Highlights
Overview
In the second match of Day 3 in Pool C, the Netherlands will play against North Macedonia. The Netherlands, a EuroVolley veteran with 27 tournaments in the books and a gold medal to their name from the 1997 edition, are the favourites of this fixture, at least on paper. Fun fact: Dutch star opposite Nimir Abdel-Aziz started his career as a setter, and switched position to attacker only a few years ago.
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeBernard VALENTARSLOSecond RefereeFabrice COLLADOSFRA
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Venue Information
Tampere Ice Stadium, also known as Hakametsä Stadium, was Finland’s first ice stadium originally built for the 1965 Ice Hockey World Championships. The legendary stadium is well suited for various competitions, trade fairs, concerts and other large-scale events. Hakametsä is located ca. 3 km from Tampere city centre and it is easy to reach by public transportation. Capacity: 8000
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How To Attend
Keltinkatu 2 , TAMPERE, 33530 Capacity: 8000
Hakametsä Icehall is just less than 4 km from the city centre and it is easily achievable walking or with you own car, taxi or bus. You can walk from city centre to venue in 45 minutes and see beautiful sites of Tampere at the same time. By bus you can found Hakametsä with many diffrent buslines: 3A, 3B, 6, 9A, 17, 25, 29A, 29B, 40A, 80. All these bring you to less than half kilometer from the venue. By car you can found venue (address Keltinkatu 2) next to Hervannan valtaväylä on eastside of the citycentre. Parking places next to the venue are limited during EuroVolley. Get directions
Featured Players
Thijs TER HORST
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THE NETHERLANDS
Outside spiker
Bio
Thijs ter Horst is the powerhouse for the Dutch on the outside. After having played three years in Korea for the Daejeon Samsung Bluefangs he returned to Italy where he previously played for Verona. He joined Piacenza and after a year he transferred to Sir Sicoma Perugia in 2020. He played most of the season as opposite and can be used by head coach Piazza on both positions.
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Team
Team Profile
THE NETHERLANDS
Address
De Weerelt, Orteliuslaan 1041 UTRECHTContacts
+31 30 30 777 00
topsport@nevobo.nl
Team Leaders
Team Schedule
Previous Games
14/09/2021 | vs. | 0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
12/09/2021 | vs. | 3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
07/09/2021 | vs. | 3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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28Competitions Played
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2Titles
- Competition
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11Matches Played
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8Matches Won
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73%Win %
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28Sets Won
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1005Points Won
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51%Attack %
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53%Reception %
Team
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ABDEL-AZIZ Nimir
Opposite
- Birth Date: 1992
- Birth Place: Sliedrecht
- Height: 201 cm
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TER HORST Thijs
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Nijverdal
- Height: 204 cm
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JORNA Gijs
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1989
- Birth Place: Enkhuizen
- Height: 196 cm
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TER MAAT Wouter
Opposite
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Rijssen
- Height: 199 cm
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PARKINSON Michaël
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Reading
- Height: 203 cm
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ANDRINGA Robbert
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1990
- Birth Place: THE NETHERLANDS
- Height: 192 cm
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WILTENBURG Twan
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Zevenhuizen
- Height: 205 cm
Recent Results
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Match Report
The Netherlands defeated North Macedonia
Article
The match in numbers
99
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
80
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
1020
Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
160
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
48%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
14-5
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of THE NETHERLANDS compared to NORTH MACEDONIA.
2-3
Ace Count
THE NETHERLANDS number of service aces compared to NORTH MACEDONIA
36-26
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of THE NETHERLANDS, next to those from NORTH MACEDONIA
Wouter ter Maat“Two 3-0 wins is definitely a great start for us in this tournament, especially since you can regard both Spain and North Macedonia as very dangerous opponents. I think that compared to other teams, the level of the players of our team is even, so it does not make too much of a difference who plays and who does not – we are a good team anyway. It is difficult to say how far we can get in this tournament – we have to get out of the pool and see who we would play in the next round.”
Opposite hitter of the Netherlands