Scotland had harboured hopes of making the World Cup play-offs but Elia's goal, close to the end of the match, buried those ambitions and handed Holland a 1-0 victory.
George Burley's team was holding on by its collective fingernails and now it is their manager who clings to his job. Surely the end of his tenure has now come - at least that is the case if you believe the betting odds after their World Cup exit.
Burley is not looking for a new job just yet and defended the spirit and grit of his defeated team. However the bookmakers have some ominous mathematics for Burley in the form of their betting odds on who will ultimately replace the World Cup failures' manager. They make Gordon Strachan 5/4 favourite in the betting to replace Burley.
Burley remained unbowed: "I see no reason why I shouldn't continue as manager of Scotland." Maybe the failure of Scotland to qualify for the 2010 World Cup counts as one.