The Dutch Volleyball Players also won Their Second Match at the World Championship On Monday. In The Philippines, The Netherlands was too Strong for Romania in Three Exciting Sets: 25-23, 26-24 and 26-24. Due to the Victory, The Netherlands is Certain of the Eighth Finals.
The Romanians started the match Better and immediately Tok an 8-3 Lead. The Netherlands Recovered Well and Quickly Came Alongside: 11-11. After an exciting final phase, it Became 23-23, after which the Netherlands Tok the Last Two Points.
In The Second Set, The Netherlands also Made Up A Deficit. This time, just a Margin of Six was UNDONE: 8-14. In The Final Phase, The Netherlands was there at the important Moments.
In The Third Set, The Netherlands Gave Away A Lead. At 24-23, coach Joel Banks’ Team Got a Match Point for the First Time, But Michiel Ahyi Made a Service Error. At 24-24, The Romanians hit a Serve Into the Net, after which the Netherlands finished it on the second match point.
It was still exciting in Quezon City, because Romania requested a challenge after a ball that had gone out. After a delay of tens of Seconds, it turned out that the Dutch had not committed a Net Error and the Victory Could Be Celebrated. Ahyi was top scorer with 19 points. Koops followed with 13 points.
Romania is Number 22 in The World Ranking, The Netherlands is Two Places Higher.
Poland is the next opponent on Wednesday
On Wednesday, The World Number One Poland is the last opponent in the Group Stage. Poland also won 3-0 Against the Romanians Last Week.
The Two Best Countries Qualify for the Eighth Finals.