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Ruud van Nistelrooij has been selected the Carlsberg Man of the Match for the Netherlands' dramatic UEFA EURO 2004™ quarter-final win against Sweden.
Constant threat
The Manchester United FC forward looked dangerous throughout and caused the two Swedish central defenders, Andreas Jakobsson and Olof Mellberg, all sorts of problems during the 120 minutes.
Vital penalty
He created several chances himself and could have settled the game in the second half but he saw his close-range header and volley go over and wide respectively. In the end, however, he played his part in putting the Netherlands through to the semi-finals by coolly converting his penalty in the shoot-out.