Netherlands v Wales

:00:31. > :00:36.Amsterdam, one of the great capitals of Europe. Home to a world football

:00:37. > :00:45.powerhouse. The Netherlands are heading to Brazil. Wales history

:00:46. > :00:51.against the Netherlands is woeful. It did not get any harder than

:00:52. > :00:57.Holland away. It was a good experience and that is how you

:00:58. > :01:01.learn. We have played against some tough teams, but we have done it

:01:02. > :01:08.really well. We want to keep the momentum going. We learn more when

:01:09. > :01:18.we play the best teams. Now Alan Ramsey of Gareth Railton night. I am

:01:19. > :01:23.looking forward to this. I am not thinking about what happened 15

:01:24. > :01:34.years ago. New players coming through. I am looking forward to it.

:01:35. > :01:44.Good evening and welcome to Match Of The Day Wales. It is the Netherlands

:01:45. > :01:48.final friendly before they fly out to Brazil. A test for Chris

:01:49. > :01:58.Colman's Young and inexperienced side. Please welcome our guests

:01:59. > :02:03.tonight. Robert Earnshaw and Barry Horne.

:02:04. > :02:09.Great to see you, what will Chris Colman get out of tonight? It is a

:02:10. > :02:16.question that has been asked so many times, in the last ten or 15 years

:02:17. > :02:23.in particular. You would have to say the honest answer would be not a

:02:24. > :02:27.great deal. But we're looking forward to a championship campaign

:02:28. > :02:32.which most of us believe we can do well in. There will be times when

:02:33. > :02:45.Chris will not have anybody available and that is inevitable.

:02:46. > :02:52.James Chester, we have got Huws, who was sensational on his debut. Tough

:02:53. > :03:01.game away from home, give them a further taste for international

:03:02. > :03:05.football. The team he has put out is recognisable as a Welsh team. It

:03:06. > :03:16.will be a useful exercise. But it is a different prospect if Gareth

:03:17. > :03:21.Bale, Aaron Williams and others were playing, because this is a build-up

:03:22. > :03:27.to the European qualifiers? Huge. We don't get any better than playing

:03:28. > :03:30.against the best. You play some of the lower ranked teams, but as soon

:03:31. > :03:36.as you play the big teams, it does not matter if you lose, I always

:03:37. > :03:42.feel you get a better in those games as a player. That is the big thing.

:03:43. > :03:49.All of the Young boys will take from this game. You cannot get any better

:03:50. > :03:58.experience than playing against Robin van Persie, Wesley Sneijder

:03:59. > :04:03.and Robben. A lot of end of season withdrawals. Let's get the latest

:04:04. > :04:06.from the Welsh camp. While most players recharge their

:04:07. > :04:14.batteries, Chris Colman's men head into their final game beef or the

:04:15. > :04:22.euro qualifiers against the Dutch. Led by captain, Joe Allen. Nothing I

:04:23. > :04:27.thought about, the way we play, Joe Allen is at the heart of that. He is

:04:28. > :04:33.one of the bravest players I have worked with. He always wants the

:04:34. > :04:38.ball. It is the sort of thing you might dream of. I have not set a

:04:39. > :04:42.target of having miss this chance, I was thrilled to get the opportunity.

:04:43. > :04:49.Most of the headlines have been about the ups and teams, Ashley

:04:50. > :04:59.Williams, Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale are missing. This game was

:05:00. > :05:06.maybe a bridge too far for him. But nine times out of ten he is with us.

:05:07. > :05:15.I don't see us having a problem. He may miss 12. Withdrawals provide

:05:16. > :05:20.opportunities for the likes of Tom Lawrence and James Chester. They are

:05:21. > :05:25.keen to impress. If he takes me, it is one of the reasons I have chosen

:05:26. > :05:31.to do this, play against top teams like Holland, Belgium. To test

:05:32. > :05:40.yourself against the best players in the world. We have a lot of Young

:05:41. > :05:46.players in the squad. It is not a squad of 23, it will be 35 or 40 we

:05:47. > :05:51.will have to choose from. It does not get any harder than Holland

:05:52. > :05:56.away. It is a good experience and that is how you learn. The dragon

:05:57. > :06:08.has hardly fired against the Dutch, six games and six defeats. But the

:06:09. > :06:14.current squad have no fears. We have still got a very powerful squad and

:06:15. > :06:22.a good squad. Missing a couple of players, but these things happen in

:06:23. > :06:28.this part of the season. We will go in as underdogs on their own patch

:06:29. > :06:34.as well. It is always a difficult task. But we have worked well will

:06:35. > :06:43.stop some good players in this squad. We will be looking to put in

:06:44. > :06:45.a good team performance. We have got to stamp our authority on this game

:06:46. > :06:51.and let them know, as good as they are, we're not there to make the

:06:52. > :06:56.numbers up. I am not going into the game with my hands tied, panicking.

:06:57. > :07:01.I am looking forward to it. We will learn a lot and we are going to

:07:02. > :07:07.express ourselves and get a good result. The team that this match

:07:08. > :07:10.against the Netherlands will be different to the one Chris Colman

:07:11. > :07:15.will be hoping to put out on the 9th of September when the Euro 2016

:07:16. > :07:22.qualifiers start against Andorra. Let's hear from the Welsh manager.

:07:23. > :07:27.James Chester in the starting line-up? Yes, he has plied his trade

:07:28. > :07:31.with Hull City in the Premier League. The last six months I have

:07:32. > :07:36.had a chat with James and Steve Bruce. James, to be fair to him

:07:37. > :07:43.prior to arriving with us last week, he had two training sessions

:07:44. > :07:49.two days before the FA Cup final. Five weeks before that he had not

:07:50. > :08:15.done anything because of a hamstring problem. It's not that we just got a

:08:16. > :08:20.good player and a new addition, he has a greater mentality. 50,000

:08:21. > :08:21.expectant Dutch fans hoping to give their side a good sendoff, it will

:08:22. > :08:23.be a new experience for your players in this environment? Of course, but

:08:24. > :08:25.what is there to be afraid of? If you don't want to be in this

:08:26. > :08:26.environment, some of the players we are per against are some of the best

:08:27. > :08:28.in the world. It is a great experience. We are here to make sure

:08:29. > :08:32.we keep our momentum going. I am looking forward to tonight. Good

:08:33. > :08:35.luck. Barry Horne, you mention James

:08:36. > :08:40.Chester and Chris was talking about him, but I want to talk about Joe

:08:41. > :08:52.Allen, who is integral in the Liverpool team. He is still a Young

:08:53. > :09:02.man making his way at Liverpool. Don't forget what he did at Swansea

:09:03. > :09:07.as well prior to going to Liverpool. Chris, quite rightly described him

:09:08. > :09:12.as a brave player. Not physically courageous, but somebody who will

:09:13. > :09:19.always want the ball and rarely give it away. In international football,

:09:20. > :09:24.that is what you need. He is quite right, somebody in that position

:09:25. > :09:28.should be the captain. What is it like at the end of season

:09:29. > :09:34.international friendlies? Remember doing a match you when you scored

:09:35. > :09:39.two goals in the last ten minutes against Trinidad and Tobago, when

:09:40. > :09:44.Gareth Bale made his debut. The atmosphere was strange because

:09:45. > :09:47.Trinidad and Tobago were off to the World Cup. What is the atmosphere

:09:48. > :09:54.like in the dressing room at the end of a hard season? It is difficult.

:09:55. > :10:02.You imagine the last games of the season for a lot of the boys would

:10:03. > :10:05.have been a month ago. They probably would not have done much training.

:10:06. > :10:09.It is not nice because you are on your own. Once you leave your club,

:10:10. > :10:15.you can do that training but you need the match sharpness. But you

:10:16. > :10:19.don't get that. Obviously they have been training over the past week or

:10:20. > :10:28.so, which is going to be good. But it is not good separation. If you

:10:29. > :10:32.play so far after the end of the season, it is worse for the player,

:10:33. > :10:37.because then you are physically not at your best. We have a live studio

:10:38. > :10:48.audience in and lots of them are itching to ask questions. Let's go

:10:49. > :10:52.to Sian from Port Talbot. How big a low is it that Gareth Bale and Aaron

:10:53. > :10:58.Ramsey are not playing today? Massive, in any game. It is

:10:59. > :11:08.inevitable they will miss games. They both have fantastic records. In

:11:09. > :11:13.the last 15 games, Wales have scored 12 goals and I think they have

:11:14. > :11:19.scored three quarters of them and maybe have made the other three.

:11:20. > :11:23.Quite a big loss. I would expect them to play in all of The Games

:11:24. > :11:28.they possibly can when the qualifiers start. Do you think we

:11:29. > :11:35.will see him in international friendlies? We saw him last season,

:11:36. > :11:40.he had that horrendous season when he traipsed all over the place with

:11:41. > :11:48.Wales. His appearance record is good, he is very grounded. He wants

:11:49. > :11:53.to play for Wales. There is no point in falling out with Arsene Wenger or

:11:54. > :11:57.Real Madrid. He will play the game and he will give what he has to give

:11:58. > :12:03.in the hope that he receives him when he needs him. But I think the

:12:04. > :12:07.two lads do want to turn up and play for their country. I know the

:12:08. > :12:13.Netherlands would be there this international friendly. Let here now

:12:14. > :12:17.from Ian Hunter who has been with the Dutch masters.

:12:18. > :12:25.Meet Louis van Gaal, the boss, manager and authority. He is a

:12:26. > :12:34.greater manager, has his own style. He has one big things. I respect

:12:35. > :12:42.him. Every single training, he is the best coach we have ever had.

:12:43. > :12:48.After the World Cup he takes over at Manchester United. So can he leave a

:12:49. > :12:55.legacy like this? What a goal! That volley helped Ruud

:12:56. > :13:01.Gullit lift the trophy for the Dutch. Their last tournament win.

:13:02. > :13:08.They want to be contenders in Brazil but will Wales provide a strong

:13:09. > :13:15.enough test? Yes. It is better we have the best team from Wales.

:13:16. > :13:22.Because we need resistance. I have said to my Lord, they have to insist

:13:23. > :13:31.on playing with Gareth Bale and Ramsay, but I don't know why, if it

:13:32. > :13:36.is injuries or holidays? If it is a holiday I will be disappointed. I

:13:37. > :13:44.think without these players, Wales are weaker. Wales will warm up

:13:45. > :13:56.fodder for a friendly six years ago, their last meeting. It finished 2-0

:13:57. > :14:01.to the Dutch and they hope they can shoot up van Percie and company

:14:02. > :14:05.before the serious business. I have seen Wales play against Iceland and

:14:06. > :14:11.Finland. I like them. They want to play the ball. It is not a bad team.

:14:12. > :14:18.But with Gareth Hale, it is always better. It will be interesting to

:14:19. > :14:25.see if the Manchester United chase for Louis van Gaal has an effect on

:14:26. > :14:34.the Netherlands World Cup performance. What an atmosphere it

:14:35. > :14:48.will be in Amsterdam. Let's hear from Kevin Ratcliffe.

:14:49. > :14:54.Kevin, what a buzz around the place. It has been awhile since Wales have

:14:55. > :14:54.played in an atmosphere like this? Absolutely,

:14:55. > :14:56.from Kevin Ratcliffe. Kevin, what but they should be able

:14:57. > :15:06.to cope with it. If you are not used to this, does it inspire you but

:15:07. > :15:13.does it intimidate? You hope it would inspire them. I recognise

:15:14. > :15:15.country that produces good players. Not at their best but they produce

:15:16. > :15:16.good sides. We have a weakened side but it gives a chance to others.

