The biggest cheers by the Oranje were reserved for Arjen Robben when he came on for Rafael Van Der Vaart in the 73rd minute.
And in the next twenty minutes left, he showed he was more than ready, helping break a deadlock with one of his trademark corkscrew stemwinders which sizzled past Hamidou Souleymanou and hit the upright. Luckily, Klaas Jan Huntelaar was at hand to put the ball into the net.
Earlier Robin Van Persie, shaking off injury rust scored with his weaker right foot in the first half. Cameroon were not done coming back in the second half although this was for all purposes a meaningless match for them. Samuel Eto’o converted a spot kick after Van Der Vaart handled the ball from a free kick.
Netherlands now meet Slovakia in the Group of 16.