EURO - Netherlands v. Germany
2:45 PM ET
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Good afternoon footy fans! I'm David Esposto and welcome to theScore Live Blog's ongoing coverage of Euro 2012. Day five in the tournament features the second round of matches from Group B. After a thrilling win by Portugal over Denmark, it is now time for what has been considered the marquee match of the opening round - Germany vs. Netherlands from Kharkiv. -
Here are your starting XI's, formations and available substitutions for both sides:
Germany (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Boateng, Badstuber, Hummels, Lahm; Schweinsteiger, Khedira; Mueller, Ozil; Podolski, Gomez. Subs: Klose, Mertesacker, Wiese, Howedes, Kroos, Bender, Zieler, Schmelzer, Reus, Gundogan, Schurrle, Gotze.
Netherlands (4-2-3-1): Stekelenburg; van der Wiel, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Willems; van Bommel, de Jong; Robben, Sneijder, Afellay; van Persie. Subs: van der Vaart, Kuyt, Boulahrouz, Vorm, Huntelaar, Schaars, Bouma, Krul, Strootman, L. de Jong, Vlaar, Narsingh. -

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15 mins: The Dutch start again in their own half, as they stroke the ball around their back four. Schweinsteiger gets called for a foul. The Dutch then play a deep ball down the left flank. RVP does a fantastic job to keep it in play and get beyond the defender on the byline, but it goes out for a Netherlands corner. -

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35 mins: Podolski does well to apply pressure and unsettle Van Bommel on the outside of the German area. The Dutch then win possession again, but Wilems then coughs the ball up and he's caught out of position by Muller. Germany win the free kick after Muller is fouled by Wilems. -

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