Guidetti with girls celebrating
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Orange celebration in Rotterdam! Netherlands are in the finals of EuroVolley 2015! Home side played a perfect game. Lonneke Sloetjes was amazing in attack, Anne Buijs made numerous fantastic serves, Robin De Kruijf dominated on the net… But the whole team also showed a winning character. Dutch girls managed to save two set points in the third set and then to finish the match for huge joy of the home crowd.
FINAL ROUND – 13 / SEMIFINALS – 13 / –
| Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
| Semifinal 1 | 03. 10. 2015 15:30 | The Netherlands ( W ) | vs | Turkey ( W ) | 3:0 | 25:22; 25:18; 28:26 | STAT | |
| Semifinal 2 | 03. 10. 2015 18:30 | Russia ( W ) | vs | Serbia ( W ) | 3:1 | 25:23; 25:23; 21:25; 25:22 | STAT | |
Check out play by play game coverage of the first semifinal.
SET 3:
5:2, What a rally! Gizem with two amazing saves, but Sloetjes scores at the end
8:4, Was that a head-block? De Kruijf made a wall and Netherlands is way in front at the 1st TTO
9:4, Buijs continues with great performance, unstoppable attack
11:5, Sloetjes… Do we already have the first finalist?
14:9, Home side is marching toward the straight sets win…
16:10. Netherlands have +6 at the 2nd TTO
17:14, Turkey managed to decrease the margin…
18:16, Gozde was good at the net, it is getting interesting
19:18, Great block, look at the score!
20:18, But another service mistake of Turkish team in crucial moments
20:19, Kubra Akman scores
20:20, Sloetjes sends the ball out of bounds!
20:21, Ace serve by Gozde!!! What a comeback by Turkey
21:21, Big mistake of Turkey and lot of lick for Netherlands. Once again there was no one to spike the ball!
21:22, THE BEST POINT OF THE GAME! Two out-of-this-world saves by Grothues, but Turkey used the third chance to win a point.
22:23, One point per each side…
23:23, Sloetjes ties the score with great spike
23:24, Set point for Turkey!
24:24, Buijs saves Netherlands
24:25, Gozde with smart spike
25:25, Sloetjes has an answer. Everybody are standing in the Arena
26:25, BIG BLOCK! Match point!
26:26, The score is tied again!
27:26. SLOETJES!
28:26, WHAT A BLOCK! It’s over – The Netherlands are in the finals!
Netherlands in finals
SET 2
2:0, Netherlands with great opening of the 2nd set
3:3, Eda Erdem is having an excellent game for Turkey
5:5, still all tied
8:6, Ace by Anne Buijs and Netherlands once again have +2 at 1st TTO
11:6, Great block then another ace by Buijs , home side is on fire
12:7, Turkey call for a time-out
12:9, Gozde scores, Turkey reduces the margin
14:9, The home side regain +5, Turkey call the second time-out
16:10, Amazing rally and point by Buijs! Netherlands have huge lead at the 2nd TTO
16:13, Turkey try to get back into this match. Netherlands forced to call a time-out
19:13, Flier scores, then Turkish players make mistake
20:14, Unbelievable save by Gizem, but in vain! Flier scores again
21:14, Block by De Kruijf, Netherlands are cruising toward the win in the 2nd set
22:14, Manon Flier is unstoppable at the moment
24:17, Seven set points for the home side
25:18, Big fail by Turkish players. Naz made a set but no one was able to rech that ball… Neterlands –Turkey 2-0
Netherlands
SET 1:
0:2, Turkey won the two opening points. Home fans do not like this…
3:3, superspike by Anne Buijs for big joy at Ahoy Arena
4:3, first lead of Netherlands! Sloetjes with amazing kill
8:6, two great serves of Buijs and Netherlands have +2 at the 1st TTO
9:9, it’s all tied at the moment
11:10, Turkey have to improve serve, too many mistakes
12:13, Neriman scores and theaway team is in front again
14:13, fantastic save by Grothues, Netherlands regain the lead
16:14, Sloetjes hammers the ball again, Dutch team have +2 at the 2nd TTO
17:15, one point for each side after the break
18:17, fantastic digging from the Turkish team! Ozsoy scores at the end
19:17, you should have seen celebration of Dutch team after this point! Great pipe from Buijs
20:17, Uslupehlivan sends the ball out of bounds, time out Turkey
21:17, one more for th home side! Again Sloetjes! Turkey forced to call another time-out.
22:18, Netherlands need 3 more points to win the 1st set
23:19, Turkey had several chances to approach to -2, but at the end Sloetjes punished them with huge spike
23:21, it’s not over! Turkey scores twice in a row, time-out Netherlands
24:21, Buijs scores, home side have 3 set points
25:22, Robin De Kruijf uses the second one! Netherlands – Turkey 1-0!
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