article_snippet: Holland beat Spain 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday to earn embattled coach Guus Hiddink some breathing space after a poor start to embattled coach Guus Hiddink second term in charge of the national team.
article_snippet: Stefan de Vrij heads a cross from team-mate Wesley Sneijder past
article_snippet: Holland defender Stefan de Vrij celebrates after giving the hosts the lead against Spain after just 13 minutes .
article_snippet: De Vrij 13, Klaassen 16 .
article_snippet: After the game, Dutch captain Wesley Sneijder said: ''We had a point to prove after the match against Turkey and We did that well.'
article_snippet: Group A. Scorer De Vrij gave Holland the lead in the 13th minute when Group A. Scorer De Vrij headed in a cross from Sneijder after Spain only half-cleared a corner.
article_snippet: Willems, brought in to left back to provide more attacking options, looked vulnerable early, giving away the ball twice in dangerous positions before providing the assist for Ajax midfielder Klaassen's goal. '
article_snippet: Goalscorer De Vrij slides in on Spain midfielder Mario Suarez during the first half on Tuesday evening .
article_snippet: Holland midfielder Wesley Sneijder (right) gets away from Spain's Juanmi during a comfortable opening period for the hosts .
article_snippet: Santi Cazorla (right) tries to keep Holland midfielder Wesley Sneijder (right) balance under pressure from Holland's Bruno Martins
article_snippet: Holland's Jetro Willems (left) tussles with Spain forward Pedro Rodriguez at Ajax's Amsterdam Arena .
highlights_snippet: Stefan de Vrij gave Holland the lead in the 13th minute when Stefan de Vrij headed home a cross from Wesley Sneijder .
  