How Memphis Depay outran an exhausted Chilean team to book Holland's place in the last 16

The Netherlands secured top spot in Group B with a 2-0 victory over Chile on Monday, with late goals from substitutes Leroy Fer and Memphis Depay ensuring that the Oranje will avoid Brazil in the last 16.

While Fer's winner was a simple case of blown coverage by the Chileans, Depay's insurance marker was a testament to the importance of having capable players on your bench who can take advantage of some tired legs when they are introduced late in a match.

First, the goal in full:

The play begins with a Chilean corner, taken by Alexis Sanchez, which is easily dealt with by the Dutch defense. The ball (circled) is cleared just outside the area, while Depay watches on just meters away.

Eventually it falls to Nigel De Jong, who brings it down before sending a long ball forward to Arjen Robben (out of the picture). At this point, Robben is the only Dutch player on the other side of the field, and Depay is essentially level with De Jong and the ball.

That's when Depay takes off. 

At this point, Chile midfielder Marcelo Diaz (circled below) has a couple of yards on the youngster when Robben reaches the ball, and should be able to get into good defensive position in order to snuff out the possibility of Depay getting onto the end of a cross.

That seems like it would be especially true based off the post-match tracking information provided by FIFA.

Diaz was clocked at a top speed of 27.94 kilometers per hour during the contest, while Depay only reached 24.62 kilometers per hour on the day.

But it's crucial to remember that Diaz started the match, while Depay was introduced as a substitute in the 69th minute. The goal came in the 94th minute of action, after Diaz had already put in 11,379 meters of running - a total eclipsed only (and barely) by teammate Charles Aranguiz (11, 410 meters).

As such, it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that the Dutchman was able to outrun his exhausted counterpart and beat him into the six-yard box for the goal.

The body, even of an elite athlete, is only capable of so much.

Robben's role in the play cannot be discounted, as the winger poked his head up multiple times before making the cross, waiting until the last possible second to allow Depay to get clear of his man and finish with a simple tap-in.

It's the second goal for Depay coming off the bench so far in this tournament, and should solidify his place as Louis van Gaal's go-to substitute as the Oranje venture forward into the knockout stages.

Also of note, the play took just 11 seconds to develop from the initial screenshot above to the time the ball hit the back of the net.

Eat your heart out, Cristiano Ronaldo.