Van Nistelrooy : First for Holland.
Netherlands coach Marco van Basten outwitted his friend and former team mate Roberto Donadoni to give the Dutch a dream start to Euro 2008.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, looking clearly offside, opened the scoring after 26 minutes and five minutes later Wesley Sneijder doubled the lead after a perfectly executed counter-attack.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst sealed victory 11 minutes from time by heading home a perfect cross from Dirk Kuyt.
The inclusion of forward Kuyt was unexpected but logical with Arjen Robben out for a week due to a groin injury.
But the changes made in defence were the most surprising with injured Mario Melchiot replaced at right back by Khalid Boulahrouz, and Andre Ooijer in the centre next to Joris Mathijsen with John Heitinga unexpectedly left on the bench.
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