Ruud van Nistelrooy's 27th international goal was not enough to see Holland to victory in a bad-tempered clash with 10-man Australia.
Van Nistelrooy, whose Manchester United future is open to considerable doubt following his much-publicised bust-up with Sir Alex Ferguson, looked lively and sharp throughout a contest the hosts should have won with ease.
Instead, they were pegged back in bizarre fashion by Tim Cahill, just two minutes after the Everton man's arrival as a second-half substitute, and then limped to the final whistle leaving coach Marco van Basten to assess the damage inflicted by the Socceroos' physical approach.