The Netherlands defeated Wales in a Nations League game.
Rob Page's side started brightly as they looked for their first win in the Nations League.
Dutch boss Louis van Gaal named a completely different starting XI than the one that played against Belgium, but Teun Koopmeiners' strike gave them the lead early in the second half.
Wout Weghorst's goal silenced the Welsh crowd after they thought they had earned Wales a point with their injury time goal.
The Netherlands moved to the top of Group A4 in the Nations League with a victory.
Going into the international break, the World Cup play-off final was always the priority for Wales.
The seven changes made by Page highlighted the fact that influential figures like Ramsey, Allen and Hennessey were left out of the matchday squad.
After last week's loss against Poland, Wales went toe-to-toe against one of the world's top teams.
The first real chance of the game came after 13 minutes, when Harry Wilson and Norrington-Davies combined well to win a corner and from the resulting cross, the Cottagers man nodded just wide.
Chris Mepham almost provided an unlikely assist when his deep cross was floated perfectly for Norrington- Davies, who rose above Jordan Teze but put his headed over the bar.
When Mark Flekken hesitated over a clearance and was charged down by Dan James, the Netherlands goalkeeper was almost left red-faced.
A loose ball outside the Dutch penalty area was picked up by Norrington-Davies, who drew a foul in a dangerous position.
Wilson claimed the ball and forced a save out of Flekken, who pushed the ball away.
The Dutch gained a foothold in the game after James made a comfortable save.
Ben Davies stretched to make a goal-saving tackle after a deep run from Koopmeiners was not tracked by the Welsh defence.
The Netherlands had the best chance of the opening period when Gakpo raced clear of Davies and Mepham.
The PSV forward's goal-bound attempt was blocked by Mepham and he missed the left post.
Five minutes after the restart, the Netherlands scored their first goal of the second half.
Debutant Jerdy Schouten was given too much space on the edge of the Wales box and his low driving shot beat Adam Davies in the Welsh goal at the break.
Rubin Colwill and Matt Smith came on in the second half, but they didn't test Flekken the way they did in the first half.
Connor Roberts crossed to the back post after breaking down the Wales.
The wing-back's goal looked to have sealed a draw for Wales and ensured World Cup qualification celebrations would continue.
The 600-strong contingent of travelling fans were back into full voice after Weghorst's diving headed goal.
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