Netherlands vs Costa Rica 4-3 after penalty shoot-out and the Dutch go through to semifinals of World Cup

VIDEO: Netherlands 4-3 Costa Rica!!! The Netherlands secured their spot in the semis of the World Cup by defeating dramatically 4-3 Costa Rica after penalty shoot-outs in the quarter-finals match on Saturday at Arena Fonte Nova Stadium in Salvador, the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia.

The Dutch dominated clearly this confrontation as statistics showed a 64% ball possession in their favor compared to the Costa Rican team’s 36%.

After dozens opportunities were missed by Van Persie, Robben and Depay, the first part of the confrontation ended scoreless. However after the half break, Van Gaal’s team entered the pitch with more confidence and determination to put the ball into the opponents’ net.

However, it has turned out not to be an easy task because Costa Rica has emerged more courageous on counter attack by creating sometimes troubles to the Dutch defense.

The Dutch have missed a huge opportunity in the 81th minutes when Sneijder’s free kick hit the left pole of Keylor Navas goal.

And next…Holland incredibly misses many many possibilities as their overwhelmed challengers desperately wait for, not extra-time, but penalty shoot-outs.

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In the last minute of extra time (120), Van Gaal decided to change the goalkeepers replacing Jasper Cillessen with Tim Krul. It was definitely an inspired swap that brought the Dutch an amazing and well-deserved qualification regarding the fact that Krul denied two penalty kicks from Costa Rica.

For the Netherlands scored: Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and Dirk Kuyt. For Costa Rica netted Celso Borges, Geancarlo Gonzalez and Christian Bolanos while Bryan Ruiz and Michael Umana missed their kicks from penalty spot.

Therefore, Costa Rica goes home, while The Netherlands is set to face-off Argentina for a place in the grand final of the World Cup.

VIDEO: Netherlands 4-3 Costa Rica, highlights and goals, World Cup 2014