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Holland 1-1 Turkey: Late Sneijder strike rescues a valuable point but the pressure grows on Hiddink

Holland scored in stoppage time through a deflected Wesley sneijder shot to secure a 1-1 draw with Turkey on Saturday and avoid their first ever home defeat in European championship qualifying,

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar got a slight deflection to a long-range
strike from captain Sneijder in the 92nd minute to rescue a
point for the Dutch, who looked to be heading to their third
defeat in five matches in Group A.
Burak Yilmaz scored in the 37th minute at the Amsterdam
Arena, given time in the penalty area to fire off a shot
that took a deflection off Bruno Martins Indi to put the
Turks ahead at halftime.

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