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England 2 Holland 3: Pearce hit by Robben show... Manager suffers a reality check
Posted Thursday, March 01, 2012 by Dailymail

England 2 Holland 3: Pearce hit by Robben show... Manager suffers a reality check

Cahill took his 85thminute goal beautifully, the centre half arriving in the striker's position to receive an excellent ball from Leighton Baines before turning inside Joris Mathijsen and beating Stekelenburg with aplomb.

Young's goal, scored in stoppage time, was even more impressive. A neat build-up involving Stewart Downing,
Parker and Theo Walcott ended with a pass from Jones that Young crowned with a super finish, as he lifted the ball over the advancing Holland goalkeeper.

But then came the brutal, brilliant response from Robben, the Dutchman collecting a flick from Mark van Bommel before cutting inside and beating Hart with a tremendous curling left-foot shot that took a slight deflection off Cahill.

Time for England to move on, and fast.

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