Netherlands coach Danny Blind denied his side were affected by the emotion of their farewell to Johan Cruyff as they lost 3-2 to France.
The teams and the Amsterdam Arena crowd shared in a minute's silence before kick-off for the victims of this week's terror attack in Brussels and then, 14 minutes into the game, a minute's applause for Cruyff -- Netherlands' former No. 14, who this week died from cancer aged 68.
By that time, Antoine Griezmann's free kick and Olivier Giroud's goal had France 2-0 up but Blind told SBS6: "I'm not going to blame that. Once the whistle goes, you have to be ready like a pro.
"We were unfortunate with the first goal. The second goal, we did not do well."
The hosts went on to stage a second-half comeback as Luuk de Jong netted in the 47th minute -- with his arm, replays suggested -- and substitute Ibrahim Afellay levelled with four minutes to go.
But two minutes after the equaliser, Blaise Matuidi's slotted finish ensured France would claim victory.
Blind continued: "We learned a lot. I can live with a defeat, because in many facets of the game they are beyond us.
"But it's disappointing that we could not get the 2-2 draw, though that would perhaps not have been deserved."
Striker Davy Klaassen was frustrated not to have earned his side a point, but admitted honouring Cruyff was more important than the friendly clash.
Klaassen told Fox Sports: "The last of my three shots was a free shooting opportunity. I was expecting Ibrahim [Afellay] to shoot, but I have to do better with it.
"It is a shame that we lost, but above all it was a nice tribute to Johan Cruyff."