Only the second day of the tournament, the third match and the first and possibly what will be the biggest upset of the the competition, Holland 0 Denmark 1. I know, I don't believe it either but having watched the game it almost makes sense.
At times it felt as if the Dutch team had become Arsenal in the way that they dominated possession with patient, talented football picking out the right passes to the right people at the right moment but just couldn't score.
Not through the want of trying I may add, Robin van Persie was all over the pitch, working hard for his team but when he found the ball at his feet it was if his boots were full of lead, I barely remember a clean effort registered on goal.
Sneijder was instrumental in everything Holland did positively, his passing was exquisite and at times breath-taking but for all their attacking flair and guile there was no one on the pitch who even looked like they hoped they might put the ball in the back of the net.
While all this was going on the Danes went about their task, at times some uninspiring attacking play looked as if the match was quickly slipping away from them but all of a sudden 24 minutes into the game they moved the ball forward with some real verve. The left back Simon Poulsen drove up the pitch and through a lucky ricochet the ball made it to the feet of Michael Krohn-Dehli in the box, a little shimmy to his left and he was easily away from 2 sleeping Dutch defenders. He slipped the ball under the body of keeper Stekelenburg into the net, and had the Danish fans rejoicing and the Dutch fans waving their arms in disgust.
A stunned wave swept around the stadium but the orange fans were still confident that their team had the time to put things right and end the game as victors . However, as it turned out, the theme of attacking dominance with no outcome continued throughout the rest of the match.
Again and again the orange tide surged forward, Robben's running, Sneijder's passing, van Persie's movement all added up to nothing, not even the inclusion of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar made any real difference. A player who has been even more prolific in front of goal this past season than Arsenal hero van Persie, couldn't conjure up the goal that they so desperately craved.
In fairness to Denmark they were solid where it counted and felt able to soak up the pressure. There were a few players who showed some guile, the not-as-old-as-you-thought ex Charlton player Dennis Rommedahl (33) had pace up the right wing. And he caused the youngest ever player at the Euros, Holland's Jetro Willems, some considerable trouble and strife. Despite that the young lad looks a very good player and will no doubt blossom into a real star for his national team.
Simon Poulsen who helped make the goal for the Danish, also enjoyed a fair amount of success bombing up the left hand side of the pitch. Always looking to play the dangerous ball into the box, alas such was the static lack of movement from his forwards, mainly Nicholas Bendtner, there was never any further threat to trouble the Dutch defence.
Holland had two decent penalty shouts but neither were given by the referee which seemed fair as either one of them would have been terribly harsh on a Danish side working their socks off.
The one stand out player, from both teams if I'm honest, was Liverpool's Daniel Agger. He was immense, and although a tired cliché to use it's correct to say - he was a rock in the centre of defence.
Having just enjoyed his best season (personally) at Anfield, he brought that confidence into the European championships. Like a janitor, he mopped up everything that came his way and he for one should give himself a pat on the back for playing more than his part in this fantastic opening victory for his country.
Back to the Dutch and one has to wonder whether BBC pundit for the tournament Harry Redknapp was correct when he stated that he felt Holland would not make it out of the group.
He also put out the thought that while the Dutch have one of the most impressive group of attacking players in world football they also have one of the worst looking defences. It certainly looked that way during their opening game with the Danes and how they must have looked on with envy when Daniel Agger dealt calmly and expertly with anything that came his way.
The Netherlands did of course loose their opening fixture in the 1988 championships before going to to claim the title courtesy of that audacious volley from Marco van Basten (Go on, youtube it, again, it never fails to amaze). But this time they are deep in the group of death with Germany then Portugal to follow.
Their next match is probably their most important since the world cup final against Spain 2 years ago, this is a must win or pack up your bags and go home hurt and annoyed. To put it mildly, the Germans and Dutch don't get on all that well and the Germans, who won their opening fixture with a slightly laborious win over Portugal, will be more than keen to help boot out their rivals.
Everything hinges on that Wednesday game and the Dutch will have to show more composure in front of goal and a heck of a lot more strength and awareness at the back if they are to keep their Euro dream alive. Otherwise the orange tide shall soon be ebbing all they way back to Holland to sit stagnant for another 2 years before they can again right their wrongs.