AKIPRESS.COM - Holland grabbed two late goals to snatch a 3-1 home victory over 10-man Kazakhstan having trailed until just past the hour in their Euro 2016 qualifier on Friday.

The Dutch took the three points thanks to Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Ibrahim Afellay and a Robin van Persie penalty, having fallen behind in the 17th minute to Renat Abdulin’s diving header from a corner in the Group A match, reports The Guardian. 

The Kazakhs had successfully defended in numbers until the 62nd minute when the substitute Huntelaar equalised with a header and they were down to 10 men when Baurzhan Dzholchiyev was sent off two minutes later for a foul on Afellay.

Afellay, making his comeback for the national team after an absence of 23 months, put Holland ahead thanks to a long-range shot with only eight minutes remaining before Van Persie wrapped up the win by converting a penalty just before stoppage time.