Kamada scored his side’s all-important 88th minute equaliser on Sunday to salvage a point against the former European champions and ensure a positive start to the campaign for Hajime Moriyasu’s side.
“This game was very tough and the Netherlands are 100 percent a top 10 team in the world,” said Kamada. “In the past Japan always played really well against good opponents but we couldn’t get a point, even if we performed well we lost. .....
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