The Dutch ladies, European silver medalists, entered the Pool A clash in Ankara, with more determination and took 1-0 lead in sets.
Germany got a grip, made a turnaround and despite the fact that The Netherlands came back and equalized, achieved premiere win.
Margareta ’Maggie’ Kozuch with 25 and Maren Brinker with 19 points allowed their team to make the first step towards Rio. On the other side, Maret Balkestein-Grothues had 19 while Lonneke Slöetjes added 15.
CEV Qualification Round / Pool A – Round 1
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
1st game | 04. 01. 2016 14:00 | The Netherlands ( W ) | VS | Germany | 2:3 | 28:26; 22:25; 22:25; 25:20; 11:15 | ||
2nd game | 04. 01. 2016 19:30 | Croatia ( W ) | VS | Turkey ( W ) | 0:0 |
CEV Qualification Round / Pool B – Round 1
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
2nd game | 04. 01. 2016 16:30 | Poland ( W ) | VS | Russia ( W ) | 0:0 | |||
2nd game | 05. 01. 2016 14:00 | Italy ( W ) | VS | Russia ( W ) | 0:0 |
To see standings, results, stats, videos, etc, visit our Qualifications for Olympic Games 2016 W page.
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