Kamada Header Earns Japan 2-2 Draw With Netherlands at World Cup
Daichi Kamada scored in the 88th minute to give Japan a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands on Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
ESPNDaichi Kamada scored with an 88th-minute header to give Japan a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands on Sunday at Dallas Stadium (AT&T Stadium) in Arlington, Texas. Koki Ogawa rose highest from Junya Ito's corner to nod the ball goalward. The ball flicked off Kamada before beating Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen in front of an attendance of 69,285.
Virgil van Dijk scored a header in the 51st minute for the Netherlands from a right-wing cross by Ryan Gravenberch. Keito Nakamura scored for Japan six minutes later with a low drive that appeared to take a deflection off Jan Paul van Hecke. Crysencio Summerville scored for the Netherlands in the 64th minute.
Summerville's goal was his first senior international goal, and he had earned two senior caps prior to this match, both in the past two weeks against Algeria and Uzbekistan. Summerville made his senior Netherlands debut earlier this month. Memphis Depay played the final 20 minutes of the match.
The match between the Netherlands and Japan ended 2-2.
