LEIPZIG, Germany -- Chelsea winger Arjen Robben scored a fine first half goal to give the Netherlands a 1-0 victory over Serbia and Montenegro in their opening World Cup Group C game in Leipzig on Sunday.
Robben used his blistering pace to good effect as he ran latched on to a chipped pass by Robin van Persie and beat the onrushing Serbian keeper Dragoslav Jevric.
Robben went close with two further excellent first half efforts with the Dutch content to hold their advantage in the second half.
The victory sees the Dutch draw level on points with Argentina, who defeated Ivory Coast 2-1 in the other group game played on Saturday.
"We started the game well and after I think we had a bit of control but Serbia then had some good opportunities," said Robben, whose pace consistently caused problems for stand-in right back Nenad Djordjevic, starting as part of a defensive reshuffle caused by center back Nemanja Vidic's suspension.
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