Volleyball players compete against China for bronze | Sport

The grapes were acidic Friday morning. Dutch volleyballers have held up well against Serbia, champion of Europe. 1-3 in series (22-25, 28-26, 19-25 and 23-25). Especially in the last set, national coach Jamie Morrison boasted of his 3-8 deficit. However, the difference was made by the Serbian star Tijana Boskovic. With 25 points, she was the most accurate player of the game. Lonneke Sloetjes got the most points on the Dutch side (20).

The Chinese did not do it either. They had to recognize their superior in Italy in the last four. China lost 2-3 sets (18-25, 25-21, 16-25, 31-29 and 15-17). The Netherlands and China met at this World Cup in the final six. This match was lost by the Dutch team, but both countries were already ranked for the semi-finals at that time.

Netherlands – China starts Saturday at 10:20 am and can be followed live via telegraaf.nl. Serbia and Italy will then compete for the world title from 12:40.