unhappy with referee Webb Holland

Netherlands coach Bert van Merwyjk spoken against referee Howard Webb after his side's 1-0 defeat by Spain in the final of the FIFA World Cup 2010.

The game in a physical fight to deny that in 13 Dutch players earn yellow cards, including two and a dismissal of Heitinga brought deteriorated.

Van Merwijk felt the referee had controlled the game well and that his team was not the only fouls.

Dutch fans booed Webb and hisworkers in the country during the awards ceremony. Webb had a difficult task to do in a final, has seen a record number of reservations and other serious accidents.

Players have won nine bookings and Holland were lucky to have 11 players on the field in the first half, according to de Jong planted his boots on the chest of Xabi Alonso.

Netherlands were particularly annoyed when Webb refused to award a corner after a Wesley Sneijder free kick deflected out of play by Fabregas. Holland defender Mathijsenearned a booking for protesting moments after Iniesta goal sealed the fate of Holland.

Arjen missed a couple of one-to-one chance foiled by Casillas in the Spanish target was. In the second of them, Puyol went off the seals from the penalty spot. Robben took issue with Webb awarded a free kick and a second yellow card Puyol. Webb awarded seals of a card for his trouble.

According to Dutch legend Johan Cruyff Webb was guilty of his sense of justice and apersonal application of rules.

In his previous three games of the World Cup Webb awarded 17 yellow cards.

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