The Netherlands win all four sets in friendly international in Belgium
The Netherlands have won a friendly international against Belgium in Antwerpen, the KNKV reports. The match was played in a trial format with four sets, in which each set started again from zero. The Netherlands won all four: 4‑5, 2‑5, 3‑5 and 1‑7.
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The match was a test ahead of the European Championship in the Czech Republic. "I saw a lot of the instructions I gave the team come back", says national coach Ard Korporaal.
In the first set Annelie de Korte scored the first goal, after which Jorien Jordaan scored twice in a row: 1‑3. In the second set Fleur Hoek, Brett Zuijdwegt, Nikki Boerhout and, after a quick breakthrough, Wouter Wildschut scored. With a goal by Daniëlle Boadi on the buzzer, the Netherlands were four goals ahead in total after two sets.
In the fourth set Belgium scored once. Thanks to the rebounding work of the men, the Netherlands were able to keep repeating attacks in that set. Added up over the four sets, the Netherlands scored 22 goals and Belgium ten. Boadi scored several times in the match with a long shot.
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