:15:17. > :15:23.What do you make of the 11 Chris Colman has gone with? When you are

:15:24. > :15:27.missing the likes of Ramsey and Bale, I know Ashley Williams is

:15:28. > :15:32.missing, but really the back four is a back four. It's just the midfield

:15:33. > :15:36.and the wide players, or if Bale is up front, how do you adapt if you

:15:37. > :15:39.lose quality players? You're not going to replace them with the same

:15:40. > :15:44.quality. You've got to replace them in some way. In the land of total

:15:45. > :15:48.football here, Ajax and all that, do you expect a positive performance

:15:49. > :15:53.from Wales or will it be defensive, because the Netherlands have real

:15:54. > :15:59.talent, real class? We might have to come somewhere like this and get a

:16:00. > :16:05.point to qualify, away from home, to a country like the Dutch or maybe

:16:06. > :16:09.the Belgians. We have to be maybe able to adapt and make it hard for

:16:10. > :16:13.teams to get in and get amongst us and score goals. There's maybe a

:16:14. > :16:18.plan that maybe Chris can actually try out, I'm not sure what he's

:16:19. > :16:22.thinking. But he's thinking a little bit more positive. He's trying to

:16:23. > :16:25.think that - well, you never know, we might get something. It will be

:16:26. > :16:29.tough tonight. This is their last game before they go to Brazil. Thank

:16:30. > :16:33.you. Good to hear from Kevin, part of our

:16:34. > :16:37.commentary team this evening. We will cross to Amsterdam shortly. Rob

:16:38. > :16:41.Philips is the man in the commentary position today. Barry, what do you

:16:42. > :16:45.think about this Manchester United chase for Louis Van Gaal, people in

:16:46. > :16:49.Holland are suggesting that perhaps that is going to be have -- going to

:16:50. > :16:53.have a big effect on their quest to get to the final again. The first

:16:54. > :16:58.thing is Van Gaal is a strong enough Ken Clarker to to deal with --

:16:59. > :17:02.character to deal with it. Doesn't take much to upset the Dutch and

:17:03. > :17:06.send them off course. If you read the comments coming out of the Dutch

:17:07. > :17:11.camp recently, everyone's on the same page with the message - it's a

:17:12. > :17:15.strong squad. They're together. That's all you hear from them.

:17:16. > :17:18.Because in the past, they've shot themselves in the foot so many

:17:19. > :17:23.times. Last time Van Gaal was in charge, I think he said they don't

:17:24. > :17:28.need a manager, they need a social worker. He's been there. He knows

:17:29. > :17:32.the effects that can have. I'm pretty certain he's wise enough and

:17:33. > :17:35.clever enough and strong enough to keep all of that to one side and to

:17:36. > :17:39.keep the group together. Because it's a really tough start for them.

:17:40. > :17:42.They take on Spain, who obviously beat them in the final in 2010. Do

:17:43. > :17:47.you fancy them to get out of the group? I do, yeah. I fancy them.

:17:48. > :17:52.Obviously, they'll be one of the favourites, but no-one really

:17:53. > :17:56.fancies them to really win it. They'll put three or four teams

:17:57. > :17:59.before them, but for me, they'll be a threat, because of their

:18:00. > :18:03.experience at the last World Cup as well. It will be interesting. But

:18:04. > :18:06.for me, I don't think it will throw them off with the manager and he's

:18:07. > :18:14.leaving and everything like this. I don't think it will be a big factor.

:18:15. > :18:18.If anything, it will be a few egos whether they keep in tact or not.

:18:19. > :18:21.They should be, because they all - I think it's a different mentality to

:18:22. > :18:26.ten years ago, a Dutch team of ten years ago to now, because I think

:18:27. > :18:30.egos were bigger then than now. Sometimes you can get that arrogance

:18:31. > :18:34.and ego and everything, but you can still play within the team.

:18:35. > :18:40.Absolutely. Any squad with Robin Van Persie, Connor Roberts and Wesley

:18:41. > :18:44.Sneijder in is a very good squad -- robbe. Let's talk some more

:18:45. > :18:50.questions from the audience. Good evening to Kerry in Merthyr. What's

:18:51. > :18:53.your question. You mentioned James Chester already, which other

:18:54. > :18:58.debutante members of the squad are you looking forward to seeing? I'm

:18:59. > :19:05.going to fudge that a bit. He's not a debutante, but I look forward to

:19:06. > :19:11.seeing Emyr Huws. If he plays anything like the maturity and

:19:12. > :19:16.composure he did last time out, on another night that would have been a

:19:17. > :19:19.man of the match performance. Gareth Bale was playing so it didn't Was so

:19:20. > :19:22.happen. Special about Emyr Huws. He's been on loan at Birmingham

:19:23. > :19:26.City. Scored fantastic goals in the championship as well. A lot of the

:19:27. > :19:29.ex-internationals are saying he's so comfortable on the ball. He's got

:19:30. > :19:35.great composure for such a young player. You can see that in the

:19:36. > :19:40.international. I think what is even more impressive is that he was asked

:19:41. > :19:44.to play a role that night. Maybe he's not played that much at club

:19:45. > :19:47.level. In fact, it's quite different to the role he's played at club

:19:48. > :19:52.level. He's went in there and his understanding of the game and what's

:19:53. > :19:57.required, you'd think he was 28, not 18 or 19, whatever he is. It was a

:19:58. > :20:02.really mature performance. He has fantastic understanding of the game

:20:03. > :20:06.and great gamecraft as well as the natural ability and the touch and

:20:07. > :20:12.vision that he clearly has. As you said, that is invaluable, to get an

:20:13. > :20:16.opportunity like this to take on the Netherlands with their brilliant,

:20:17. > :20:19.brilliant footballers, a great opportunity for players like Emyr

:20:20. > :20:24.Huws. Yeah, he's going to be one that I'm going to be interested to

:20:25. > :20:28.see how he does. I thought actually in his debut, I thought he was

:20:29. > :20:34.brilliant, really comfortable. I thought the one thing that I really

:20:35. > :20:39.liked was that he wanted the ball. Because when a player is nervous and

:20:40. > :20:43.stuff, that's when you kind of see that, whether he's capable of going

:20:44. > :20:47.further or not and on that night, he wanted the bawl. He was willing to

:20:48. > :20:50.-- ball. He was willing to dictate the game as well. It will be

:20:51. > :20:56.interesting to see if he can do the same thing tonight. The players are

:20:57. > :21:04.standing by at the Amsterdam arena. Kickoff very shortly.

:21:05. > :21:15.COMMENTATOR: It's headed home by Andy King! Oh, wonderful goal by

:21:16. > :21:36.Richards. Yeah, here we go. The arena is

:21:37. > :21:40.filling up. It's a great night for the Netherlands. They say goodbye to

:21:41. > :21:44.their players as they head into the World Cup playing Australia, Chile

:21:45. > :21:48.and the open against Spain, the holders of the FIFA World Cup, a

:21:49. > :21:51.week Saturday. What an opportunity that is going to be for these

:21:52. > :21:55.Netherlands' players, especially some of the younger players. Some of

:21:56. > :22:02.the players we know all about here, Jonathan De Guzman, at Swansea City

:22:03. > :22:08.and David Vaughan, goalkeeper -- and the goalkeeper. A great season for

:22:09. > :22:11.the Swans. I suspect we will know a great deal about the lesser known

:22:12. > :22:14.players tonight. Because a lot of them have been linked with moves to

:22:15. > :22:17.the Premier League. It will be interesting to see them tonight as

:22:18. > :22:21.well. Just a question about the timing of these friendlies, not just

:22:22. > :22:26.for Wales, but the Netherlands. Italy in their friendly on Saturday

:22:27. > :22:29.night, they lost a player, who broke his leg. It's very, very late for

:22:30. > :22:33.some of these players who are heading to the World Cup. Yeah,

:22:34. > :22:36.yeah. It is, but if you're going to the World Cup, it's good, because

:22:37. > :22:42.you're going to the World Cup. This is your preparation. This is your

:22:43. > :22:47.final days where you can really just tidy a few things. If you're not,

:22:48. > :22:52.like Wales, it's terrible. As a player, I don't think there's one

:22:53. > :22:58.lair in the -- player in the Wales squad thinking they're at 100%.

:22:59. > :23:03.Probably they'll be at 60%, 65%. It's horrible. You go into that game

:23:04. > :23:07.thinking it's amazing, I love it, but I'm not really at 100%. So

:23:08. > :23:11.hopefully, I don't get injured, you know? Because you have that thought

:23:12. > :23:14.at the back of your mind. You still put everything into it, but that's

:23:15. > :23:18.how it is because of the timing of it. The other thing that's been very

:23:19. > :23:25.interesting in the build up to this game is listening to Chris Coleman

:23:26. > :23:31.talking about not being overreliant on Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.

:23:32. > :23:35.Chris is in a difficult position. Any team in the world, as we've

:23:36. > :23:39.seen, even the best in the world, they're not overreliant on Gareth

:23:40. > :23:48.Bale. He was handy for them. 99% of the teams in the world would be

:23:49. > :23:54.overreliant on rams yip and Bailey. -- Ramsey and Bale. He's treading a

:23:55. > :23:58.fine balance between admitting they're important but when he's

:23:59. > :24:00.without them, you can't be too open because then the rest of the lads

:24:01. > :24:05.have to step up and take their place. We hope that Gareth Bale and

:24:06. > :24:09.Aaron Ramsey are fit for the qualifiers, but it will dictate the

:24:10. > :24:17.way he plays and his style, if both players are unavailable? I think

:24:18. > :24:21.he's impressed style of play on the team. There's no replacements for

:24:22. > :24:24.them, but people will play in those positions and try to keep the

:24:25. > :24:30.consistency. It's the same. The formation will be the same. It will

:24:31. > :24:36.be 4-3-3. Pretty much, it's not changed for the last four years or

:24:37. > :24:39.so. Actually, he'd probably play the same as the Dutch tonight. It will

:24:40. > :24:43.be interesting who does the better. They will be very similar tonight. I

:24:44. > :24:49.don't think it's going to change. Because you come to the qualifiers,

:24:50. > :24:54.if someone's missing, Gareth Bale is amazing, Aaron Ramsey - brilliant,

:24:55. > :24:57.but at some point, you've got to rely on everybody else to do well as

:24:58. > :25:05.well. Because other-wise, if you rely on those two, then that's not,

:25:06. > :25:08.obviously going into it with the best, obviously, way of winning the

:25:09. > :25:12.game. They're brilliant players, but they're going to be missing at some

:25:13. > :25:17.point. You've got to have people that step up. We had the same thing

:25:18. > :25:21.when Ryan Giggs was involved. It was always like Ryan Giggs because he's

:25:22. > :25:26.just at that level, so good, that when he's missing, you have to add

:25:27. > :25:32.people that step in. Terrific scenes in Amsterdam. Let's join our

:25:33. > :25:39.commentary team. COMMENTATOR: A very warm welcome to

:25:40. > :25:43.the Amsterdam arena. As the Netherlands look forward to their

:25:44. > :25:56.trip to Brazil, they are saying goodbye to one of their greats. He

:25:57. > :26:01.was E part of the 2010 World Cup final when they lost to Spain. He's

:26:02. > :26:10.retiring now. Eight domestic titles, 79 caps to his name. There's a

:26:11. > :26:19.little presentation going on to Van Bomel now. A legend of the Dutch

:26:20. > :26:24.game. This crowd will soon rise to one of their greats, a really

:26:25. > :26:29.tenacious tackler. I don't know whether we can expect anything like

:26:30. > :26:31.that tonight, given the proximity of that game in Salvador in nine days'

:26:32. > :26:47.time. APPLAUSE

:26:48. > :26:54.He will get a bunch of flowers as a sendoff. Kevin is alongside me. Did

:26:55. > :26:58.you have this sendoff, Kevin? No, no, I didn't, certainly didn't. I

:26:59. > :27:04.didn't manage one of them off-coloured gold caps. No, it's a

:27:05. > :27:10.great occasion for the lad. He's a fine player. I think you hit the

:27:11. > :27:17.nail on the head, tenacious player. Seemed to find a few scuffles in his

:27:18. > :27:23.time. He has, certainly has. He will take his place alongside the

:27:24. > :30:06.Netherlands captain for the anthems. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:30:07. > :30:13.SO A STIRRING ATMOSPHERE HERE AT THIS SUPERB ARENA, -- a stirring

:30:14. > :30:22.atmosphere here at this superb arena.

:30:23. > :30:28.The teams just crossing and the Netherlands side, led by their

:30:29. > :31:15.record goal scorer, Van Persie. Gabbidon, earning his 14th. Robin

:31:16. > :31:29.van Persie, just ready to approach Joe Allen for the toss. The rhetoric

:31:30. > :31:37.is from Turkey. -- the referee. What a proud moment for Joe Allen. What a

:31:38. > :31:46.busy week for Joe Allen. On Saturday he gets married. He was asked last

:31:47. > :31:52.night what would be the worst speech he had to make in the dressing room,

:31:53. > :32:01.or the wording on Saturday to his long-time fiance? He said, " I am

:32:02. > :32:08.going to win both of them". A great night for the Welsh skipper.

:32:09. > :32:18.Fantastic occasion for him. Ain't part of the squad for a number of

:32:19. > :32:31.years. We could see this coming with the absentees of Gareth Bale and

:32:32. > :32:39.maybe the only other one would be Danny Gabbidon. But when he has been

:32:40. > :32:45.given the armband in the past, Danny Gabbidon has not responded to it.

