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Van de Velde and Immers simply come up quick in first group match
Steven van de Velde and Matthew Immers misplaced their first group match on the Olympic Video games. The Dutch seashore volleyball duo was no match for the Italians Alex Ranghieri and Adrian Carambula. The rating was 2-1: 20-22, 21-19 and 13-15.
Raïsa Schoon and Katja Stam did present Dutch glory by profitable their opening match 2-0.
What booing
The 29-year-old Van de Velde is likely one of the most talked about athletes of those Video games. He was convicted eight years in the past for having intercourse with a 12-year-old lady, when he was 19 himself. He served a jail sentence and returned to his sport in 2018.
The viewers in Paris remained calm in the direction of Van de Velde. Nonetheless, some boos might be heard when he entered the stage.
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Immers and Van de Velde are tenth on this planet rankings, Ranghieri and Carambula are in twenty fifth place.
Sterk in blocks
At 1.99 metres tall, Van de Velde had the benefit over the 16 centimetres smaller Carambula, on whom all providers have been performed. With good blocks, blocking the ball straight on the web, the Dutch took the lead within the first set. This didn’t final lengthy.
Within the full solar below the Eiffel Tower, the factors went backwards and forwards till the Dutch duo reached three set factors at 20-17. Out of nerves, they have been all misplaced and the Italians took the win.
NOS/Anne van EijkThe public additionally watched the seashore volleyball from the Eiffel Tower
Balls have been hit by Van de Velde at a pace of over 80 kilometers per hour. Within the second set – through which it was once more evenly matched – he additionally managed to commonly overwhelm the Italian protection. In spite of everything, he primarily sought area with tactical sneaky balls.
Ranghieri and Carambula made a present of it. Carambula particularly usually sought contact with the viewers and was cheered up by their shouts and applause. However Oranje saved their focus and got here to set factors once more, the second was a success: 21-19.
Within the third and decisive set it was – with the rating at 11-9 in favor of the Italians – all or nothing. The Dutch duo saved two match factors, however the third was a success.
Hoge providers
“Too unhealthy. It wasn’t opening match for us,” Immers mentioned afterwards. “We have been at all times forward on set scores and principally simply gave it away.”
They’d skilled on the excessive serves of Carambula, who’s nicknamed ‘Mister Skyball’. However: “At one level it was actually excessive.”
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The Netherlands has three seashore volleyball groups on the Video games that would win a medal, though the competitors is hard. The one Olympic medal that the Dutch seashore volleyball gamers ever received was on the Video games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen received bronze then.
Van de Velde and Immers will play matches within the group stage on Wednesday 31 July and Friday 2 August.
Nice begin Stam and Schoon
Stam and Schoon have began the Olympic seashore volleyball event nicely. They received their first group match with out a lot effort (21-19 and 21-17) in opposition to the Lithuanian duo Monike Paulikiene and Aine Raupelyte.
Seaside volleyball gamers Schoon and Stam convincingly win first group match
Solely within the opening part the Dutch confronted a deficit, however from 9-9 they have been at all times on the fitting aspect of the rating. Within the second set the Dutch couple took a lead from 8-8.
The Dutch duo is fourth on this planet rankings and will nicely compete for medals in Paris.
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