Türkiye stages historic comeback defeating Netherlands at 2024 Paris Olympics
In the 2024 Olympic Games, the Turkish National Women's Volleyball Team faced the Netherlands in the first match of Group C at the South Paris Arena. National team players Gizem Örge (1) and Eda Erdem (14) rejoiced after winning the match 3-2. Paris, France, July 29, 2024 (AA Photos)
The Turkish Women’s Volleyball National Team faced the Netherlands in the first match of the 2024 Paris Olympics and made a historic comeback, winning 3-2 after falling behind 2-0.
The Turkish Women’s Volleyball National Team, which reached the quarterfinals of the 2024 Nations League ending it with a loss of 3-2 to Poland, aims for gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 2023 World Cup and 2023 European Champion Volleyball National Team had a difficult time against its rival Netherlands, losing the first two sets with 25-19 and 25-19 scores.
After unexpected scores in the first two sets, the Turkish national team recovered in the third set. Türkiye won the set full of back and forth 25-22 and managed to hold on to the match. Eagerly starting the fourth set, the Turkish national team won again 25-22, with Melissa Vargas as the star, bringing the score to 2-2.
In the thrilling final set, the Netherlands emerged victorious with a score of 13-15, while the Turkish national team emerged victorious overall in the rollercoaster match.
Türkiye’s star: Melissa Vargas
Türkiye’s most notable player is Melissa Vargas. Vargas scored 30 points in 68 offensive possessions with an efficiency rate of 26.47%.
Her performance on offense was one of Türkiye’s most important advantages in the match. However, she failed to make the expected contribution in blocks and serves.
Shining star of the Netherlands: Juliet Lohuis
Juliet Lohuis was the star for the Netherlands. Lohuis scored 7 points on 15 attacks and 5 points on 13 blocks. She also impacted the Netherlands’ offensive and defensive balance, with 1 point in 20 attempts on serve. Her performance was critical to the Netherlands’ victory in the first two sets.
Türkiye’s strong names
Hande Baladin scored 10 points from 29 attacks and 1 point from 2 blocks. She scored one point in 16 attempts at the serve.
Derya Cebecioglu has three points from five attacks and a 60% efficiency rate, making him one of Türkiye’s most important players.
Eda Erdem Dundar: 9 points from 16 attacks and 2 points from 13 blocks.
Netherlands’ influential players
Jolien Knollema: 12 points in 41 attacks, 2 points in 12 blocks, and 1 point in 15 attempts from the serve.
Britt Bongaerts: 1 point in 4 attacks, not effective from blocks.
Nika Daalderop: 14 points in 42 attacks and 1 point on serves.
Match results and set breakdown
- Set 1: Türkiye 19- 25 Netherlands
- Set 2: Türkiye 19- 25 Netherlands
- Set 3: Türkiye 25- 22 Netherlands
- Set 4: Türkiye 25- 22 Netherlands
- Set 5: Türkiye 15- 13 Netherlands
The total match time was 2 hours and 10 minutes. The duration of the sets was as follows: 26 minutes, 27 minutes, 27 minutes, 27 minutes, 30 minutes, and 20 minutes.
The Netherlands finished the game with 107 points in total, while Türkiye scored 103 points to win. The match attracted attention as a match that witnessed a high performance of both teams and great contention.
Türkiye will face the Dominican Republic on August 1st in Group C. The Turkish Women’s Volleyball National Team’s final group match will be against Italy on August 4th.
