The European champions Serbia have learned their lesson from a defeat against France and, 24 hours later, they swept the Netherlands on Day 2 in Pool B of the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Berlin: 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-17).
This was a do-or-die match for the continental rulers because they would say goodbye to the Tokyo event in the case of a defeat. The Dutch team had a chance to extend the match to, at least, one more set as they had a 6-2 lead in the 3rd set but then, Serbia made a 9-0 run.
Nemanja Petrić top-scored for Serbia with 15 points (79% attack, 11/14). Thijs Ter Horst tallied 12 points for “Oranje“.
2020 European Men’s Volleyball Olympic Qualifier, pool stage – Round 2
January 6:
POOL A
Belgium – Germany, 20:10 CET
POOL B
Netherlands – Serbia 0-3 (18-25, 18-25, 17-25)
Bulgaria – France, 17:00 CET
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