | 1.00 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 1.08 |
| Draw | 8.00 | 56.00 | 8.00 | 8.50 | 7.50 | 18.00 | 11.00 | 8.99 |
| NIR | 19.00 | 71.00 | 19.00 | 21.00 | 17.00 | 40.00 | 25.00 | 23.59 |
Netherlands - Northern Ireland Preview: Oranje aiming to end Euro 2012 preparations on a high
The 2010 World Cup finalists beat Slovakia in midweek after two previous defeats, and will be looking to further boost their confidence on Saturday
By Stefan Coerts
PROSHOTS
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NETHERLANDS
 Stekelenburg Van der Wiel, Heitinga, Vlaar, Willems Van Bommel, De Jong Robben, Van der Vaart, Afellay Van Persie |
NORTHERN IRELAND
 Carroll Hodson, Duff, McArdle, McGivern McCann, C. Evans, Clingan, McCourt Healy, McGinn |
Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk will be without the services of Joris Mathijsen due to a hamstring injury, while both Wilfred Bouma and Wesley Sneijder are doubtful after picking up knocks in the win over Slovakia.
Therefore, Ron Vlaar and Rafael van der Vaart could feature from the start, as Van Marwijk is expected to field his strongest XI in Oranje's last warm-up game.
The guests will be without Steve Davis, Jonny Evans,Chris Brunt, Kyle Lafferty and Dean Shiels due to injury in Saturday's encounter.
Additionally, Aaron Hughes has family commitments, while Gareth McAuley has wedding commitments.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Netherlands and Northern Ireland have met five times up till date. Holland won twice, recorded two draws, and were beaten once.
The Dutch beat Slovakia 2-0 in their last friendly game courtesy of an own goal and a Rafael van der Vaart strike.
- Left-back Jetro Willems (pictured) will be the youngest player at Euro 2012. The defender made his official Holland debut in the friendly loss versus Bulgaria
- Northern Ireland last beat the Dutch on March 17, 1965, when they recorded a 2-1 win at Windsor Park.
- Rangers striker David Healy is his country's all-time top-scorer with 35 goals in 92 appearances.
- Manager Michael O'Neill has called up four players for the first time: James McPake, Rory Donnelly, Daniel Lafferty and William Grigg could all make their debut on Saturday.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Netherlands 3-0 Northern Ireland
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Netherlands 3-1 Northern Ireland
- 12.3 %
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Netherlands 2-0 Northern Ireland
- 12.3 %
| International Friendlies (FR) | Jun 3, 2012 | Netherlands 6 - Northern Ireland 0 |
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| Mar 27, 2013 | Netherlands 4 - Romania 0 | WCQE |
| Mar 23, 2013 | Netherlands 3 - Estonia 0 | WCQE |
| Feb 7, 2013 | Netherlands 1 - Italy 1 | FR |
| Nov 15, 2012 | Netherlands 0 - Germany 0 | FR |
| Oct 17, 2012 | Romania 1 - Netherlands 4 | WCQE |
Northern Ireland
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| Mar 27, 2013 | Northern Ireland 0 - Israel 2 | WCQE |
| Feb 7, 2013 | Malta 0 - Northern Ireland 0 | FR |
| Nov 15, 2012 | Northern Ireland 1 - Azerbaijan 1 | WCQE |
| Oct 17, 2012 | Portugal 1 - Northern Ireland 1 | WCQE |
| Sep 12, 2012 | Northern Ireland 1 - Luxembourg 1 | WCQE |
| Returns: | Netherlands $11.25 |
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| Returns: | Draw $80.00 |
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| Returns: | NIR $190.00 |
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| 1 | Maarten Stekelenburg | Goalkeeper |
| - | Gregory van der Wiel | |
| 3 | John Heitinga | Defender |
| 13 | Ron Vlaar | Defender |
| 15 | Jetro Willems | Defender |
| 11 | Arjen Robben | Midfielder |
| - | Ibrahim Afellay | |
| - | Mark van Bommel | |
| - | Nigel De Jong | |
| 10 | Wesley Sneijder | Midfielder |
| 16 | Robin van Persie | Striker |
| 23 | Rafael van der Vaart | Midfielder |
| - | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | |
| 7 | Dirk Kuyt | Striker |
| - | Stijn Schaars | |
| - | Luciano Narsingh |
| - | Lee Camp | |
| - | James McPake | |
| - | Lee Hodson | Defender |
| - | Michael Duff | |
| 14 | Shane Ferguson | Midfielder |
| - | Daniel Lafferty | Defender |
| 8 | Grant McCann | Midfielder |
| 4 | Sammy Clingan | Midfielder |
| 14 | Oliver Norwood | Midfielder |
| - | William Grigg | Striker |
| - | Andrew Little | |
| 25 | Roy Carroll | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Ryan McGivern | Defender |
| 42 | Josh Carson | Midfielder |
| 7 | Niall McGinn | Midfielder |
| - | Rory McArdle | |
| 9 | David Healy | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Ashraf Nu'man Alfawaghra Midfielder Al Faisaly Amman |
4 | 1 |
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Andreas Cornelius Striker Copenhagen |
4 | 1 |
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Mikael Forssell Striker HJK Helsinki |
3 | 1 |
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Fred Striker Fluminense |
3 | 0 |
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Felipe Caicedo Striker Lokomotiv Moscow |
3 | 0 |