China scraped pass the Dutch for the finals

Montreux, Switzerland, June 4, 2016- The last game of the fifth day at Pierrier Sports Hall in Montreux showcased an incredible game between the two Olympic teams, China and The Netherlands. The favourites fought an incredible battle which lasted for 5 sets where China walked with the ticket to the final winning 3-2 (20-25, 25- 23, 23-25, 25- 20 and 15-9).China started off the first set extremely well, but the strong Dutch side weren’t slow to respond and later to catch-up with the Asian side.  The Netherlands took their first timeout when their formation didn’t answer Coach Gil’s expectations as they made plenty of reception errors which later The Netherlands levelled at 9-9 forcing the Chinese side to take their first timeout. During mid-set, the Dutch Buijs used her powerful spike that led her team to lead by a point against powerful China. The Dutch side later went ahead with the support of Buijs and young Celeste’s attacks and blocks winning the first set of the last semi-final game by 25-20.The excitement continued in the next set as the Dutch’s started off with rapid spikes piercing through the Chinese defence, however with constant attack errors and aiming outside the court cost the Dutch side much needed points to take lead when the scoreboard hit CHN 8-4 NED. The Dutch held on with …

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