Holland beat Spain 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday to earn embattled coach Guus Hiddink some breathing space after a poor start to his second term in charge of the national team . Centre back Stefan de Vrij and midfielder Davy Klaassen scored first-half goals in the morale-boosting victory . Spain , thrashed 5-1 by Holland at the World Cup , never looked like gaining revenge thanks to a combination of bad finishing and good goalkeeping by Kenneth Vermeer . Stefan de Vrij ( second from left ) heads a cross from team-mate Wesley Sneijder past Spain goalkeeper David de Gea to make it 1-0 . Holland defender De Vrij celebrates after giving the hosts the lead against Spain after just 13 minutes . Davy Klaassen doubles Holland 's advantage after seeing his initial effort saved by Spain goalkeeper De Gea . Klaassen celebrates as De Gea screams at his defence after conceding a second goal after just 18 minutes in Amsterdam . It was a double celebration for De Vrij ( left ) , Daley Blind ( centre ) and Bruno Martins Indi as they celebrated 25 caps for the Holland team . Holland : Vermeer , Janmaat , de Vrij , Martins Indi , Willems , Blind ( De Guzman 73 ) , Sneijder ( Wijnaldum 62 ) , Klaassen , Narsingh , Huntelaar ( Dost 79 ) , Depay ( Afellay 84 ) Subs not used : Cillessen , van der Wiel , Veltman , Bruma , Nigel de Jong , Luuk de Jong , Promes , Krul . Goals : De Vrij 13 , Klaassen 16 . Spain : De Gea , Carvajal , Albiol , Pique ( San Jose 68 ) , Bernat , Fabregas , Mario Suarez ( Ramos 68 ) , Isco ( Silva 45 ) , Cazorla ( Iniesta 76 ) , Juanmi ( Morata 62 ) , Pedro ( Vitolo 45 ) Subs not used : Casillas , Bartra , Busquets , Koke , Juanfran , Sergio Asenjo . Referee : William Collum ( Scotland ) Hiddink 's second stint as coach has been disastrous so far . In seven matches ahead of Tuesday 's friendly , his team had beaten only Kazakhstan and Latvia in European qualifiers and lost to Italy , the Czech Republic , Iceland and Mexico in qualifiers and friendlies . Spain coach Vicente del Bosque , missing Chelsea striker Diego Costa , fielded an experimental side at the Amsterdam Arena , while Hiddink again had to make do without his injured stars Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben and was also missing center back Ron Vlaar . The veteran coach made five changes to the team that needed an extra-time equaliser on Saturday to salvage a 1-1 draw against Turkey that left Holland third in Euro 2016 qualifying Group A . Scorer De Vrij had a double celebration as he , along with Daley Blind and Bruno Martins Indi , marked their 25th cap . Blind posted a picture of the trio on Instagram with the message : 'Happy with the win against Spain ! What a result ! Also proud of my achievement ; 25 caps for the Dutch squad ! Congrats to @ stefandevrij3 and @ brunomartinsindi . ' After the game , Dutch captain Wesley Sneijder said : `` We had a point to prove after the match against Turkey and we did that well . ' De Vrij gave Holland the lead in the 13th minute when he headed in a cross from Sneijder after Spain only half-cleared a corner . Ajax midfielder Klaassen scored his first international goal to double the Dutch lead three minutes later when he slipped away from Santi Cazorla and fired a shot that David de Gea parried before Klaassen hammered in the rebound . Vermeer preserved the lead with two good saves around the half-hour mark as Spain pressed forward . First the Feyenoord keeper advanced off his line to deny a rushing Gerard Pique and two minutes later scrambled to swat away the ball after Pedro had dispossessed Bruno Martins Indi . 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 Klaassen 's goal . 'We have to learn from those mistakes where we shot ourselves in the foot , ' Hiddink said . Goalscorer De Vrij slides in on Spain midfielder Mario Suarez during the first half on Tuesday evening . Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas looks frustrated after watching Spain go 2-0 down after just 16 minutes . Holland goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer saves a close-range effort from Spain defender Gerard Pique . Holland midfielder Wesley Sneijder ( right ) gets away from Spain 's Juanmi during a comfortable opening period for the hosts . Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla ( right ) tries to keep his balance under pressure from Holland 's Bruno Martins Indi ( centre ) Holland 's Jetro Willems ( left ) tussles with Spain forward Pedro Rodriguez at Ajax 's Amsterdam Arena . Holland keeper Vermeer catches the ball under pressure from Spain full back Dani Carvajal ( left ) Substitute David Silva ( right ) is challenged by Holland star Sneijder as he brings the ball forward . Spain looked the more dangerous team after the break but could not convert its chances . Cesc Fabregas and Vitolo both missed good chances before substitute David Silva finally found the net in the 70th minute - only to be ruled offside . In between , Martins Indi missed a simple chance to put the match beyond Spain 's reach when he headed a Sneijder cross into the ground and over the bar from close range . 'It 's a shame we did n't take three points at the weekend , ' Hiddink said . 'But this gives the team confidence . '
Stefan de Vrij gave Klaassen the lead in the 13th minute when he headed home a cross from Wesley Sneijder . Davy Klaassen doubled the hosts ' advantage three minutes later , converting after a save from David de Gea .