Wouter ter Maat spoke afterwards of a good start. “They were two dangerous opponents and we did what we had to do, win. Then you should be satisfied. Today we made some changes, but we have a wide roster with several good players. So that’s possible. Now we have to carry on like this and get to the second round. Then we’ll see. In any case, we go into every game with the attitude to win.”
Piazza had changed the starting line-up quite a bit, compared to the opening game. At 21-19 in the first set, after the opponent had scored four points in a row, he partially reversed that. For example, Nimir Abdelaziz briefly entered the field. The Orange then ran out quickly, to use the first set point at 24-20.
The second set was won 25-18, without Piazza having to intervene too emphatically. The Orange ran from 20-18 to 25-18. North Macedonia was still ahead 14-15 halfway through. In the third set, the Netherlands won the game 25-22.
The European Championship is played in four countries: Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland. The Netherlands plays all matches in group C in Tampere. The top four countries of this group advance to the eighth finals in Poland.
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