:32:46. > :32:51.But it is nice to see him back. Without a club now so a bit of a

:32:52. > :32:58.shop window for him. Wales to kick off in their white shirts and red

:32:59. > :33:06.shorts of course. Kicking off a bit late because of the formal

:33:07. > :33:12.presentation. This crowd is expected and as Wales get the game underway.

:33:13. > :33:19.The Netherlands, just nine days before their World Cup opener in

:33:20. > :33:35.Spain. Against a Wales team whose horizons are very different. Their

:33:36. > :33:46.next competitive match is a Euro 2016 match against Andorra in 97

:33:47. > :33:51.days time. Sneijder will be playing off Robben and van Percie. Looks

:33:52. > :33:59.like Joe Allen will be trying to lay that little block in front of the

:34:00. > :34:05.two centre backs. Netherlands manager, Louis Van Harle has changed

:34:06. > :34:25.the line-up of his side. He has been playing with five at the back. He

:34:26. > :34:30.has gone with four today. Daryl Janmaat is playing in midfield and

:34:31. > :34:39.making a good run forward. Challenge by Danny Gabbidon. Straightaway, an

:34:40. > :34:45.early mistake by Neil Taylor, giving the ball away. Daryl Janmaat,

:34:46. > :34:52.capitalising, but I thought he could have done better. And very

:34:53. > :34:58.influential player. A game changer. You don't want him coming in on his

:34:59. > :35:04.left foot. 22 goals for the Netherlands. The Netherlands have 91

:35:05. > :35:26.goals in their starting line-up. Wales have eight! Church may be

:35:27. > :35:37.lonely tonight. He did well. Being with Charlton this season.

:35:38. > :35:49.A touch of van Percie, the Netherlands's record goalkeeper.

:35:50. > :35:56.Hennessy had to react smartly. Great bit of skill from Robin van Persie.

:35:57. > :36:04.Skipping past a couple of players. Early warning signs. They will have

:36:05. > :36:09.a lot of the ball. They will have two nullify their chances on goal.

:36:10. > :36:15.Hennessy needs to be pushing the ball a little bit further away. Van

:36:16. > :36:23.Percie is one of four players in this Dutch side to play in the 2010

:36:24. > :36:28.World Cup final. They have a few big lads playing for them. Leroy Fer,

:36:29. > :36:40.all of the back four or over six foot. Van Percie coming inside. He

:36:41. > :36:46.favours his left foot, but a lot of bodies in front of Hennessy. He will

:36:47. > :36:59.have two push it a little bit further away.

:37:00. > :37:17.Gabbidon looks for Jonny Williams. Ron Vlaar, the Aston Villa centre

:37:18. > :37:26.back. The Netherlands beat Ghana on Saturday after an 1-1 draw with

:37:27. > :37:33.Ecuador. Worryingly for Wales, Robin van Persie scored in both of those

:37:34. > :37:47.games. He is looking for that again. Gunter was there that time. Wales

:37:48. > :37:52.have lost possession. How much will they go at Wales, do you think,

:37:53. > :37:58.Kevin? Given the fact their next game is so important? It is

:37:59. > :38:03.important they will want to get off to a flying finish, really. Little

:38:04. > :38:10.farewell to the fans and appreciation. They usually take a

:38:11. > :38:22.good following wherever they go, but it is not as strong as it has been

:38:23. > :38:29.in the past. Over 80 goals. Sneijder, van Percie, Robben. As

:38:30. > :38:36.good as anywhere. Any strikeforce in the world has got those many goals

:38:37. > :38:46.at international level. They have players on the bench with 22 each.

:38:47. > :38:57.Not to mention Huntelaar, who is on 34 goals. They are on the bench. Six

:38:58. > :39:00.substitutes tonight for both sides. The chances are, Wales and will use

:39:01. > :39:10.occurs. Chris Colman is conscious of the fact the Dutch have been in camp

:39:11. > :39:18.for a few weeks. Some of these Welsh players have returned from breaks

:39:19. > :39:28.after a busy season. So physically, it will be testing for them. That is

:39:29. > :39:30.what Louis van Gaal wants. He once resistance, he wants his side to

:39:31. > :39:52.face a test. You have also got Dirk Kuyt on the bench as well.

:39:53. > :40:03.Gabbidon earning his 49th tonight for Wales. He is on the brink of the

:40:04. > :40:09.Golden you talked about. He has been missing for a while. You would think

:40:10. > :40:17.the gap when he was missing, he could the 60 plus. He did retire

:40:18. > :40:31.from international foot ball and was convinced to come back by Gary

:40:32. > :40:38.Speed. This is the seventh meeting between Wales and the Netherlands.

:40:39. > :40:41.It is fair to say, it has not been a happy hunting ground. The

:40:42. > :40:54.Netherlands have won six out of seven. Including the frightening 7-1

:40:55. > :41:00.in Eindhoven in 1996. Kit Symons, Chris's number two played in that

:41:01. > :41:16.game. Man of the match was Neville Southall.

:41:17. > :41:26.Blind will play left back when they take on Spain in nine days in

:41:27. > :41:33.Salvador. Robben has beaten the Welsh defence. Wasted a golden

:41:34. > :41:39.opportunity. He takes this really well. I think he hesitates because

:41:40. > :41:46.he thinks he is in an offside position. Fantastic ball through to

:41:47. > :41:53.him. Gabbidon is just a little bit deeper. Chester was caught out a

:41:54. > :42:00.little bit. Just back on him and not in front. I watched him in the warm

:42:01. > :42:07.up and he was finishing some lovely sort of takes, people passing it

:42:08. > :42:14.into him. A little bit of movement. His finishing was better than Robin

:42:15. > :42:24.van Persie's. They were practising free kicks and the top finisher was

:42:25. > :42:34.Sneijder. 22 goals for him. He was finishing in real style. This is

:42:35. > :42:48.James Chester, the Welsh debutant. FA Cup goal for Hull City. Church

:42:49. > :43:01.makes that his. Good play from Simon Church. The first noise from the

:43:02. > :43:08.1000 Welsh supporters. That was stupid by Leroy Fer. Opportunity for

:43:09. > :43:17.Wales to test the Dutch. Chester is going up. The Dutch media are not

:43:18. > :43:24.impressed with their defence. Powerful midfield, but there are

:43:25. > :43:30.questions over the defence. Can Wales create something here? It is

:43:31. > :43:49.Joe Allen on the ball. It is not cleared. It has been lost. Chester

:43:50. > :43:58.has two raced back. That was half an opening. Rogne player for the ball

:43:59. > :44:07.to fall at his feet in the will stop -- wrong player. Sneijder darts

:44:08. > :44:24.forward to the edge of the penalty area. Bruno Martins Indi's cross.

:44:25. > :44:30.Chester is cool under pressure. Nope then babies. List of absentees,

:44:31. > :44:46.Gareth Vale of course. Aaron Ramsey, Ashley Williams, Ben Davies.

:44:47. > :44:52.You look at the team, we have got Neil Taylor who will never let you

:44:53. > :45:02.down. Lovely ball by Joe Allen. Out to Jonathan Williams. Williams wins

:45:03. > :45:13.the first corner. Lovely touch from Jonny Williams. Has been on loan at

:45:14. > :45:30.Ipswich for some of the season. His six cap tonight. Ledley looks to

:45:31. > :45:46.cause the Dutch more problems. Cillessen just got a hand to that.

:45:47. > :45:51.I think he had to. Two players coming in right behind,

:45:52. > :45:56.Gabbidon being one of them. Ledley has stayed wide from the corner.

:45:57. > :46:02.Church wants it in the middle. Williams, a little darting run.

:46:03. > :46:08.Taylor comes into it. Will that be picked up by King? It

:46:09. > :46:15.is. Can he make anything of it? He does. He does really well here, Andy

:46:16. > :46:19.King. That ball back in and surprised everybody by having a

:46:20. > :46:21.touch and putting an early ball in. This corner comes across. Gabbidon

:46:22. > :46:28.is coming in. Cillessen made the number one spot

:46:29. > :46:37.at Ajax his own this season. The corner is deep. Chester was

:46:38. > :46:50.going for that. It was beyond him. Can't see how the referee can make a

:46:51. > :46:53.decision there on where the position is. Chester is maybe a bit eager,

:46:54. > :47:08.first cap. I was about to say it's quite quiet

:47:09. > :47:13.here. 14 minutes played. It will have been Chris Coleman's plan. What

:47:14. > :47:18.he set out to do is make it as difficult as he can for them. He

:47:19. > :47:21.knows he will be limited with opportunities in the game. Maybe if

:47:22. > :47:28.they can take one, but he's actually got every man back, behind the ball.

:47:29. > :47:32.But very deep as well, a lot deeper than we've seen them in the past.

:47:33. > :47:34.Simon Church may be dropping into his own half by a good 20 yards, at

:47:35. > :47:46.times. I'm not sure he meant it to go that

:47:47. > :48:09.far, but Gabbidon was there. Chris Chester is quietly confident

:48:10. > :48:29.on the ball. Good play by Taylor. Ledley gets it ahead of De Jong.

:48:30. > :48:35.This is good play by Wales, showing no fear.

:48:36. > :48:43.I think King coming on and tried a little flick. The ball's coming in

:48:44. > :48:48.at too much pace, maybe from Joe Ledley. Joe has had a fantastic move

:48:49. > :48:52.to Crystal Palace, been very inspirational. On the losing side

:48:53. > :48:59.just once out of 14 times there. What a good signing.

:49:00. > :49:11.Bruno Martins Indi was the one who went forward. Quite a character.

:49:12. > :49:15.Actually born in Portugal. There's the next Manchester United

:49:16. > :49:22.manager, Louis Van Gaal. Remains to be seen how many more games he'll

:49:23. > :49:29.have in charge of the Netherlands. No Patrick Klievert with him. No, he

:49:30. > :49:33.was in good form on Monday. I think the media in Britain can get ready

:49:34. > :49:38.for some jousting, shall we call it that? He likes a good scrap with

:49:39. > :49:43.journalists. I did venture to talk about Manchester United with him,

:49:44. > :49:48.but he was having none of it. Actually, Ryan Giggs was all I

:49:49. > :49:52.wanted, something on Ryan Giggs, but he said, "No, when I get to

:49:53. > :50:05.Manchester, I will talk about what I expect from Ryan Giggs."

:50:06. > :50:12.I think with first quarter of an hour out of the way, Chris Coleman

:50:13. > :50:16.will be relatively content with the goalless score line. Not too many

:50:17. > :50:22.scares. Is this the way they will play in Brazil? It's maybe not that

:50:23. > :50:25.they don't get on teams, don't put them under pressure. Maybe they have

:50:26. > :50:34.to sit off and wait for the ball to come to you. Completely different

:50:35. > :50:38.type of football over there. They leave tomorrow. Those Dutch fans

:50:39. > :50:46.will be hoping they have something to be happy about in Salvador, which

:50:47. > :50:54.is where they play their first game. It's called the capital of

:50:55. > :51:02.happiness, actually. You do feel that first game will be pivotal in

:51:03. > :51:04.Group B against Spain. Tough group. There will be a big side out early

:51:05. > :51:18.on. Hennessey has hardly seen any action

:51:19. > :51:21.in 2014. Played the last game for Crystal Palace of the season,

:51:22. > :51:36.following his January move from Wolves.

:51:37. > :51:48.They needed maybe another body in the box. He wasn't in the original

:51:49. > :51:58.squad, then rang up Chris Coleman and said, no I'm not injured, I'm

:51:59. > :52:01.fit. He was happy to have him. 53rd cap tonight.

:52:02. > :52:19.Hennessey didn't know whether to stick or twist. Johnny Williams is

:52:20. > :52:23.fouled off the ball. Van Persie pulls off lovely onto the centre

:52:24. > :52:31.back, onto his shoulder, testing you all the time. 43 goals and his 85th

:52:32. > :52:38.cap tonight, that is a skaering strike rate. -- staggering. The two

:52:39. > :52:44.lads alongside him as well, they've got 20 goals plus each.

:52:45. > :52:50.Taylor is strong. Church is behind Ron Vlaar. Good

:52:51. > :52:54.cross in and Indi, well, it could have gone anywhere. Wales would have

:52:55. > :53:01.been hoping the back of the net. But the big defender did well. Andy King

:53:02. > :53:08.was looking for a tap-in. Great little ball here. Simon Church

:53:09. > :53:14.with a lovely ball. It's in behind the defenders. He's stretching. It

:53:15. > :53:20.could have gone anywhere. Wales' third corner.

