Guus Hiddink's chances of keeping his job as Netherlands' coach were increased by Wesley Sneijder during the final seconds of the game. With the score 1-0 against them, Sneijder's shot was deflected by Klaas Jan Huntelaar into Turkey's net, saving a point for the hosts when Turkey was about to celebrate a shocking win. Hiddink's men still have a lot of work to do, but they might be able to get it done better without losing to the Turks.
Burak Yilmaz made it 1-0 for the visitors after 37 minutes, and Fatih Terim's side seemed to be quite pleased with it, as they left all creative duties into the Dutch players' hands. Nevertheless, Sneijder & Co. showed practically none of their skills with the ball, keeping their fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes of the game. When Turkey was getting closer to bagging three points, Sneijder took a shot from outside the box, which Huntelaar deflected into Volkan Babacan's net. With this result, the Oranje are five points away from second place Iceland in Group A, and they will help from Van Persie and Robben later on if they want to make it to the 2016 Euro.
Here's what fans thought about this interesting match played at Amsterdam Arena.
I still can't get over the face sneijder plays in Turkey & scores against Turkey -_-
— havsz (@Havszxo) March 28, 2015
State of the Union: Everybody loves Sneijder.
— Στράτος Μωραΐτης (@oemoral) March 28, 2015
@juniorshahidk sneijder scored the goal.the worst thing is that i cant insult him coz he plays in my fav turkish football team: Galatasaray
— Kübra C. (@__Kuebra__) March 28, 2015
Wesley Sneijder: Has scored his first goal in a Euro qualifying match since February 2011 (vs San Marino) #nedtur
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) March 28, 2015
We have SNEIJDER, they don't!
— Furki #GS (@gs_lionking) March 28, 2015
Sneijder just saved Hiddink's job although he should be sacked right after this game
— Niels (@VamosJese) March 28, 2015
Wesley Sneijder wins his 112th cap for the Netherlands—now level with Frank de Boer as most-capped outfield player. pic.twitter.com/7e38OWAULH
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) March 28, 2015