The Dutch Volleyball Players Lost Their Third and Final Group Match at the World Championships on Wednesday. The Netherlands, which was Already assured of a place in the round of 16, was defeated in the Philippines Against World-Class Poland: 25-22, 23-25, 19-25 and 22-25.
The Netherlands started Strongly Against Poland, The Number One in the World Rankings. In The First Set, The Score Remained Close for a Long Time, But In The Final Phase, Coach Joel Banks’ Team Struck With, Among Other Things, Four Points in A Row.
The Netherlands was unable to give the excellent start a good follow-up. The Number Twenty in the World Made It Exciting Again in the Second and Third sets, but Poland was just a bit more decisive.
In The Fourth Set, The Netherlands Tok A 14-11 Lead, But Poland Showed Resilience Again. The European Champion and Number Two of the Past Olympic Games Pulled the Victory Across The Line After Almost Two Hours.
Despite The Defeat, The Netherlands Advances to the Round of 16 of the World Championships As Number Two in the Group. Banks’ Team was Previously Too Strong for Qatar (3-1) and Romania (3-0) in The Group Stage.
The Netherlands Will Play Against Turkey, Number Thirteen in the World, in the Round of 16 on Saturday. The Turkish Became Group Winners by Defeating Canada, Libya and Japan.