:53:21. > :53:29.Played back in by King. It eluded Gabbidon and Chester. What a debut

:53:30. > :53:34.that might have been. They've looked dangerous from set pieces. The

:53:35. > :53:40.keeper looks really hesitant. The balls are coming in here. Is he

:53:41. > :53:51.going to come? He does. The ball comes back in. Just can't get there.

:53:52. > :54:02.Little nudge by Van Persie. Spotted by the referee from Turkey. There's

:54:03. > :54:07.Michel Vorm the Swansea City goalkeeper alongside his Newcastle

:54:08. > :54:10.counterpart. He was one of those on the bench for the 2010 World Cup

:54:11. > :54:13.final. He's seen as the number two to

:54:14. > :54:27.Cillessen. No Jonathan De Guzman tonight. Joe

:54:28. > :54:33.Ledley is penal aislesed. Sneijder on the ball. Galatasaray Champions

:54:34. > :54:46.League winner with Inter Milan and Jose Mourinho, of course. De Jong's

:54:47. > :54:50.ball is cut out by Robson. Slipped on the turf. Be interesting

:54:51. > :54:52.to see. I did notice the turf did cut up after one challenge, but

:54:53. > :55:02.sloppy again by the Dutch. I was on the pitch before the game,

:55:03. > :55:10.about an hour or two... Did you score? I didn't actually. I give one

:55:11. > :55:18.away. Nothing new there then! It looked good, but it was quite hard

:55:19. > :55:24.as well. They have been watering it. King looks for the run of Ledley.

:55:25. > :55:28.Vlaar gets there. Robson-Kanu in support. Ledley

:55:29. > :55:34.wanted it in the middle. Been sloppy at times, have the

:55:35. > :55:56.Dutch. It will be interesting to see how

:55:57. > :56:00.long Wales can keep up this pace. You have to remember, some of these

:56:01. > :56:53.lads haven't played for three weeks, three-and-a-half weeks some of them.

:56:54. > :57:01.Just looking to hold onto possession at the moment.

:57:02. > :57:06.The crowd interesting rather than enthralled. There's not a lot

:57:07. > :57:10.happening. Wales have set their stall out. They've got plenty of

:57:11. > :57:15.bodies behind the ball, making it difficult. They're going nowhere.

:57:16. > :57:20.They're just going across the pitch. It's all in Wales' half. It's not in

:57:21. > :57:27.the attacking third. The whistles might tell you everything.

:57:28. > :57:34.But they could be in here. Robben, he's drilled it over the

:57:35. > :57:43.top. What an opportunity! It took a deflection. A lovely ball. Robben

:57:44. > :57:46.really should be scoring there. He does everything right, keeps his

:57:47. > :57:58.composure. Good defending in the end.

:57:59. > :58:06.Van Persie had a shooting opportunity there.

:58:07. > :58:08.Gunter and Gabbidon ensured he couldn't profit from it. Robben will

:58:09. > :58:23.try to keep the pressure on. They've messed that up. Williams

:58:24. > :58:41.breaks away for Wales. They've survived that little scare.

:58:42. > :59:04.He must be a strong boy to knock Hal Robson-Kanu off.

:59:05. > :59:15.There's Robben. He will feel he should have scored. He gets away. He

:59:16. > :59:18.does everything right. Then, I think it's Chris Chester with the final

:59:19. > :59:24.touch on it. Gunter is getting back as well. It's Chris Gunter, I think.

:59:25. > :59:29.Here come the Dutch again. Gabbidon throws his body on the line. The

:59:30. > :59:33.Dutch are just starting to crank it up now. Maybe they were fired by the

:59:34. > :59:39.whistles. I think they're just starting to find space in behind.

:59:40. > :59:46.They got in on two opportunities there, in behind. A word with

:59:47. > :59:50.Robson-Kanu. I think he felt he was fouled. Oh, he's had his shorts

:59:51. > :59:53.ripped, that's why he's complaining. What's wrong with a bit of leg.

:59:54. > :00:11.We're in Amsterdam. It's fair to see, you've probably

:00:12. > :00:21.seen more revealing sights in Amsterdam. I think we are now. There

:00:22. > :00:27.we are. Despite what Amsterdam is famous

:00:28. > :00:32.for, the crowd are thrilled with Hal Robson-Kanu taking off his shorts,

:00:33. > :00:42.there we are! All sorted. No embarrassment there. No.

:00:43. > :01:36.Andy King, driven back. They have done well. Not panicked. Quite

:01:37. > :01:42.pleased with the way they have set out their stall. We knew they would

:01:43. > :01:49.get chances, but we have limited them and caused a few problems

:01:50. > :01:58.ourselves. Just wonder how much the Dutch can put in. They don't want to

:01:59. > :02:04.get any injuries. We saw last week, the Italian who was injured, out for

:02:05. > :02:14.the World Cup. You still need games and match practice. This is Daley

:02:15. > :02:29.Blind, plays his football here that Ajax. Arjen Robben. The deflection

:02:30. > :02:34.took it wide. Nothing you can do there as a goalkeeper. Wayne

:02:35. > :02:39.Hennessey was wrong-footed. Plenty of bodies there. Arjen Robben

:02:40. > :02:49.getting away. Has done everything right. Can he come across his body?

:02:50. > :03:06.Abe Brilliant defensive clearance by Gunter. That could have gone

:03:07. > :03:16.anywhere. It is a goal kick. The possession stats of 55 for the

:03:17. > :03:26.Netherlands at the moment. Not bad. When we do get the ball, we do put a

:03:27. > :03:38.lot of bodies behind it. The last time Wales were in the Netherlands,

:03:39. > :03:44.it was Rotterdam in 2008. Allen bursts forward. He is relishing the

:03:45. > :03:57.captaincy tonight, Joe Allen. Williams. He has got to use people

:03:58. > :04:14.around him. Chris Gunter was screaming for the ball. Now they

:04:15. > :04:30.have to beware. Challenge I Chester. Has got a bump, van Percie. Has been

:04:31. > :04:35.relatively quiet. The Orange army rise again to lift their team. A

:04:36. > :04:45.little bit like a training game at the moment. Van Percie, trying to

:04:46. > :04:52.make something happen. It breaks for Robben, who opens the scoring. He

:04:53. > :04:59.missed one chance, he does not miss a second. And Arjen Robben, his 23rd

:05:00. > :05:07.goal for the Netherlands. He has broken the deadlock. I have seen him

:05:08. > :05:12.finishing in the warm up. This typifies what he has been Pratt to

:05:13. > :05:20.sing. Van Percie has an early shot into a post which Hennessy had

:05:21. > :05:28.covered. It came back out. First time from Arjen Robben. Quality

:05:29. > :05:44.strike from a quality player. It is instinct, he just hits it. It took a

:05:45. > :06:03.deflection. Yes, but it was the reaction from him. All of a sudden

:06:04. > :06:11.it lands at his feet. Smash! You can keep the Netherlands quiet for some

:06:12. > :06:17.time. They were quiet for what, 30 minutes? It is one of them, another

:06:18. > :06:23.couple of minutes and you see it through to half-time. If you are the

:06:24. > :06:27.Welsh manager, you will be thinking, no more goals before half-time.

:06:28. > :06:30.Possession was pretty close to parity. But Wales don't have the

:06:31. > :06:33.firepower to hurt the Dutch when they get into those positions. Also,

:06:34. > :06:40.no disrespect to anybody in the side, they have not got the pace

:06:41. > :06:56.Gareth Vale has. Not many players in the world have. That is a foul.

:06:57. > :07:00.Allowed to go on. The manager will have been encouraged by the opening

:07:01. > :07:27.half an hour or so. He will fear it now. Did well, Danny Gabbidon. Robin

:07:28. > :07:33.van Persie, nine years ago today made his debut for the Dutch. Two

:07:34. > :07:41.world cups, two European Championships. If they go a good

:07:42. > :07:50.distance in Brazil, you fancy him being among the leading

:07:51. > :07:54.goal-scorers. If they are to proceed further, he has got to. The first

:07:55. > :08:04.stages will be difficult for them. They have got a tough group. They

:08:05. > :08:10.might have the firepower but they might also leak goals. That is the

:08:11. > :08:23.worry in the Netherlands, about their defence. But they have the

:08:24. > :08:28.lead now and you feel their confidence will build because of

:08:29. > :08:43.that. They beat Ghana last weekend 1-0 and before that they drew 1-1

:08:44. > :08:50.with Ecuador. Maybe what sums up the game is a Mexican wave has started.

:08:51. > :09:03.Usually starts when nothing else is happening. Orange shirts converge on

:09:04. > :09:12.Williams but he got away until Daley Blind fouled him. It was always

:09:13. > :09:22.getting away from him. You always give a defender a chance to have a

:09:23. > :09:42.little nibble at you. Not a lot of movement. Gunter gets the free kick.

:09:43. > :09:49.Robson-Kanu moves inside on this far side. You cannot see him at the

:09:50. > :10:01.moment but when Neil Taylor moves on. That is the way out. Instead,

:10:02. > :10:16.Wales go backwards. Not sure of the point of that.

:10:17. > :10:26.Gabbidon was on his own penalty spot when he received that. Church has

:10:27. > :10:33.made the run. Needs to go beyond Ron Vlaar will stop good closing down

:10:34. > :10:52.from Simon Church. Wales will hope to have a Sam Vokes

:10:53. > :10:58.by the time they play Andorra. Suffered a bad injury towards the

:10:59. > :11:02.end of Burnley's successful promotion season. It will be touch

:11:03. > :11:07.and go but you do feel weird Sam Vokes, they are a different

:11:08. > :11:14.proposition going forward. He is a great presence. He had a great

:11:15. > :11:22.season last year, can he replicate that? There is Jonathan de Guzman.

:11:23. > :11:28.Had a hamstring injury in training on Monday, but will be on the plane

:11:29. > :11:38.to Brazil. The way Louis van Gaal was talking in the wake, if he is

:11:39. > :12:02.fit to play against Spain, he well. -- he will. Felt that. Not too

:12:03. > :12:06.pleased with it either, was he? Neil Taylor did well, kicked it against

:12:07. > :12:14.his foot. Will be interesting to see what happens with Neil Taylor this

:12:15. > :12:17.summer. Also Wayne Hennessey as well. He needs to be playing regular

:12:18. > :12:43.first-team football. Nigel De Jong is powerful. Former

:12:44. > :12:51.Manchester City player. Arjen Robben, terrific goal record. 23rd

:12:52. > :12:55.tonight. Did score against Wales in 2008. So it is not a new experience

:12:56. > :13:35.for the 30-year-old. Blind has made a run forward. Van

:13:36. > :13:42.Percie was inches away. I know I saw Arjen Robben finishing, but I also

:13:43. > :13:46.saw Robin van Persie. You can see what he was trying to do and where

:13:47. > :13:57.he was trying to direct it. Always going away from goal. Great bit of

:13:58. > :14:10.movement. Janmaat with the overlapping run. Hal Robson-Kanu

:14:11. > :14:14.fell asleep a little bit. Wales will want to regroup, maybe get some new

:14:15. > :14:25.blood on as well. What you cannot do is put them on soon. It gets a bit

:14:26. > :14:30.disjointed. Also, you don't get to see which ones are flagging a little

:14:31. > :14:38.bit, and which ones are not. Some of these players have had a long, tough

:14:39. > :14:44.season. Somebody like Joe Ledley who has come down from Celtic where he

:14:45. > :14:54.has had good possession of a ball. It has been relatively, I would

:14:55. > :15:13.say, easier than it has been battling the wind against Crystal

:15:14. > :15:24.Palace. They can't find an orange shirt.

:15:25. > :15:30.Once again it's this run. He gets in behind. Just fallen a sleep a little

:15:31. > :15:35.bit. Can Neil Taylor help him out a little bit? Those sort of runs, you

:15:36. > :15:38.can see why they call him the Dutch Danny Alves. Everything seems to be

:15:39. > :15:56.coming down this right side. When they play five at the back,

:15:57. > :16:07.they will have Blind. At the moment, they're going

:16:08. > :16:23.central. They're very patient on the ball.

:16:24. > :16:29.They're having to be, because we have 11 men behind the ball. Van

:16:30. > :16:36.Persie is offside. Great header by Chris Gunter. Even

:16:37. > :16:42.though he was offside, Van Persie. This is the goal again.

