World Cup 2006 Action Replay, Every Game, Every Goal From Week One

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SUNDAY June 11 Robben's brilliance is too much forSerbs GROUP C SERBIA MONTENEGRO 0 HOLLAND 1

CHELSEA'S Arjen Robben turned on a virtuoso performance to ensure victory for Marco van Basten's young Dutch side in their opening encounter of an awesomely strong group.

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World Cup 2006 Action Replay, Every Game, Every Goal From Week One

Serbia were powerful in defence but wasted the few chances they created and were never comfortable dealing with Robben. He scored the only goal of the game when he beat the Serbs' offside trap to run on to Robin van Persie's volleyed pass and slid the ball under the advancing Dragoslav Jevric.

But Holland failed to build on that start.Van Persie sent a diving header straight into Jevric's hands and saw his brilliant free-kick evade both team-mates and the goal, while Wesley Sneijder shot wide from Robben's pass.

SERBIA MONTENEGRO (4-4-2): Jevric; N Djordjevic (Koroman 43min), Gavrancic, Krstajic, Dragutinovic; P Djordjevic, Duljaj, Nadj, Stankovic; Milosevic (Zigic 46), Kezman (Ljuboja 66). Booked: Stankovic, Koroman, Dragutinovic, Gavrancic.

HOLLAND (4-3-3): Van der Sar; Heitinga, Ooijer, Mathijsen (Boulahrouz 86), Van Bronckhorst; Van Bommel (Landzaat 60), Sneijder, Cocu; Van Persie, Van Nistelrooy (Kuyt 69), Robben. Booked: Van Bronckhorst, Heitinga.

Referee: M Merk (Germany).

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