Robin van Persie
He scored against a Australia to take his tally to three goals so far in the tournament.In what was a rematch of the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa, Xabi Alonso's penalty kick helped Spain break the deadlock in the 27th minute after Dutch defender Stefan de Vrij brought down Spain forward Diego Costa
Dutch skipper van Persie levelled the score two minutes later as his flying header went past Spanish captain and keeper Iker Casillas following a long curling cross from Bayern Munich star Robben.
With one goal in hand, the Netherlands tuned comfortably for counter-attacking style and controlled the rest of the match.
Who else could have done the job better than Van Persie who dispossessed the ball from Casillas and tapped in the open goal in the 72.
