It soon became clear that the Dutchmen were a much classier team, kicking seven unanswered goals and keeping the Italians goal-less for the game.
| POOL C GAME 1: THE NETHERLANDS v ITALY | ||
| The first game of the day for the Dutchmen was out on Field B, up against EU Cup first timers Italy. |
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starting 2 goals down on handicap, the Dutchmen came out firing to even
the scores, but not before Irish midfielder James Flavin experienced
first hand why the Italians should stick to soccer. An accidental but
nonetheless dangerous kick to the head left James bloodied, but it
didn't dampen his spirits for the day. It soon became clear that the Dutchmen were a much classier team, kicking seven unanswered goals and keeping the Italians goal-less for the game. |
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| Final Scores: The Netherlands 12.4.76 d. Italy 7.8.50 | ||
| Scorers: Bonus 5.1, Andrew Taylor 3.0, Trevor Adair 2.0, Josh Carmichael 1.1, Tom Blackwell 1.0, James Flavin 0.1, Jort Kolman 0.1 | ||
| Best: Andrew Taylor, Mike Berry, Joost van der Hulst | ||
| Source: The Footy Record | ||