:16:43. > :16:46.Good strike. It hits Wayne Hennessey, I think, on the way

:16:47. > :16:49.through from Robben. It's an awkward bounce off Chester as well. It was a

:16:50. > :17:04.great reaction, great finish. As we approach halftime, Kevin, from

:17:05. > :17:11.a Wales' perspective, what do you make TV? I still honest -- Make of

:17:12. > :17:16.it? I think we've limited them. The chance they've had, they've taken

:17:17. > :17:21.it. The one thing is we can't see ourselves creating chances. When we

:17:22. > :17:28.do break, we're that far away from their o goal mouth we have nobody

:17:29. > :17:33.with electrifying pace to cause a problem. The main concern is if we

:17:34. > :17:42.come out in the second half and it's 1-0 with ten minutes to go, will

:17:43. > :17:48.Chris put another striker on? He's had a lonesome time up front

:17:49. > :17:58.Simon Church. A willing runner, though. That's his game. He runs and

:17:59. > :18:08.runs, works the two centre halves. I can't remember a trainer coming on,

:18:09. > :18:13.other than to bring a pair of shorts for Robson-Kanu. One minute of added

:18:14. > :18:20.time. Chris Coleman will be hoping the

:18:21. > :18:25.scoreline doesn't get any worse. Because it's by no means a Zat frer

:18:26. > :18:30.Wales' -- disaster from Wales' point of view. The Dutch have taken a bit

:18:31. > :18:32.of time to warm up, get into their stride, but their prowess up front

:18:33. > :18:49.is there for all to see. It's been comfortable for them. Van

:18:50. > :19:08.Persie looking for it again. Good decision by Hennessey.

:19:09. > :19:16.So Arjen Robben's goal separates the two sides at halftime.

:19:17. > :19:25.Wesley Sneijder will walk off, but Robben made the breakthrough. Louis

:19:26. > :19:29.Van Gaal will have plenty to say to his side at halftime. Chris Coleman

:19:30. > :19:38.will be relatively pleased. Halftime here at the Ajax stadium, as Arjen

:19:39. > :19:44.Robben contemplates his 23rd goal for his country.

:19:45. > :19:50.So Amsterdam saying farewell to their World Cup stars, Louis Van

:19:51. > :19:55.Gaal's team heading to Brazil. They kick off against Spain. Tonight, a

:19:56. > :20:01.final run out against Wales. No Gareth Bale or Aaron Ramsey. Wales,

:20:02. > :20:07.even though they're a goal down, there have been promising moments,

:20:08. > :20:11.but the Dutch very much in control. Barry, there have been promising

:20:12. > :20:14.moments, but yet again, whenever we talk about Wales defensively, we

:20:15. > :20:21.always look like we're going to concede a goal. Yeah, there's an air

:20:22. > :20:26.of inest yablt about the scoreline. But the middle third of the game,

:20:27. > :20:29.Wales made the Dutch look a little bit shaky. Their football let them

:20:30. > :20:33.down a bit, they were giving the ball away. Wales created one very

:20:34. > :20:35.good chance, well, they had a spell where they were going to create a

:20:36. > :20:40.chance for themselves. Something to take out of it, but, yeah, three or

:20:41. > :20:45.four really good chances for the Dutch. That's a little bit of luck,

:20:46. > :20:48.good goal keeping and bad finishing has kept the scoreline to what it

:20:49. > :20:58.General thoughts is. ? I think Wales did pretty well. They kept the ball

:20:59. > :21:01.quite a bit. That kept Holland are playing cruise control a little bit.

:21:02. > :21:08.Actually, I thought Wales played well. They should have created maybe

:21:09. > :21:14.one or two more chances, if you got people in the box. But, I think, the

:21:15. > :21:18.Dutch are just waiting for Wales to make a little bit of a mistake and

:21:19. > :21:25.then pounce. You can see they're really, they're probably about 65%,

:21:26. > :21:29.70%. And early warning signs from Robin Van Persie, very early on. You

:21:30. > :21:33.get this feeling that as Rob says, the Dutch are very much knowing

:21:34. > :21:41.what's ahead of them. They play Spain in a few days' time, when the

:21:42. > :21:45.World Cup gets under way. And yet they're yet to -- they're yet to go

:21:46. > :21:54.into second gear. Even from this half, we sometimes criticise, it's

:21:55. > :22:00.critical of our team that we rely on Ramsey and Bale. But the Dutch rely

:22:01. > :22:04.on Van Persie and Robben as well. That's just terrific skill. Great

:22:05. > :22:09.save from Hennessey. If you're being honest, really, the Dutch could be

:22:10. > :22:13.4-0 up. They could be. Maybe three. Take it easy!

:22:14. > :22:18.LAUGHTER I think they had three good chances.

:22:19. > :22:21.But the goal, I thought, I think probably Wayne Hennessey probably

:22:22. > :22:27.feels that he maybe should have done a bit better. Maybe that's bad luck

:22:28. > :22:30.there. They created, when Robben went through and it was cleared off

:22:31. > :22:35.the line, that should have been a goal. Then obviously, the other two,

:22:36. > :22:39.were really half chances. This is the next chance. It looks like it's

:22:40. > :22:43.a great ball, but it's not actually. It's too easy. We stopped it there,

:22:44. > :22:46.Chris Chester has gone towards the ball. Gabbidon drops in. They get

:22:47. > :22:54.away with it this time. Brilliant turch, should have scored. -- touch.

:22:55. > :22:59.Wales will pay for something very simulator on. I did have a smile, a

:23:00. > :23:03.couple of seconds before this happened, Kevin in commentary said

:23:04. > :23:08.Holland were going nowhere, and all of a sudden Van Persie, Sneijder,

:23:09. > :23:13.bang and they're in. That's the difference, because when they pop

:23:14. > :23:17.it, the touch is perfect there, for a little one-two. That's the

:23:18. > :23:21.difference. That gets the chance. Then Wayne should have done a bit

:23:22. > :23:25.better this. It creates the chance. At the start of that, we haven't

:23:26. > :23:30.gone far enough back there, it's the same run. Run across the line,

:23:31. > :23:36.straight ball over the top. They're appealing for offside. Great player,

:23:37. > :23:41.yes, again great run. But the line was just off. Van Persie is in, from

:23:42. > :23:46.a ridiculous angle he's tried a shot there. He struck it superbly. It's

:23:47. > :23:52.come straight at Hennessey so quick. The bad luck is that it struck

:23:53. > :23:57.Chester and fell to Robben. From the first one when Van Persie shoots

:23:58. > :24:00.from a wide angle, Wayne feels he should have been onto that. After

:24:01. > :24:07.that, he can't really do anything about it. There have been moments

:24:08. > :24:11.where Wales is looked promising -- have looked promising going forward.

:24:12. > :24:16.Yes, you see this chance, three players go towards the ball. Two

:24:17. > :24:18.players go towards the ball and one midfielder pulls off behind. He

:24:19. > :24:23.would have been clean through on goal. They get away with it, because

:24:24. > :24:30.they come back with a cross there. Then this one. Really, they should

:24:31. > :24:35.have Church go near post. Robson-Kanu at the far then. This is

:24:36. > :24:42.a good play, good run. He probably crosses it too early. If he takes

:24:43. > :24:45.another maybe three yards there, it gives the boys a chance to get

:24:46. > :24:49.towards the near post and get the chance there. Because he actually,

:24:50. > :24:54.when he plays it, it looks a good ball, but he plays it so early it's

:24:55. > :24:58.difficult to get on the far post. I mean King was there. But it makes a

:24:59. > :25:01.chance for the near post then. The man you want in the box, Simon

:25:02. > :25:08.Church, is out there putting the crosses in. That highlights the

:25:09. > :25:12.attacking deficiency. Possibly. Church is a willing runner. He's put

:25:13. > :25:15.in a fantastic mikeshift, particularly in the left-hand

:25:16. > :25:19.channel. I think that was fantastic. Rob will know better than me, he's a

:25:20. > :25:24.striker, but that's a sensational ball in. It's only not a goal

:25:25. > :25:29.because of terrific defending. To get back there and get it away to

:25:30. > :25:32.safety. We have a live studio audience this evening. We have a

:25:33. > :25:39.number of questions from our audience. We're going to go to Gary.

:25:40. > :25:43.Is tonight's formation anything like we should be putting out against the

:25:44. > :25:47.early qualifying games, bearing in mind we probably need to get off to

:25:48. > :25:52.a good start, win and score a few goals? The second part to that is

:25:53. > :25:55.absolutely true. We will more or less know how the group will shape

:25:56. > :25:59.up after the first three games. By the time we go to Belgium, we will

:26:00. > :26:04.have a good idea whether or not we're in the race or not. Too often

:26:05. > :26:09.in the past, we've been out of it before we've got going. The

:26:10. > :26:14.formation will be dictated by the type of players we've got. I think

:26:15. > :26:17.the formation, as we were talking about earlier, is what the players

:26:18. > :26:23.know at the moment. It's what Chris has worked with. It's what a lot of

:26:24. > :26:29.them play at their clubs. So, I think that's what we'll go with. Hal

:26:30. > :26:33.Robson-Kanu has really come on the last 12 months. He looks really

:26:34. > :26:42.strong on the left side. Bal E.On the other -- Bale on the other side.

:26:43. > :26:46.Let's hope they can get fit before too long. Hopefully he can play a

:26:47. > :26:50.part in some of the first three Thank you games. Very much for now.

:26:51. > :26:53.So the World Cup kicks off next week, as Brazil take on Croatia.

:26:54. > :26:56.Then the big game is going to be the Netherlands taking on Spain. You

:26:57. > :27:06.will not miss a thing here on the BBC.

:27:07. > :27:11.Heads up lads, I reckon we're there. Gentlemen, I do believe we've

:27:12. > :27:25.arrived. Welcome to Brazil, baby! I think I'm in love with Brazil

:27:26. > :27:29.already. That's a winning view. It's stunning, that. It's the spiritual

:27:30. > :27:35.home of football. I thought that was Villa Park!

:27:36. > :27:41.Yes and something else for your diaries, another chance to see the

:27:42. > :27:49.fantastic BBC Wales documentary Gareth Bale: The real deal:

:27:50. > :28:00.let's get halftime team news from our reporter pitchside.

:28:01. > :28:04.Jason, a real party atmosphere here as well. We have got dancers. We've

:28:05. > :28:10.got drums. We have got everything here at halftime. Also on the pitch,

:28:11. > :28:17.several of the Wales substitutes are warming up. We are expecting six

:28:18. > :28:21.changes from Chris Coleman, either at halftime or more realistically,

:28:22. > :28:25.as the second half goes on. That means we're expecting to see more

:28:26. > :28:29.debuts, more new caps. Expect to see Tom Lawrence of Manchester United

:28:30. > :28:37.getting his first senior cap. We could see George Williams of Fulham,

:28:38. > :28:41.Emyr Huws will also be making another appearance, as he builds up

:28:42. > :28:45.his experience towards the European campaign. Chris Coleman's body

:28:46. > :28:48.language on the touchline during the first half, very positive. He didn't

:28:49. > :28:52.move from the edge of the technical area. He was pleased with how Wales

:28:53. > :29:01.set up, even though they are a goal behind. If they make six outfield

:29:02. > :29:07.changes, as we expect, then poor old Williams, the back up goalkeeper

:29:08. > :29:14.will have to wait a little longer to make his first Wales start. He's

:29:15. > :29:19.been a subin 14 of 16 -- in 14 sub of 16 games. I know you like your

:29:20. > :29:23.stats, Jason. Absolutely, I do. Good work. What do you think? Would you

:29:24. > :29:29.throw on all the substitutes? I think it's inevitable. Most, if not

:29:30. > :29:34.all, will get a taste of that atmosphere, the international stage.

:29:35. > :29:38.Some of the lads, at the end of a long season for some of them will

:29:39. > :29:42.get 25 minutes' We didn't rest. Ask you in general, from what you've

:29:43. > :29:46.seen of the Netherlands, are they genuine contenders? Yeah, for sure.

:29:47. > :29:50.Because they'll step it up probably three or four times in the World Cup

:29:51. > :29:55.and the intensity will get higher. They'll be on point. Look at their

:29:56. > :29:58.front three, what a front three to have. When you've got those boys

:29:59. > :30:03.playing for you, you've got every Do you chance. Fancy Brazil, though? I

:30:04. > :30:07.would like to see Brazil, just because everybody would love to see

:30:08. > :30:13.Brazil win it in their own country, but for me, I would love to see

:30:14. > :30:17.Argentina and Messi win it. All the Brazilian fans watching have

:30:18. > :30:20.switched off, the thought of Argentina winning the World Cup in

:30:21. > :30:25.Brazil! It's going to give them nightmares. Do you fancy Brazil? It

:30:26. > :30:28.will be difficult to stop Scolari's team because he builds this

:30:29. > :30:32.international community within the country, it's phenomenal. Never

:30:33. > :30:37.underestimate the significance of home advantage in any country, let

:30:38. > :30:41.alone in Brazil. That's one thing. They've got great players, great

:30:42. > :30:45.manager, great experience. I can't see beyond the two big South

:30:46. > :30:50.Americans. Certainly, I don't think Holland will be anywhere near them.

