Vitolo (C) of Spain challenges Stefan de Vrij (L) and Darryl Janmaat (R) of the Netherlands during their international friendly soccer match in the Amsterdam Arena March 31, 2015. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters/United Photos
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Netherlands revived bitter Spanish memories from last year's World Cup finals when they beat a second-string La Roja 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday to become the first team to inflict two defeats on coach Vicente del Bosque.
Rather than reliving their World Cup final triumph against the Dutch from 2010, Spain were overrun in the opening 20 minutes at the Amsterdam Arena, falling behind to goals from Stefan de Vrij in the 13th minute and Davy Klaassen three minutes later.
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