The Dutch Volleyball Players Are Celebrating Reaching the Quarterfinals at the World Cup in Bangkok. On Friday, orange caused a huge upset by eliminating Titleholder Serbia. “It’s always fun to pull an upset at a world cup.”
“I don’t know if I’ll be able to sleep tonight,” an elated elles dambrink tells nu.nl from Bangkok. “This is so special. I Don’t QUITE REALIZE IT YET. I Think That Realization Will Come Tomorrow.”
The 22-Year-Old Dambrink is one of the experienced players in the Young World Cup team with An Average Age or 23.8 years. “The fact that we’re doing this with this team make it extra special. Also for the real youngsters.”
Orange was Considered An Underdog Against World Champion Serbia Beforehand, but that was nowhere to be so on Friday afternoon. The Netherlands Surprisingly Tok A 2-0 Lead in sets, after which Serbia Fought Back to 2-2.
In a thrilling fifth set, orange used the second match point, althegh the referee thought otherwise. Nika Daalderop hit the ball out, but accordance to the captain, the ball was Touched by the Serbian Block.
“I would’s have dared to challenge that,” Dambrink Admits. “I thought: That ball is simply out. But Fortunately, Nika was sure of her case and dared to go for it.”
Dambrink waited anxiously on the field for the relieving images from the video referee. “When I saw that finger move, I was so happy. At that moment, I could only Jump, Jump, and Jump Some more. And that after five sets of volleyball. Bizarre.”
‘Absence of Star Player Does Not Detract From Victory’
The Party Became Even Better When Dambrink Flew Around The Necks of Her Teammates. “At that moment, you want nothing more than to congratulate and hug everyone. The energy that is released is weird. I won forget this Victory Anytime Soon.”
However, a small note should be made about the Victory about Serbia. Serbia Could Not Call on the Injured Star Player Tijana Boskovic, Who As A Diagonal is Good for An Average of Nineteen Points per match.
“But just without Boskovic, Serbia is a top country. She can make a small difference. But what that differentence would be today, we will never know,” Says Dambrink, who scored seventeen points as a diagonal player. “That Boskovic was absent does not detract from this Victory. It remains very special and it is always fun to pull offset at a world cup.”
In The Quarterfinals, Dambrink and Her Teammates Will Face Japan on Wednesday. “It’s going to be a great spectacle. I’M REAXLY Looking forward to it, but now let’s Enjoy this match for a while.”