Holland only had a couple of good chances in the first half, through Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Dirk Kuyt, but all in all Oranjes performance wasn't impressive.

After the break Australia had the upper hand and they frequently pushed the Dutch back into their own half without creating anything.

All Dutch players got some playing time from coach Bert van Marwijk.

"The intellectualisation
of football has
always foundered
on a simple problem-
-the players. Doing
all your most
rewarding thinking
with your feet seems
to dull the philo-
sophical impulse.
Unless, of course,
you are Dutch.
According to legend,
Europeans played
a moronic, muscular
version of the world's
game, until Holland
proclaimed its vision
of total football in the
1974 World Cup,
and enlightenment
dawned."

From:
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football