:30:51. > :30:54.They will be better than this tonight. They will be more

:30:55. > :31:00.disciplined. They've been so loose tonight, at times. I don't think

:31:01. > :31:04.this keeper will start by the way. He looks a bit shaky. They're not

:31:05. > :31:21.going to outscore some of the teams they'll come up against. Just by

:31:22. > :31:27.movement kills them. Every time we move forward and back and run in

:31:28. > :31:30.behind, they are all over the place. It could kill them in the World Cup.

:31:31. > :31:40.You are saying the party is over for Spain? No, they went through

:31:41. > :31:46.sensationally from their group. I just don't think Holland are

:31:47. > :31:56.equipped to defend at the highest level, I think Germany and Spain

:31:57. > :32:02.will be the two to contender with. This man is from Port Talbot, what

:32:03. > :32:09.do you want to ask? Do you think we should use Jonny Williams attacking

:32:10. > :32:16.more? Yes. I have played with Jonny Williams, he is a very good player.

:32:17. > :32:21.Very underrated, quiet. He needs some confidence. He is a player that

:32:22. > :32:26.will really, if Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey are missing for a

:32:27. > :32:32.game, he is a player that can step up. I like him. I would like to see

:32:33. > :32:39.Church may be a bit more clever in his runs into the box. He runs very

:32:40. > :32:46.wide. It is difficult for him to create his own chances. Definitely

:32:47. > :32:53.those two would stand a chance. Where would you play Gareth Bale in

:32:54. > :33:05.the qualifiers? Where ever he wants to. Everywhere. Why do you ask that?

:33:06. > :33:12.He has been so successful on the right-hand side will stop there

:33:13. > :33:18.might be times he might have two play through the middle. The reason

:33:19. > :33:20.I am asking is because at the moment it does not look like we have a

:33:21. > :33:28.proven goal-scorer in that side other than Gareth Bale. Can you name

:33:29. > :33:34.anyone in that squad who will get goals, not only to win the group,

:33:35. > :33:41.but come second? He scores goals in that position. Would you play him up

:33:42. > :33:46.top or through the middle? I don't think so. He can play up there,

:33:47. > :33:52.definitely. Gareth Bale likes to play in the wide areas and then roam

:33:53. > :33:59.around. Then you have Ramsey who can dictate play and give him those

:34:00. > :34:06.chances. To be honest, his best position, with Wales, 433. He does

:34:07. > :34:13.not look it, but it drops off when we haven't got the ball to a five.

:34:14. > :34:18.When you play someone up top you have Gareth Bale, on which ever side

:34:19. > :34:25.he wants and then you have Williams and Robson-Kanu. You have got to

:34:26. > :34:31.play Gareth Bale. Let him be a little bit, because he is very

:34:32. > :34:32.clever. He is not here tonight but we are almost set for the second

:34:33. > :34:56.half. It is a great arena and the Dutch

:34:57. > :34:59.fans will be enjoying this as they say goodbye to their World Cup

:35:00. > :35:06.stars. They take on Spain, the holders. Australia and Chile. The

:35:07. > :35:12.Dutch fans as well, lots of them will be making that trip as well,

:35:13. > :35:21.Barry Horne? They travel in numbers and they travel well and they know

:35:22. > :35:24.how to party. I have played in Holland several times, been over

:35:25. > :35:30.there to cover The Games for television. The scenes outside the

:35:31. > :35:34.stadiums are fantastic. They will travel in their thousands to Brazil.

:35:35. > :35:40.As with everything else, the Dutch are particularly good fans to be in

:35:41. > :35:46.the company of. We have a dreadful record against Holland. And one of

:35:47. > :35:54.our fans in the audience want to ask you, did you play in the team that

:35:55. > :36:01.was battered in Eindhoven? I am proud of my appearance record, I

:36:02. > :36:10.rarely missed games. I didn't make that one! What about you Rob, great

:36:11. > :36:18.memories of playing against Holland? I have never played against them.

:36:19. > :36:26.Great memories of watching them. So, Chris making changes, giving

:36:27. > :36:30.these Young players some international experience? As

:36:31. > :36:37.friendlies go, it has been competitive, good football. I always

:36:38. > :36:42.think it is now when these friendlies trying to cover them the

:36:43. > :36:48.television is an nightmare. Trying to work out the changes, who is

:36:49. > :36:57.playing where and by the time you have sussed it out, the game is

:36:58. > :37:04.over. Obviously when all of the changes come along, that is when it

:37:05. > :37:07.deteriorates as the game goes on. Great experience, he should use the

:37:08. > :37:18.substitutes. It has been a long season. If you are allowed to make

:37:19. > :37:22.six changes, make six changes. It will give the boys experience coming

:37:23. > :37:30.on. You have to give them a chance and experience. Especially the

:37:31. > :37:40.timing as well. Barry, who in particular would you like to see in

:37:41. > :37:47.the second half? In a Welsh shirt, Huws. Let's go back to Kevin Rudd

:37:48. > :38:00.Cliff and Rob Phillips. No changes to the Wales side. Robin

:38:01. > :38:10.van Persie has gone off, so has Leroy Fer, the Norwich City player.

:38:11. > :38:27.They have been replaced by Georgia Neo which Dom, along with --

:38:28. > :38:41.Wijnaldum will stop and Jeremain Lens has come on. He will play up

:38:42. > :38:49.front in place of Robin van Persie. And Wijnaldum will step into the

:38:50. > :38:57.midfield in place of Leroy Fer. No changes in the Wales starting

:38:58. > :39:03.line-up. So the six changes we expected will be delayed. Kevin

:39:04. > :39:11.Ratcliffe, what have you made of what you heard from the boys in the

:39:12. > :39:18.studio? Us being here are seeing a wider picture than them.

:39:19. > :39:25.Defensively, I don't think we have been that bad. We have limited them

:39:26. > :39:27.to chances. I don't think Wayne Hennessey has had too much to do.

:39:28. > :39:29.Could he have done better with the goal? I am not sure. He was just

:39:30. > :39:35.getting back up from making the first save. It sends him off

:39:36. > :39:42.balance. The way we have set out our stall, we have made it difficult for

:39:43. > :39:47.Holland. It is going to be difficult for us to come away with something.

:39:48. > :39:52.You cannot see any goals in us. We always said that when there is no

:39:53. > :40:04.Gareth Bale. We need to find another option. Not like you to follow Barry

:40:05. > :40:09.Horne. What he has picked up on is very good. Holland have had good

:40:10. > :40:17.possession and they had three great strikers on the pitch. But they are

:40:18. > :40:21.nowhere near as good as a Dutch team you have seen in the past. I would

:40:22. > :40:28.be surprised if it got through the first stages. You don't see them

:40:29. > :40:37.getting through Spain, Chile and Australia? No, I don't see them

:40:38. > :40:41.getting enough points. We have opened them up a little bit. If we

:40:42. > :40:48.had Gareth Bale, we would have had a few chances. It is a big call, they

:40:49. > :40:56.were finalists four years ago. But you mirror what I got the impression

:40:57. > :41:05.from the Dutch media this week, they are not confident of escaping group

:41:06. > :41:12.B. Their first game is against Spain and then Chile. When you play

:41:13. > :41:18.against Spain, you have five or six players that you know. You have

:41:19. > :41:28.probably got for tonight but then you have fought that need to perform

:41:29. > :41:43.and be on top of their game. -- for. Going forward again. Wijnaldum,

:41:44. > :41:50.his fifth cap. Arjen Robben has taken over the captaincy from Robin

:41:51. > :41:56.van Persie. He can go and pack ready for tomorrow. Do you think Chris

:41:57. > :42:09.will try to give it another ten minutes? Louis van Gaal has made his

:42:10. > :42:14.changes. I hope so. When you start losing the rhythm you have got,

:42:15. > :42:20.making changes. I think Barry Horne hit on it, how it disrupts

:42:21. > :42:28.everything. By the time you readjust and find out what you want, you are

:42:29. > :42:40.a couple of goals down. Chester has been solid back.

:42:41. > :43:13.Johan Cruyff, the original does show master, you have two say. He was a

:43:14. > :43:22.player, Kevin? He was. When you see Luis Suarez lifting the ball and

:43:23. > :43:28.hitting people 's hands in the box, he did that years ago. Williams into

:43:29. > :43:36.the penalty area. Ron Vlaar was there. King was waiting to pounce.

:43:37. > :43:55.He has done well to get the ball across. Now he gets another chance.

:43:56. > :45:23.Wales are refusing to lie down. Chester hesitated.

:45:24. > :45:35.The Dutch have it again. Once more, as much of the first half, there's a

:45:36. > :45:40.hum among the Dutch crowd. They're waiting for the party to Yeah, they

:45:41. > :45:46.start. Are. They've not really got behind the team. It's a long way to

:45:47. > :45:59.go yet. Which I suppose is a tribute to the

:46:00. > :46:00.way that Wales have defended. I think sooner or later we have to try

:46:01. > :46:18.something different. The whistles for the Feyenoord

:46:19. > :46:23.player, which may have something to do with the whistles, here at the

:46:24. > :46:28.home of Ajax. I wonder if there will be a party atmosphere at the end,

:46:29. > :46:32.send them off. I thought there was more of a party when Wales played in

:46:33. > :46:42.Belgium and they'd qualified for the World Cup.

:46:43. > :46:49.There's Van Persie. All ready to go home and pack.

:46:50. > :47:00.They'll be leaving tomorrow night. I'm sure they will have a big

:47:01. > :47:02.sendoff. Wales will head for their holidays, three months and five days

:47:03. > :47:13.away from Andorra. They will hope for a really good

:47:14. > :47:21.start for their euro 2016 qualification.

:47:22. > :47:29.Sneijder can shoot from here. He doesn't. He lays it back out. Oh,

:47:30. > :47:36.and there was an offside flag. That was lazy from Lens.

:47:37. > :47:48.His dad is now a football agent for the likes of Patrick Klievert and

:47:49. > :47:50.Clarence Seivert. Must be looking into the media But he then. Doesn't

:47:51. > :48:06.manage his own son. It's like the substitutions are

:48:07. > :48:13.getting ready. Yeah three or four of the Wales subs are on that touch

:48:14. > :48:16.line. Paul Johnson is -- Declan John is one of them. He's gone back to

:48:17. > :48:58.the dugout, though. This -- Chris Coleman has talked

:48:59. > :49:06.about having to cope without the big stars. It hasn't been too bad a

:49:07. > :49:12.performance so far. Some encouraging signs. Not least

:49:13. > :49:18.the tenacity of those Welsh players against many of the Dutch players,

:49:19. > :49:22.who are technically superior. Having said that, any Dutchman would have

:49:23. > :49:29.been proud of that by Joe Ledley, for not losing the ball. Robben,

:49:30. > :49:33.scored once, driven wide, though. That's great defending from Danny

:49:34. > :49:40.Gabbidon. He stops him getting the cross in.

:49:41. > :49:46.Last five, ten minutes, we've really not got out of our own half. Corner

:49:47. > :49:59.taken quickly. Sneijder keeps it in.

:50:00. > :50:01.King does the safe thing. He had a bit more time than he

:50:02. > :50:06.thought there. He needed a shout. They seem to have a bit more in the

:50:07. > :50:27.tank, don't they? Robson-Kanu slipped at the wrong

:50:28. > :50:28.momentment Once again, that's the third time that we've given the ball

:50:29. > :50:47.away. Good work by Chris Gunter. Daley

:50:48. > :51:02.Blind is not happy with the decision by the Turkish referee.

:51:03. > :51:09.What will Chris Kohlschreiber get out of this -- Chris Coleman get out

:51:10. > :51:14.this at this stage? I think he will be quietly happy with the way that

:51:15. > :51:17.they've kept it nice and compact, buffer disappointingly -- but

:51:18. > :51:21.disappointingly, they've given the ball away. That wouldn't have

:51:22. > :51:25.counted any way. I'm not sure if that is a foul. You have to be a bit

:51:26. > :51:30.stronger there. Stand up to the mark, you know, he

:51:31. > :51:36.can't be brushed off it by a centre forward. Lucky to get away with

:51:37. > :51:42.that. Maybe leans into him a little bit, but I'm not sure if he knew he

:51:43. > :51:59.was there. It was Jeremain Lens. He's got seven goals. Bit of a will

:52:00. > :52:02.Wilfred Boney type of player. Oh, no, once again. Sneijder takes the

:52:03. > :52:08.free kick quickly, but it was a couple of yards ahead of where it

:52:09. > :52:11.should have been taken. Losing it a little bit. It's been pretty poor

:52:12. > :52:24.from Wales at the start of the second half.

