Euro 2012 Group E: Netherlands maintain domination

Liverpool’s Dirk Kuyt scored two late goals as the Netherlands beat Hungary in an eight-goal thriller in Amsterdam on Tuesday.

The hosts moved to the brink of booking their finals but berth were pushed all the way as the visitors – beaten 4-0 in the reverse fixture in Budapest on Friday – twice fought their way back into the game.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie’s early strike gave the Dutch a half-time advantage but goals from Gergely Rudolf and Zoltan Gera turned the game on its head.

Gera equalised again after goals from Wesley Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy had got Holland back in front, before Kuyt had the final say to move Bert van Marwijk’s side to 18 points from six games.

In Soha, Sweden had to withstand a late barrage from Moldova to claim a 2-1 win.

The Swedes were able to break the deadlock on the half hour through Mikael Lustig.

But the result of the game was not confirmed until eight minutes from the end when Sebastian Larsson notched Sweden’s second, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic missing from the spot before the interval.

Gutsy Moldova were able to salvage some pride when Alexandr Suvorov grabbed a consolation goal.