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Kazakhstan 1-2 Netherlands: Wijnaldum, Sneijder keep Dutch Euro 2016 hopes alive

Georginio Wijnaldum and Wesley Sneijder guided the Netherlands to a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan to keep its Euro 2016 hopes alive.

The Netherlands kept its hopes of reaching Euro 2016 alive after goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Wesley Sneijder gave it a 2-1 win in Kazakhstan.

The Oranje were in desperate need of three points to maintain their quest for a playoff spot in Group A and were rarely threatened in a professional display.

Impressive debutant Anwar El Ghazi set up Wijnaldum for the opener after 33 minutes and Sneijder added a wonderfully worked second to hand some much-needed cheer to coach Danny Blind.