Dutch book ticket to Rio as dreams of Peru come to an end

Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 2016 – The Netherlands is off to its first Olympics in 20 years after beating Peru 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-17), while at the same time ending the Rio hopes of the young South Americans.

The Dutch came into the tournament as one of the favourites, and despite occasional hiccups, showed they will be competitive in Brazil.

Even though Peru’s very survival depended on a win against The Netherlands, the opening minutes of the match were all one way traffic, the wrong way for the South Americans.

In the most one-sided opening to a match in the tournament so far, Peru found itself trailing 0-8 at the first time out, with prolific Dutch point scorer Lonneke Sloetjes running amok.

Also problematic for Peru was the lack of early return from its own star point …

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