Dirk Kuyt cut in from the right flank to open the scoring after half-an-hour when he netted a rebound after goalkeeper Richard Kingson blocked a shot from Robin van Persie.
The Dutch added three more in the last 20 minutes although a defensive blunder by Joris Mathijsen allowed Asamoah Gyan to pull a goal back five minutes after Rafael van der Vaart had doubled the home side's lead in the 73rd minute.
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"We were patient against opponents who use the counter attack although our build up lacked pace," said Van Marwijk.
"If you play with a lot of creative players who all come onto the ball it is hard to (find space) near the goal but today we did very well and had depth to our game."
"It was a pity we conceded a goal as we hardly gave away anything but it was just a breakdown in communication." With only Arjen Robben missing, with a minor hip strain, Van Marwijk gave midfielder Ibrahim Afellay a run out and reserve goalkeepers Michel Vorm and Sander Boschker played a half each.
