Netherlands had to wait until the dying minutes to get their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign back on track with a 3-1 win over Kazakhstan in Amsterdam on Friday. The Dutch had started Group A with a 2-1 defeat to the Czech Republic last month and coach Guus Hiddink expressed a desire to see his side produce a victory with a performance to match in the build-up to this fixture. However, Renat Abdulin's headed goal in the 17th minute threatened to subject the hosts to a humiliating defeat. Netherlands tried their utmost to find a leveller, but it did not look to be their night until Klaas-Jan Huntelaar got his head to an Ibrahim Afellay cross in the 62nd minute. Baurzhan Dzholchiev saw red for a reckless challenge soon after, and Hiddink's men eventually made their visitors pay through the influential Afellay, who found the net in the 82nd minute on his first international appearance since November 2012. Robin van Persie completed the scoring in the closing stages from the penalty spot after being brought down by Dmitri Shomko. The late effort helped extend Netherlands' run of consecutive victories in home qualifiers to 18.
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