Dutch and Italian fans watch their teams battle it out

SHOTLIST 1. Wide of crowd in fanzone before kickoff 2. Mid of Italian fans screaming as Italian national anthem played 3. Wide of fanzone 4. Pan of fanzone during Dutch national anthem, Dutch supporters cheering 5. Wide of zone as anthem ends 6. Mid of fans watching kick-off 7. Close of Dutch fan 8. Close of Italian fan watching 9. Wide of fans cheering as Dutch free kick is lined up 10. Mid of fans, hands in the air 11. Wide of fans 12. Mid of Dutch fans as nothing comes of free kick, pan to cheering Italian fans 13. Close of Dutch fan, hands in the air 14. Mid of Dutch fan playfully jostling with Italian fan 15. Pan of fans erupting as first goal goes in 16. Wide of crowd cheering 17. Mid pan of fans 18. Pull out from fans as flare goes off 19. Various of crowd and flare 20. Dutch conga line in crowd 21. Wide of crowd going wild as second goal is scored 22. Pan of fans celebrating 23. Dutch fan dressed up as former Dutch player Ruud Gullit 24. Mid of two Italian fans STORYLINE Bern turned orange on Monday evening as Dutch fans, vastly outnumbering their Italian counterparts at the city's fanzone, celebrated wildly after Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wesley Sneijder scored to give the Netherlands a 2-0 halftime lead over Italy at the European Championship. The atmosphere was festive as it had been all day, as fans could be seen bouncing up and down, chanting and dancing in the streets of the picturesque streets of the Swiss capital. Supporters in the fanzone erupted when Van Nistelrooy, from what appeared to be a clear offside position, stuck out a leg to redirect a 26th-minute shot from the left past goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. The World Cup champions had no complaints about the second goal five minutes later. Dirk Kuyt headed Giovanni van Bronckhorst's crossfield pass into the area and Sneijder hooked the ball passed Buffon at the near post. The few Italian supporters in the fanzone clutched on to their flags and each other, as hopes of a positive result receded by the minute. Still, they were cheered when in the 43rd when Buffon saved a low shot by Van Nistelrooy that would have made the score 3-0. In Group C, Italy and the Netherlands also face France and Romania - that means at least one of the favourites will go out in the first round. Italy is bidding to add the European title to the World Cup crown it won in Berlin two years ago. However, the World Cup holders have lost dependable captain Fabio Cannavaro to injury. Cannavaro's injury during a training session only six hours after the Italians touched down in Austria is a major blow. Although Italy has a wealth of defensive talent, Cannavaro's influence on the field will be missed. Meanwhile, Dutch coach Marco van Basten has plenty of talent in attack. But the Dutch haven't won anything since the 1988 Euros, when Van Basten's spectacular angled volley in the final was the highlight, and they are notorious for failing to deliver at the big events. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/67ae6e7d2dea6a252d3905efe6702483 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork