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    Overview

    Day 3 in group D from Cluj-Napoca sees big favourites Netherlands come against underdogs Finland. Both teams will play their second game of the group with less than a day break between matches. Netherlands will be on a high, after a clinical 3-0 win, while Finland will try to put yesterday's disappointment aside and cause an upset.

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    • Officials
      First Referee
      Risto STRANDSON
      EST
      Second Referee
      Igor SCHIMPL
      SVK
    • Venue Information
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      Opened in 2014, the BTarena is a multi-purpose indoor arena. Is one of the biggest and most modern of its kind in southeastern Europe. It can house more than 7,000 guests for sporting events and around 10.000 for a concert. The arena opened on 21 October 2014. The arena hosted a concert, on 31 October 2014, by English musician James Blunt, who sang from his album Moon Landing. The concert had an attendance of upwards of 6.000. Since then, Julio Iglesias, Eros Ramazzotti, Lara Fabian and Modern Talking have held concerts in BTarena. In 2017, the European Gymnastics Championship took place inside. The arena's seating capacity for basketball games was expanded to 10.000 seats for the FIBA EuroBasket 2017. In recent years, many Fed Cup tennis matches have been played at the BT Arena. Construction cost for BTarena: 21,5 million euros. Capacity: 10000
    • How To Attend
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      Aleea Stadionului, nr.4, CLUJ NAPOCA, 400375 Capacity: 10000

      The BTarena located next to the Cluj Arena soccer stadium. Directions to Cluj Arena (Cluj-Napoca) with public transportation Bus: 30, 9, M26. Station: Hotel Sport (5 min. walk), Agronomia (12 min. walk), Piața 14 Iulie Sud (12 min. walk) Train: R 3085, R 3624. Tram: 102. Station: Cluj Arena (6 min. walk) Get directions

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    Featured Players

    FINLAND THE NETHERLANDS

    Anna CZAKAN

    7
    FINLAND Middle blocker

    Bio

    Anna Czakan stepped up to be one of Finland leading players during CEV European Championships qualification. The Salo born middleblocker made her national debut in 2019 at the CEV European Championships at Ankara. She has been playing for LP Viesti her whole career so far and continues there also for the season 21-22. She is three times Finnish champion.

    FINLAND THE NETHERLANDS

    Team

    Team Profile
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    FINLAND

    Address

    Valimotie 10 Helsinki

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    Contacts

    phone +358 40 754 5109 email CEV@lentopallo.fi
    Team Leaders
    Anna CZAKAN
    Middle blocker
    Kaisa ALANKO
    Setter
    Suvi KOKKONEN
    Outside spiker
    Team Schedule

    Previous Games

    24/08/2021 vs. 3 - 1 W play circle Go to Match Centre
    23/08/2021 vs. 0 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
    21/08/2021 vs. 1 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
    • All Time
    • 20
      Competitions Played
    • 0
      Titles
    • Competition
    • 11
      Matches Played
    • 5
      Matches Won
    • 45%
      Win %
    • 19
      Sets Won
    • 817
      Points Won
    • 31%
      Attack %
    • 56%
      Reception %

    Team

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    ALANKO Kaisa
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1993
    • Birth Place: Vaasa
    • Height: 174 cm
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    2
    CZAKAN Anna
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1996
    • Height: 183 cm
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    3
    KYLMÄAHO Katja Alina
    Setter
    • Birth Date: 1994
    • Birth Place: Oulunsalo
    • Height: 171 cm
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    5
    KOKKONEN Suvi
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 2000
    • Birth Place: Uusikaupunki
    • Height: 182 cm
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    6
    BJERREGÅRD MADSEN Krista Michaela
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1993
    • Birth Place: Kuusankoski
    • Height: 183 cm
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    7
    RIIKILÄ Emmi
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1999
    • Height: 176 cm
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    11
    KARHU Salla
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1994
    • Height: 178 cm
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    12
    KORHONEN Piia
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1997
    • Height: 187 cm
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    13
    HEIKKINIEMI Ronja
    Outside spiker
    • Birth Date: 1998
    • Height: 181 cm
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    15
    ÖHMAN Daniela
    Middle blocker
    • Birth Date: 1997
    • Height: 185 cm
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    16
    LAAKSONEN Netta
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 2001
    • Height: 173 cm
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    17
    PENTTILÄ Laura
    Libero
    • Birth Date: 2002
    • Height: 162 cm
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    20
    BJÄRREGÅRD-MADSEN Rosa
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1999
    • Birth Place: Valkeala
    • Height: 184 cm
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    21
    ANDRIKOPOULOU Georgia Christina
    Opposite
    • Birth Date: 1998
    • Height: 181 cm
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    Staff

    KANGASNIEMI Tapio
    Head Coach
    RANTANEN Aapo
    Assistant Coach 2
    BUSER Nikolas Balthasar
    Assistant Coach

    Recent Results

    Team Statistics

    FINLAND

    Overview

    THE NETHERLANDS

    Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Match

    Player Statistics

    Highlights

    Before the match

    Highlights

    Team FIN arrivial

    Highlights

    Coin Toss NED vs FIN

    Highlights

    The mascot KNVB of team NED

    Highlights

    Team NED dominates on blocks

    Highlights

    Winning stance and hands up

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    This is what you get for winning

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    Emotion

    Highlights

    BAIJENS Indy pumping it up

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    Ace with team NED

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    Match Report

    Juliet Lohuis and Celeste Plak lead team Netherlands to win against Finland 

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    The first match of the day in group D has no story to tell as team Netherlands clinically won the game in three straight sets. Unfortunately for team Finland, they never had the gears to get into the game, especially in the offence, where they have been blocked 14 times by team NED. Juliet LOHUIS and Celeste PLAK have had a fantastic game, leading the score charts. The Netherlands were fantastic in every aspect of the game, while Finland showed some improvement in the last set.With a 100% team Netherlands has won every spike they have tried, which is an unbelievable stat even for them as favourites. Lohuis and Plak have scored a combined total of 21 points to lead team Netherlands to a very comfortable win. 

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    The match in numbers

    73
    Points

    The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.

    63
    Duration

    The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.

    550
    Spectators

    Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.

    149
    Match Spikes

    The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.

    55%
    Reception Level

    An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.

    3-14
    Net Domination

    The number of successful point winning blocks of FINLAND compared to THE NETHERLANDS.

    1-2
    Ace Count

    FINLAND number of service aces compared to THE NETHERLANDS

    26-15
    Error Difference

    Errors leading to points of FINLAND, next to those from THE NETHERLANDS

    After the match, Kokkonen Suvi said: "We play each game at full power, even though there was much difference between us today. We will take each match one at a time and we are fully focused on the upcoming match. Tomorrow will be better."

    Schoot Myrthe, the libero of team NED is very confident: "We are playing ball by ball and focusing on the little things right now. Our defence has been very strong this game, we know where they were coming from and blocked very well. We were very alert on the net!"