The Dominican Republic was too strong for the Dutch volleyball players. They were defeated in five sets (23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-25 and 15-7). With that, the Dutch team also lost their seventh game in the Nations League on Friday in Brasilia.
By winning two sets, the Orange did have one point left in the game. Earlier that also happened against Bulgaria and Serbia, duels that were played in the Turkish capital Ankara. After the trip to Brazil, matches in Calgary, Canada, will follow at the end of June and the beginning of July.
In the standings with a total of sixteen countries, the Netherlands only keeps scoreless South Korea. Japan is in the lead with only victories. Coming night, South Korea will be the fourth and last opponent of the Netherlands in the round in Brasilia and then Selinger’s team will finally hope to win.
The Nations League mainly applies to the Orange as a preparation tournament for the World Cup that starts in mid-September. The Netherlands is the host country.