Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Hat-Trick Lifts Netherlands Over San Marino, 5-0

Starting in place of the injured Robin van Persie, new Schalke striker Klass-Jan Huntelaar scored the second, third, and fourth goals of the Netherlands' 5-0 demolition of perpetual minnows, San Marino.

The Netherlands opened the scoring with a Dirk Kuyt penalty kick in the 16th minute.  Huntelaar added the second in the 38th minute, sending the match to half 2-0.  Two move from Huntelaar after break preceded Ruud van Nistelrooy's 34th international goal.

The plus-five goal difference launch the Netherlands to the top of Group E, ahead of fellow Friday winners Sweden and Moldova.

Goals:

16' - Dirk Kuyt (pk) 1

38' - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 1

48' - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 2

67' - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 3

90' - Ruud van Nistelrooy 1

Discipline:

15' - Davide Simoncini (Yellow)

35' - Hedwiges Maduro (Yellow)

44 - Alessandro Della Valle (Yellow)

45'  - Maicol Berretti (Yellow)

64' - Simone Bacciocchi (Yellow)

Lineups:

San Marino: Simoncini, Vitaiolo, Valle (Bacciocchi 61'), Simoncini, Valentini, Berretti, Vannucci, Mazza, Marani (Gasperoni 76'), Selva, Vitaioli (Ciacci 83')

Netherlands: Stekelenberg, Mathijsen, Maduro, Pieters, van der Wiel, Sneijder, van Bommel, de Jong (van der Vaart 46'), Kuyt (van Nistelrooy 68'), Elia (Afellay 59'), Huntelaar

Goals

3

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Netherlands

2

Pontus Wernbloom, Sweden

1

Anatolij Doros, Moldova
Dirk Kuyt, Netherlands
Alexandru Suvorov, Moldova
Ruud van Nistelrooy, Netherlands