:52:25. > :52:31.Hal Robson-Kanu is making way for Cardiff City's Declan John, who

:52:32. > :52:36.plays fullback for his club, but started off as a winger, so I think

:52:37. > :52:46.he's going to play in an advanced role. It could be that Neil Taylor

:52:47. > :52:50.goes in that advanced position. Barry said at halftime, he was

:52:51. > :53:00.looking forward to seeing Emyr Huws. He won't have to wait too much

:53:01. > :53:10.-- too much longer. The Dutch earn a corner.

:53:11. > :53:17.Manchester City 's Emyr Huws is poised.

:53:18. > :53:34.First touch for John. He won't lack confidence. It does look as if he's

:53:35. > :53:38.playing in a wide position. Converted into a fullback by Cardiff

:53:39. > :53:47.City. But he's happy going forward.

:53:48. > :53:55.I asked him this week about playing against his hero, Arjen Robben. He's

:53:56. > :54:00.thrilled at the prospect. I don't think he'll be so thrilled

:54:01. > :54:10.when Robben starts running at him, that's the thing.

:54:11. > :54:18.Martin has operated much as a right-winger tonight. That was

:54:19. > :54:24.unlucky. Martins really got in behind then.

:54:25. > :54:30.Sneijder is trying to pull the strings now. Emyr Huws. Looks like

:54:31. > :54:48.Joe Ledley. Well, we saw a glimpse of Emyr Huws

:54:49. > :54:56.with his impressive debut against Iceland and the 20-year-old replaces

:54:57. > :54:59.Joe Ledley, the end of his 51st cap, Crystal Palace player. He will have

:55:00. > :55:09.a well-earned rest. A tap on the shoulder from Chris Coleman as well.

:55:10. > :55:14.Emyr Huws, judging by what we saw against Iceland, very composed on

:55:15. > :55:19.the ball, Kevin. He is very composed. I spoke to Lee Clark a

:55:20. > :55:24.couple of weeks ago, and he was very complimentary about him, how well

:55:25. > :55:27.he'd done. He doesn't think it would be favourable for him to go back to

:55:28. > :55:31.Manchester City and sit in the reserves. He will need to get back

:55:32. > :55:34.out, on loan, maybe at another Premier League club, rather than a

:55:35. > :55:38.championship club. He's proved he can do it in that division. He said

:55:39. > :55:43.he has a bit of everything, bit of everything for a midfield player.

:55:44. > :55:47.Lee Clark, the manager of Birmingham, where Emyr Huws has been

:55:48. > :55:50.on loan, has had a Manchester City run-out in the FA Cup against

:55:51. > :55:54.Blackburn. It's all happened for him since

:55:55. > :55:57.January. Gabbidon, who will be looking for a

:55:58. > :56:09.club this summer, having been released by Crystal Palace.

:56:10. > :56:16.Williams is brought down by Blind. There's a Welsh-speaking midfield

:56:17. > :56:24.hub now. That will confuse the Dutch. It might confuse us! Bit

:56:25. > :56:27.blatant from Blind. He's been a bit rash, two or three times. It's not

:56:28. > :56:52.the first time he's caught somebody. Gabbidon has been released by Palace

:56:53. > :57:10.and is open to offers. At 34, and 49 gaps behind him.

:57:11. > :57:24.Three months and five days to Andorra. How close will this side

:57:25. > :57:28.be? Obviously, three definites. We're looking at Ashley Williams,

:57:29. > :57:37.Gareth Bale and Aaron Ben Davies Ramsey. Too? As well. The three

:57:38. > :57:45.players that I did mention, that's your centrepiece. You really need

:57:46. > :57:51.them to be playing in all our competitive games. Voges would be a

:57:52. > :57:55.bonus? I think so. Certainly, we need somebody pivotal up there, that

:57:56. > :58:01.we can hit and we can feet off and he does make it stick a little bit

:58:02. > :58:08.better than Simon. Simon Church does make them runs in behind and he

:58:09. > :58:15.works tirelessly, but Sam does get the opportunity as well.

:58:16. > :58:43.Louis Van Gaal has made substitutions only when necessary,

:58:44. > :58:46.rather than flood the pitch with replacements.

:58:47. > :58:54.I think he's looking at a different aspect to it, though, isn't he?

:58:55. > :59:03.That's well played. Great defensive play.

:59:04. > :59:16.Jermaine Easter will replace Simon Church to earn his 12th cap.

:59:17. > :59:33.I don't think there's a time when he doesn't put in a mikeshift. -- put

:59:34. > :59:38.in a mikeshift. -- shift. He's spotted the throw from Gunter.

:59:39. > :59:45.Easter, what a chance to make an immediate impact. That would have

:59:46. > :59:49.been his first goal for Wales. Well, caught napping. It was a quick

:59:50. > :59:54.throw-in. Chris Gunter, I think he found Easter. He needed to be a

:59:55. > :59:57.little bit more composed. Maybe come a little bit too soon after him

:59:58. > :00:26.coming on. Great opportunity, though.

:00:27. > :00:27.keeper came out and smothered it. He is known as a very good shot

:00:28. > :01:04.stopper, Cillessen. That was a poor back header. That

:01:05. > :01:10.could have spoiled the wedding. Had the impression from him, it wasn't a

:01:11. > :01:15.bad week to be away. Hopefully she is not listening. Arrangements are

:01:16. > :01:37.all in hand, I am sure and they will have a great day on Saturday.

:01:38. > :01:49.Joe Allen will be back. I think he thought he was fouled. The referee

:01:50. > :02:08.allows play to go on. It is Jermaine Easter. Getting it

:02:09. > :02:13.back together again a little bit. Chris Gunter saw the run from

:02:14. > :02:27.Jermaine Easter. The keeper gets out there and holds is ground. It was

:02:28. > :02:38.decent goalkeeping by Cillessen. Another substitute. This will be

:02:39. > :02:49.another debutant, George Williams. What a rise he has had. Offside

:02:50. > :02:56.against Robben, which will allow George Williams, 18-year-old, yet to

:02:57. > :03:02.make his first-team Debian for Fulham. Just a couple of weeks after

:03:03. > :03:09.starring for the under 21 side against England as a substitute, he

:03:10. > :03:22.replaces Jonathan Williams. What a great night for Young George

:03:23. > :03:29.Williams, making his Wales debut. He was originally born in Milton

:03:30. > :03:38.Keynes. Great opportunity for the Welsh public to CDs players. You can

:03:39. > :03:43.see what they are about. What we have got coming through. The manager

:03:44. > :03:53.talks about a new wave of Welsh players coming through. He has in

:03:54. > :03:57.mind George Williams, Emyr Huws. The Dutch try to raise their team

:03:58. > :04:08.because it has been almost pedestrian performance. I think they

:04:09. > :04:18.are thrilled that the prospect of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is warming up.

:04:19. > :04:30.Easter is ahead. This is blunter. -- Gunter. Daley Blind did well to get

:04:31. > :04:34.back. Chased him all the way. Maybe Chris Gunter could have got his

:04:35. > :04:39.cross in a bit earlier. But it was a great overlapping run. Emyr Huws

:04:40. > :04:56.thought about taking the corner quickly. Chants for Wales. Chester

:04:57. > :05:05.was going for it. First touch the George Williams. What a start by

:05:06. > :05:12.him. What a positive start from this Young lad. He got lucky early on.

:05:13. > :05:17.Once he gets positive, you get past a couple of players. That would have

:05:18. > :05:30.been a Debian. What a finish it would have been as well. Wales have

:05:31. > :05:44.their second corner. Chester got there. Emyr Huws, knocked it back to

:05:45. > :05:53.Chris Gunter. But positive by George Williams. He is greased lightning. I

:05:54. > :05:57.remember Jonny Williams when he came on against Scotland. How

:05:58. > :06:06.inspirational he was because he was so positive when he got the ball. It

:06:07. > :06:12.changed the game for me. The Netherlands look to regain their

:06:13. > :06:23.composure. Have a little fright, then. Williams is back defending.

:06:24. > :06:33.George Williams was brought up in Milton Keynes. Played for the MK

:06:34. > :06:39.dons. In fact, played in an FA Cup win and scored his first goal in

:06:40. > :06:50.that at 16 years, two months and five days! He likes to make an

:06:51. > :06:57.impression. He certainly made an impression on us. If you think we

:06:58. > :07:12.haven't got a Gareth Bale, that burst of pace like that. That was

:07:13. > :07:19.optimistic from Ron Vlaar. It was a long way out. And Bor centre half,

:07:20. > :07:31.that is hopeful. He is not known for it. You did not score from that

:07:32. > :07:45.range? Against Liverpool. It wasn't as well struck as that one, at

:07:46. > :07:52.Chile. -- actually. Williams in the thick of the action. He is the type

:07:53. > :08:04.of player you need in the team who will work up and down. Louis van

:08:05. > :08:18.Gaal, will he appreciate Wales have shown resolve? You will most

:08:19. > :08:21.probably come up against something like this in the World Cup.

:08:22. > :08:27.Especially in the first couple of games, because it is so important

:08:28. > :08:33.you don't lose your first game. With it being against Spain, might not

:08:34. > :08:47.have as much of the ball as he they have had to night.

:08:48. > :09:01.Cillessen took the easy lesson. -- option. It is a warm up and the big

:09:02. > :09:13.test is in nine days. Robben is in behind Gabbidon. This time he set it

:09:14. > :09:19.up the Jeremain Lens. Whatever the frailties of the Dutch, you know

:09:20. > :09:24.that going forward, even without Robin van Persie, they can strike

:09:25. > :09:34.like a cobra. They did so there. This time Robben the provider.

:09:35. > :09:40.Jeremain Lens makes it 2-0. It is our own faults, giving the ball away

:09:41. > :09:52.when we are attacking. It is the timing of his past. He has a look,

:09:53. > :10:02.then another look. Gabbidon cannot get a touch on it. The weight on the

:10:03. > :10:22.pass was just right. In the meantime, Wales have made a change.

:10:23. > :10:27.Andy King is going off. And Nigel De Jong, makes way for Klaas-Jan

:10:28. > :10:31.Huntelaar. Stay second cap. 40 goals. A big favourite in these

:10:32. > :10:54.parts. This is his 62nd cap. Has been a

:10:55. > :11:00.target for the Premier League many times. Has not made the move. Ajax

:11:01. > :11:17.player. Does it change again now to damage

:11:18. > :11:27.limitation? I don't think we have got two goals in us. Most probably

:11:28. > :11:34.another five minutes and Chris might have had a thought of putting

:11:35. > :11:43.another striker Ahn. -- on. It is going to be difficult. What we have

:11:44. > :11:47.done tonight, defensively has not been too bad. We are our own worst

:11:48. > :11:57.enemy, giving the ball away in a bad area and then them hitting us on the

:11:58. > :12:06.counter attack. The second goal is a poor goal to give away. It shows

:12:07. > :12:12.there prowess in breaking forward. It shows the inexperience of the

:12:13. > :12:21.players. When you get a lapse of concentration. It is 2-0 as we

:12:22. > :12:33.approach the last ten minutes. Arjen Robben has got one, set the other up

:12:34. > :12:37.for Jeremain Lens. Wayne Hennessey has not had to make the saves

:12:38. > :12:54.Neville Southall did all those years ago. He was forced into action.

:12:55. > :13:02.Gabbidon gets there. De Vrij fancied a shot. You don't mind that. The two

:13:03. > :13:20.centre backs have both gone for that.

:13:21. > :13:36.What about James Chester's debut? It has been difficult. They have had a

:13:37. > :13:41.lot of the ball. Do you see him starting against Andorra alongside

:13:42. > :13:47.Ashley Williams? We have James Collins as well. James Chester is

:13:48. > :13:53.giving us another option in that position, which we needed. Danny

:13:54. > :14:00.Gabbidon, I would not be afraid to have him in the side. It depends

:14:01. > :14:06.where he is playing. But he has the experience. One thing I have seen in

:14:07. > :14:20.James Chester is, he is not bad on the ball. The second goal, he

:14:21. > :14:39.overstretched. And then you have Robben, who is world-class, running

:14:40. > :14:54.at you. Huntelaar gives them that extra option.

:14:55. > :15:04.Sneijder fancied his chances from there. He was popping those in in

:15:05. > :15:14.training yesterday, Wesley Sneijder. Emyr Huws was in the way that time.

