Beach Korfball World Championship day 3: the Netherlands lose to Belgium and beat Chinese Taipei

Belgium win in two sets

The Netherlands - Belgium finished 0‑2: Belgium won the first set 2‑1 and the second 4‑2. Moniek van Renselaar put the Netherlands ahead in the first set with a penalty. Gerben Boonstra then missed a penalty for the Netherlands, Janne Loos equalised and Lars Kerstens missed a penalty for Belgium. Just before the end of the set Janne Loos converted a penalty: 1‑2.

In the second set Boonstra opened the scoring, after which Imke Loos equalised. Jasper van der Eijk put the Netherlands ahead again and Kerstens equalised once more. After that only Belgium scored: Imke Loos and Liam Van Hoof made it 2‑4.

The Netherlands beat Chinese Taipei

Chinese Taipei - the Netherlands finished 0‑2: the Netherlands won the first set 5‑4 and the second 2‑1. Chinese Taipei led 2‑1 in the first set after goals from Yi-Wen Wang and Ming-Kai Wang, after which Moniek van Renselaar and Jesper Tolsma made it 2‑3. Cathelijne Boerman missed a penalty, and through Chen-Hao Jung and Ying-Ting Huang Chinese Taipei went ahead again: 4‑3. Tolsma also missed a penalty, but Gerben Boonstra did convert one: 4‑4. Demi Wetsema, who had earlier scored the 1‑1, decided the set in the final minute: 4‑5.

In the second set the Netherlands pulled away to 0‑2 with a penalty from Lynn Bijkerk and a goal from Jasper van der Eijk. Ming-Kai Wang made it 1‑2 with a penalty and Chia Chuan Chang then missed a penalty for Chinese Taipei. There was no further scoring.

The other matches

Hungary beat Chinese Taipei 2‑1. Czechia won twice 2‑0, against Hong Kong and China. Japan beat Singapore and France, Turkey beat Portugal and Thailand.