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Soccer-U.S. snatch late double to beat Dutch 4-3 in friendly

AMSTERDAM, June 5 (Reuters) - The United States fought back from 3-1 down to beat the Netherlands 4-3 in an exciting friendly thanks to goals by substitutes Daniel Williams and Bobby Wood in the final two minutes on Friday.

Williams' shot from the edge of the area, after a clearance from a corner, took a wicked deflection for an 88th minute equaliser before Wood tapped home 60 seconds later after a swift counter attack set up by inspirational captain Michael Bradley.

It was the first time the U.S. had beaten the Dutch whose defeat continued a run of mediocre results since they came third at last year's World Cup.