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Arjen Robben gave Holland a 1-0 victory over Serbia & Montenegro in Leipzig this afternoon. In a tight encounter, Robben ran on to Van Persie’s flicked pass to coolly slot past keeper Jevric in the 18th minute. S&M created a few half chances mainly through the dangerous wing play of Olympiakos’s Predrag Djordjevic, and Ognjen Koroman added some impetus with his introduction shortly before half-time.

In the second half, Nikola Zigic, the tallest outfield player in the tournament replaced Savo Milosevic, but saw little of the ball as S&M almost seemed to accept a 1-0 defeat as a good result. Ljuboja brought more energy, but Holland always looked dangerous on the break and had Robben not been so selfish and passed to better placed team-mates rather than shooting on several occasions, Holland might have increased the margin of victory. The match reaffirmed our belief that Group C will be extremely tight.

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