WVB S35.China - Netherlands

[Gilmoy]

14-17 Beliën jf long
15-17 Zhu Ting jf, Pietersen left seam rattles thru both
15-18 Hui Ruoqi left cross soft-blocked, NED right cross, Hui left cross tool thru
16-18 Pietersen left seam squeeze -- and China net?
16-19 Hui Ruoqi 32 seam tool deep
17-19 Gong Xiangyu jf wide left. s/Plak/de Kruijf/
17-20 Plak jf, Yan Ni 3 bounce. s/de Kruijf/Plak/
18-20 Buijs 2m left seam dug, Zhu Ting left seam, Buijs left cross tool right
18-21 Zhu Ting 32 hook cross
19-21 Tn1

[Disc808]

China ties it 23-23

[Gilmoy]

19-21 Beliën low-1 push deep left dug, Zhu Ting left seam long
19-22 Buijs jf net. s/Balkestein/Buijs/
20-22 jf Balkestein spin-shank free, Yuan Xinyue 1(?) shanked left
21-22 Pietersen left line bounce (Beliën 3 froze Yuan Xinyue)
21-23 Beliën jf long
22-23 Pietersen left cross dug over, Slöetjes right roll blocked back, right tight tip blocked not saved
23-23 Tn2

[huskersrule95]

So many service errors

[huskersrule95]

China block


27-26 China

[Disc808]

China, Team of Comebacks!

[Gilmoy]

23-23 Zhu Ting jf, Pietersen left seam blocked high, Gong Xiangyu right cross blocked along net Hui Ruoqi kill on 1
24-23 de Kruijf slide cross shanked deep
24-24 Slöetjes jf, Yuan Xinyue low-1 push, Slöetjes D seam long. Netherlands challenge -- Yuan Xinyue's right index finger moves
24-25 Slöetjes jf net
25-25 Yuan Xinyue jf net. s/Buijs/Balkestein/
25-26 Hui Ruoqi inside left cross bounce
26-26

[huskersrule95]

Wow. China wins 3rd 29-27

[trojansc]

Service errors have cost Brazil, United States, and are about to cost Netherlands...

[Gilmoy]

26-26 Buijs 2m left roll blocked (Yan Ni)
27-26 de Kruijf slide cross tool Zhang Changning shanks deep left
27-27 de Kruijf jf net
28-27 jf overpass (Stam-Pilon) dunked (Zhu Ting)
29-27

China +25-23+27 Netherlands.

[Disc808]

China has some incredible young players

[hookemhorns]

Watching this very young Chinese team perform like it is it may well be 8 years before the USA contends for gold.

[Gilmoy]

China +25-23+27 Netherlands, G4:
00-00 bad pass Buijs sets free, Yuan Xinyue slide cross no defense
01-00 Buijs right line roofed (Zhu Ting)
02-00 Hui Ruoqi jf overpass, Yuan Xinyue dunks. NED double-sub
03-00 Beliën slide seam
03-01 Yuan Xinyue 1, Plak left cross bounce
03-02 Balkestein jf net
04-02 Yuan Xinyue jf, Plak left seam shanked deep
04-03 Gong Xiangyu D cross roofed (Plak, de Kruijf)
04-04 Zhu Ting left tip line dug free, left blocked twice covered, left seam -- hat'll hurt her average
05-04

[Gilmoy]

05-04 Plak left cross blocked covered, backset(?) tight Zhu Ting dunks
06-04 CHN jf net
06-05 Slöetjes jf net -- Giudetti looks resigned
07-05 de Kruijf slide tip, Hui Ruoqi left line tool wide
08-05 Plak inside left cross facial (Lin Li)
08-06 Plak jf, Gong Xiangyu 1-2 stack off block covered, Slöetjes inside right cross roofed (Yan Ni)
09-06 de Kruijf slide cross
09-07 Hui Ruoqi left roll, Plak bic long
10-07 Slöetjes D line shanked deep (Lin Li) chase fails
10-08 Dijkema jf, Gong Xiangyu(?) bad pipe tip into net not over. China double-sub
10-09 Dijkema jf net -- Giudetti's head itches
11-09 Slöetjes inside left seam roofed -- out!
11-10 overpass Plak blocks into Wei below net, bounces over NED save, Plak left blocked?
12-10 Zhu Ting left line dug wide left chase fails
13-10 Tn1

[trojansc]

Exciting match.. If you are a fan of volleyball, the last 3 matches have been absolutely epic