:15:15. > :15:20.It is getting difficult for Wales. They may face a testing last few

:15:21. > :15:27.minutes. The new wave continues. Neil Taylor, the left back was

:15:28. > :15:33.Swansea City makes way for Paul Dummett from Newcastle United. Under

:15:34. > :15:44.21 player but making the senior step to night. Michel Vorm and Tim Krul,

:15:45. > :16:04.his Newcastle team-mate. 22 years old. Left back. We have an array of

:16:05. > :16:08.left backs. Good interception. Joe Allen having a word with the referee

:16:09. > :16:21.will stop he has had an excellent game. He has now moved more central.

:16:22. > :16:25.If you are a Dutch fan, you say you cannot see them getting out of the

:16:26. > :16:31.group, but you cannot write them off with a goal threat rushed Jamaat no,

:16:32. > :16:37.you cannot write them off with dolls, but there are frailties in

:16:38. > :16:46.the defence. You are playing against Spain and then you have Chile as

:16:47. > :16:48.well. Do you see them going through? You fancy the South

:16:49. > :17:06.Americans in each group, you have got to. Australia, the other team.

:17:07. > :17:12.I'm not sure Wales are that physical. I think we've actually

:17:13. > :17:19.changed. I'm not sure what you request off Australia. They're very

:17:20. > :17:28.well organised. Drilled. Maybe very, very dangerous on set pieces. Tim

:17:29. > :17:32.Cahill scored a goal, something like his 32nd goal for his country the

:17:33. > :17:37.other night. The Netherlands building again. They will send their

:17:38. > :17:44.fans away relatively happy. It's fairly subdued. You have to say

:17:45. > :17:48.that. Oh, and Hennessey! I think that was

:17:49. > :17:52.going to be a free kick any way. I don't know if he's taken it out of

:17:53. > :17:55.his hand. I tell you what, it seemed comfortable for Wayne Hennessey,

:17:56. > :18:01.then all of a sudden, he's come across him. It's a lovely ball. A

:18:02. > :18:08.first-time ball in from Lens. Then again, it's a little bit high I

:18:09. > :18:12.think. There's a Jazz Festival here at the weekend. They may be louder

:18:13. > :18:16.than this crowd tonight. And One Direction are playing two dates in

:18:17. > :18:39.this stadium. After this game, I'm going in One Direction.

:18:40. > :18:52.Vorm has just settled on a new contract at Nottingham Forest.

:18:53. > :19:05.It's really tight for Allen. Strong as well, Williams, for a youngster.

:19:06. > :19:13.He's a good, physical presence. Chester gets up above. Blind is full

:19:14. > :19:21.of running. You feel Gunter will be the right

:19:22. > :19:24.back in the next campaign? I think so. Adam Matthews is missing the

:19:25. > :19:42.Celtic player. What about Emyr Huws to start

:19:43. > :19:50.against Andorra alongside Joe Allen? I think Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen.

:19:51. > :19:56.Robson-Kanu one side, Voges in the middle and Gareth Bale on the other.

:19:57. > :19:59.Gareth Bale did tweet a good luck message to his Welsh team-mates for

:20:00. > :20:10.the game. Lovely ball to Lens. Did he use his

:20:11. > :20:13.hand then. The referee looks across to the assistant. Once again it's an

:20:14. > :20:18.opportunity that's come from giving the ball away. It was a poor ball

:20:19. > :20:25.into Jermaine Easter. It's the wrong side of his body.

:20:26. > :20:31.He's been drawn out has Chris Chester. Can't afford to giver a

:20:32. > :20:40.poor pass when he's in advance of his midfield players.

:20:41. > :20:49.The dying minutes, how do you sum up this game? Well, at times, we've

:20:50. > :20:54.been there. We've been compact. At times, we had a period where we kept

:20:55. > :21:01.giving the ball away. You can't afford to do that at all. Not at

:21:02. > :21:06.all. Not at international level and for me, we've done it too many times

:21:07. > :21:11.tonight. I like what I've seen from one or two of the young lads. Emyr

:21:12. > :21:17.Huws looks as if he's going to be a player. The Williams lad as well. He

:21:18. > :21:24.looks excellent. He had a great start. Quick feet, looked sharp,

:21:25. > :21:29.something we haven't got. It's a thought into Chris' mind. Oh, that's

:21:30. > :21:36.a terrible clearance from Chris Gunter. That's the sort of thing

:21:37. > :21:45.you're talking about. It's got a bit sloppy. Probably tired, as much as

:21:46. > :21:52.anything. Yeah. It's as if you want the game to be finished. Maybe,

:21:53. > :21:55.hopefully, not too many minutes added on. He's a little bit

:21:56. > :22:10.physical, isn't he? I suspect there will be a Dutch lap

:22:11. > :22:13.of honour at the end. Louis Van Gaal, well, when will we see him in

:22:14. > :22:21.the Premier League? That's the big question. He's not going to have

:22:22. > :22:26.much time off this summer. He's not. I think he will be very

:22:27. > :22:36.entertaining. He likes a verbal battle. There's no doubt about that.

:22:37. > :22:42.I was really impressed with the way one journalist stood up to him in

:22:43. > :22:47.the Dutch press room. When I spoke to him, he told me that was happy

:22:48. > :22:52.Louis Van Gaal. "You ought to see him when he's annoyed." There will

:22:53. > :22:57.be some good battles with Premiership managers. He's been

:22:58. > :23:08.around. He knows the score. 62 now. I like this lad. Williams. He's so

:23:09. > :23:15.direct. Oh, given the ball away. That would have been a collector's

:23:16. > :23:18.item, Chris Gunter scoring. George Williams knows how to make an

:23:19. > :23:24.impact. Three minutes of added time to play.

:23:25. > :23:28.Then these Wales players, well Joe Allen can concentrate on the wedding

:23:29. > :23:36.plans. And the rest of the Wales' players can take a holiday. Then

:23:37. > :23:45.prepare for a journey they've never undertaken before as an

:23:46. > :23:57.international team - a trip to Andorra.

:23:58. > :24:04.Sneijder, 22 goals. Scored against Wales in 2008. Always worth a try.

:24:05. > :24:08.99th international for Wesley Sneijder tonight.

:24:09. > :24:14.What a 100th that will be against Spain.

:24:15. > :24:24.Just doesn't get hold of this shot. He's leaning back, yeah.

:24:25. > :24:32.The fact that the roof hasn't come off this Ajax arena... It might come

:24:33. > :24:37.off at the end, I think. They're ready to party now. They're winding

:24:38. > :24:48.up the horns and trumpets and God knows what they've got.

:24:49. > :25:00.This is Lens, who's really made an impact.

:25:01. > :25:11.Robben opened the scoring. It's not looked like an Eindhoven. Wayne

:25:12. > :25:15.Hennessey hasn't been throwing himself around to block the

:25:16. > :25:19.succession of shots. He may have work to do yet.

:25:20. > :25:20.Gabbidon, he's made a good impression for any potential

:25:21. > :25:36.suitors. Can the Netherlands finish in style,

:25:37. > :25:44.before they head off for another World Cup adventure? Robben has been

:25:45. > :25:51.the standout player. He has looked the part. He looked ahead of

:25:52. > :26:15.everybody. Looks as if he's ready for the World Cup now. Match fit

:26:16. > :26:26.Huws ran back into trouble but he does well.

:26:27. > :26:36.The final whistle goes. The fireworks go off to send the

:26:37. > :26:40.Netherlands on their way. They will leave with a victory under their

:26:41. > :26:49.belts. Jeremain Lens scored the second. Arjen Robben gave the Dutch

:26:50. > :26:55.the lead in the first half. Wales have been beaten mainly by that man,

:26:56. > :27:01.Arjen Robben. They've been beaten by not disgraced. And the Netherlands

:27:02. > :27:06.will travel to Brazil, while Wales contemplates Andorra in September.

:27:07. > :27:12.It's finished here at the Amsterdam arena with Louis Van Gaal getting

:27:13. > :27:16.the win he wanted before they head for Salvador. Netherlands 2, Wales

:27:17. > :27:22.0. And a very comfortable night's work

:27:23. > :27:26.for Mr Van Gaal and his Dutch side. Rob was right, Arjen Robben was the

:27:27. > :27:30.difference tonight. Yes. It's probably going to be his last World

:27:31. > :27:37.Cup. As Kevin summed up at the end, he looks like he's up for it. Him,

:27:38. > :27:42.Sneijder and Van Persie, as we've known really, they're going to give

:27:43. > :27:46.teams a game. They're going to be a threat going forward. Robben looks

:27:47. > :27:51.really up for it. He's a game changer. Sneijder, you know,

:27:52. > :27:55.fantastic. That's a great pass. It's straight, but a great pass. And the

:27:56. > :27:59.difference there is Church's similar ball in the first half is cleared by

:28:00. > :28:03.great defender. That one goes through Chester's legs. Good night

:28:04. > :28:06.for Robben. Good night for the attacking players in Holland's team.

:28:07. > :28:11.Still questions about their defence, though. Positives for Wales. George

:28:12. > :28:15.Williams and Emyr Huws looked very much international footballers. Yeah

:28:16. > :28:20.Emyr Huws looks good. George Williams, very impressioned. --

:28:21. > :28:24.impressed. He's so positive. He came on and took the game by the struf of

:28:25. > :28:29.the neck and he -- scruff of the neck. He wanted to do something with

:28:30. > :28:32.it. That's one thing that we have in Aaron Ramsey and Gareth Bale. He

:28:33. > :28:36.seems to have that. He doesn't care who he's playing against. So I like

:28:37. > :28:40.that about him. He looks like he's going to be, have a bit For the

:28:41. > :28:44.future. Dutch, it's all about Spain and Salvador and the World Cup. For

:28:45. > :28:53.us, it's about building for Euro 2016. Let's look at the fixtures:

:28:54. > :28:58.Three games that I think are winnable if Chris Coleman gets his

:28:59. > :29:03.full squad out. I think it was halftime, that will set the tone.

:29:04. > :29:05.Too often in the past, we've not given ourselves a chance in the

:29:06. > :29:08.opening games. We have a great opportunity to hit the ground

:29:09. > :29:13.running. How many times have we sat in a live TV studio and said exactly

:29:14. > :29:19.the same thing, we have a great chance, maybe this is our year? Too

:29:20. > :29:23.many times. In the past, we were over optimistic. We don't want to be

:29:24. > :29:28.negative at the outset. The expanded format, we have got a chance this

:29:29. > :29:34.time. Thank you very much. Let's hear from Joe Allen.

:29:35. > :29:38.Joe, hard luck tonight. What's the overriding emotion at the end? I

:29:39. > :29:43.think we are disappointed to lose any game. But the manner in which we

:29:44. > :29:46.performed today, we gave it everything. At the end of the

:29:47. > :29:50.season, the lads have been off for a long time against a top team. No

:29:51. > :29:53.disgrace at all today. In particular, the first half. We

:29:54. > :29:58.really matched them. It was unfortunate, the way we conceded the

:29:59. > :30:01.goal. It was a bit unlucky. Thank you, good luck with the wedding on

:30:02. > :30:05.Saturday. Thank you. What did you make of Joe's performance today? He

:30:06. > :30:09.always does well. He's very quiet in what he does. But he does everything

:30:10. > :30:13.very good. He's a very, very good player. He's going to be big for us.

:30:14. > :30:17.When you've got him, the one thing about him is he doesn't ever lose

:30:18. > :30:22.the ball. It doesn't matter who's around him. He hardly loses a ball.

:30:23. > :30:25.That's big for us. He will help us Looking ahead massively. , do you

:30:26. > :30:28.massive the Netherlands to be there or there about, Barry? They've got a

:30:29. > :30:33.chance of progressing from the group. I don't think that's

:30:34. > :30:37.guaranteed by any means. Then as I say, once they come up against the

:30:38. > :30:40.big boys, they will not be able to outscore them, which is what it

:30:41. > :30:44.looks like they're going to have to do with that defence. Barry and Rob

:30:45. > :30:48.thank you both very much. Really enjoyed your company this evening.

:30:49. > :30:53.That's it for Wales. It's Brazil for Holland now. They take on Spain in

:30:54. > :30:58.Salvador a week on Saturday. For Wales, it's all about the euro 2016

:30:59. > :31:23.qualifiers. From all of us here, bye for now.

:31:24. > :32:22.George Williams goes through. Oh, what a start! Robben across the box.

:32:23. > :32:25.It's finals week on Great British Menu...

:32:26. > :32:28.Really quite nervous because I would love to get on that shortlist.

:32:29. > :32:34...and the pressure is on for nine of the country's top chefs... Argh!