Netherlands going down 0-1 to Iceland

Iceland took a big step towardssealing their ticket to Euro 2016 with a 1-0 win in theNetherlands on Thursday which put the Dutch in danger ofmissing the finals in France. A Gylfi Sigurdsson penalty on 51 minutes ensured thatIceland stay top of Group A with 18 points – eight ahead ofWorld Cup bronze medallists the Netherlands – who are thirdwith three games left. The stuttering Dutch campaign had already cost GuusHiddink his job and new coach Danny Blind had a baptism offire in Amsterdam.

With their backs to the wall the Dutch desperately neededa win but were lucky not to be trailing after seven minuteswith Jon Dadi Bodvarson missing on front of goal. The Dutch lost captain Arjen Robben to an apparent groininjury after half and hour and he was replaced by LucianoNarsingh.

And things began to unravel for the hosts when defenderBruno Martins Indi was send off on 33 minutes for appearing tograb striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson by the neck.