Holland v Denmark – in pictures

Stewards take the opportunity to rest in front of the Metalist Stadium before the hoards arrive Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Some of the stilt perfomers take the opportunity for some last-minute flag-waving practice Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Some of the 15,000 Dutch fans who have travelled to Ukraine for the tournament make their way through a Kharkiv metro station to the ground. They do like a bit of orange ... Photograph: Koen Van Weel/EPA

… as well as a bit of fancy dress Photograph: Koen Van Weel/EPA

The Danish fans also do fancy dress but in a bit more of a scary stylee Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images

From the off the Dutch dominate possession but here Gregory van der Wiel's marouding run is brought to a halt by Daniel Agger Photograph: Manu Fernandez/AP

Thirteen minutes in Robin van Persie is bundled over 25 yards out, he picks himself up and takes the free-kick himself. Unfortunately he slips as he takes it and it goes straight into the wall Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

It's been all one-way traffick so far, here a flying Ibrahim Afellay has a crack at goal, though again nothing came of this chance Photograph: VI-Images via Getty Images

Finally Denmark manage to get into the Dutch half and blimey, don't they make the most of it. Simon Poulsen charges down the left and his defleted cross finds itself at the feet of Michael Krohn-Dehli. A moment of virtuoso skill makes Heitinga and Van Bommel look extremely foolish and his dummy gives him space to steam into the area ... Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images

And slip the ball through Maarten Stekelenburg's legs and into the net. A fabulously taken but most unlikely goal. Holland 0-1 Denmark Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters

Just after half-time Robin van Persie gets a good chance to equalise but his usual deft touch deserts him and he ends up swishing at the ball Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images

Holland go in search of an equaliser, Robben tries using his head ... Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images

And Ibrahim Afellay his right boot, but still they can't a way past the indomitable Denmark defence Photograph: Meng Yongmin/ Meng Yongmin/Xinhua Press/Corbis

Or their keeper Stephan Andersen, who has put in a sterling performance. With seven minutes to go he races out to smother the ball from under the nose of Robin van Persie and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

Eventually the final whistle goes and the Danes, including their little and large front pairing, celebrate a famous victory ... Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

For every winner there's also loser and Arjen Robben ruminates on what might have been. Final score Holland 0-1 Denmark Photograph: Michael Probst/AP