One-two play from Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez saw the latter put a ball behind the defense, with Iniesta set to blow past the defense for a open chance on goal. Central defender John Heitinga instead pulled Iniesta down at 19 yards out, earning a straight red card from Howard Webb.
Heitinga had already received a yellow card, early in the second half; however, with the denial of the scoring chance, Heitinga's second card goes down as a straight red, leaving the Dutch to play down a man for the final's last 11 minutes.
The Netherlands is out of substitutions and will play the rest of extra time with only three natural defenders.
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