SWEDEN
Play By Play
THE NETHERLANDS
Top Scorer
- 18 - Isabelle HAAK (SWE)
- 16 - Nika DAALDEROP (NED)
- 11 - Juliet LOHUIS (NED)
Officials
Marie-Catherine BOULANGER
Alexandros MYLONAKIS
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Match Polls
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Officials
First RefereeMarie-Catherine BOULANGERBELSecond RefereeAlexandros MYLONAKISGRE
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Venue Information
Kolodruma is the biggest multifunctional complex in Plovdiv, famous with modern architecture and impressive atmosphere. The hall is unique not only being the only covered Olympic-sized cycling track in the Balkans, but also for being able to host 22 sports at the highest level. Kolodruma has also a hall for warm up trainings, press center, locker rooms, coach rooms, LED screens, underground and grand parking for 438 cars. The Arena is connected to four boulevards so getting there is easy. Capacity: 6100
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How To Attend
Naycho Tsanov Blvd., PLOVDIV, 4000 Capacity: 6100
City bus lines that have stops near the arena: 4, 10, 17, 99 PLOVDIV AIRPORT – distance to the hall is 12.2 km, cca. 15 min by car. There’s no public transportation from the airport. SOFIA AIRPORT – distance to the hall by car using highway A1 is 151 km and takes around 1 hour 40 minutes. Get directions
Featured Players
Alexandra LAZIC
Bio
Alexandra Lazic, born 24th of September 1994, started playing volleyball with her twin sister Rebecka. After going pro at the age of 18 she has won a total of four national championships in France and Switzerland. When not on court “Alex” likes to explore new places or have a Swedish fika.
Nika DAALDEROP
Bio
In June '17 Nika Daalderop made her debut in the national team in the match against Argentina at the Montreux Volley Masters. In 2017 the wing spiker was part of the squad that conquered silver at the European Championship in Azerbaijan.She won gold 2 times at the U20 European Beach Volleyball Championship (2015 and 2016). In the 21-22 season she will play for the Italian Novara.
Head-to-Head
· Sweden and the Netherlands will meet for the third time at the European Championships. The Dutch won both previous meetings in straight sets.
· In the 1983 edition, the Netherlands beat Sweden 3-0 in the pool for seventh to 12th place.
· Earlier this tournament, the Netherlands defeated Sweden in straight sets in the group stage. The Dutch (10) won significantly more points from blocks than the Swedes (2).
· Isabelle Haak (18) picked up the most points for Sweden in that match, while Nika Daalderop (15) finished as top scorer for the Netherlands.
Sweden
· Sweden will record a top-eight finish for the first time at the European Championships. Their best previous result was a 12th place in 1983.
· Sweden reached the quarter-finals after a 3-2 victory against Bulgaria in the round of last 16.
· Sweden have recorded as many victories at the 2021 European Championships (3) as in their previous three participations combined (3, all in 1971).
· Of Sweden's three wins in this edition, two came in five sets. These were their first five-setters at the European Championships.
· Isabelle Haak (157) is the leading points scorer in the final round of this tournament. She won the most points for Sweden in all six of their matches so far.
The Netherlands
· Since winning their only European title in 1995, the Netherlands finished in the top four in four of the 12 subsequent European Championships: fourth in 2003 and second in 2009, 2015 and 2017.
· The Netherlands have won five of their six matches in this tournament, with a 3-0 defeat against Turkey in the group stage as the only exception. The Dutch defeated Germany 3-1 in the round of last 16.
· The Netherlands won two of their last three quarter-final matches at the European Championships: 3-1 win against Poland in 2015, 3-0 win versus Italy in 2017 and a 3-0 defeat to Turkey in 2019.
· The Netherlands have won each of their last 19 matches at the European Championships in which they took the opening set, since a 3-2 defeat against Croatia in 2013.
· Anne Buijs (81) has won the most points for Netherlands in this tournament. Nika Daalderop (79) follows closely.
· Juliët Lohuis (17) is among the players to have won the most points from blocks in the final round.
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Team
- ARRESTAD Elsa1 Middle blocker
- ANDERSSON Sofia2 Setter
- LAZIC Rebecka9 Outside spiker
- HELLVIG Hanna14 Outside spiker
- LUNDVALL Diana15 Outside spiker
- NILSSON Julia18 Middle blocker
Previous Games
| 31/08/2021 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 28/08/2021 | vs. |
3 - 2 | W | Go to Match Centre |
| 25/08/2021 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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17Competitions Played
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3Titles
- Competition
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13Matches Played
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8Matches Won
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62%Win %
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25Sets Won
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1020Points Won
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38%Attack %
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49%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Villstad
- Height: 187 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Lenhovda
- Height: 188 cm
- Birth Date: 1994
- Birth Place: Lendhova
- Height: 188 cm
- Birth Date: 2000
- Birth Place: Lidingö
- Height: 189 cm
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Mulhouse
- Height: 179 cm
- Birth Date: 1997
- Birth Place: Villie
- Height: 190 cm
Staff
Team
- GROTHUES Maret6 Outside spiker
- KOREVAAR Demi8 Middle blocker
- BONGAERTS Britt12 Setter
- BAIJENS Indy16 Middle blocker
- JASPER Marrit18 Outside spiker
- DAMBRINK Elles26 Opposite
THE NETHERLANDS 
Address
De Weerelt, Orteliuslaan 1041 UTRECHTContacts
Previous Games
| 04/09/2021 | vs. |
0 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 03/09/2021 | vs. |
1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
| 31/08/2021 | vs. |
3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
- All Time
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31Competitions Played
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1Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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6Matches Won
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67%Win %
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19Sets Won
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703Points Won
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42%Attack %
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51%Reception %
Team
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Geleen
- Height: 191 cm
- Birth Date: 1988
- Birth Place: Almelo
- Height: 180 cm
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Oldenzaal
- Height: 190 cm
- Birth Date: 2001
- Birth Place: Zaandam
- Height: 193 cm
- Birth Date: 1996
- Birth Place: Sneek
- Height: 180 cm
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: Amsterdam
- Height: 189 cm
Recent Results
BULGARIA
SWEDEN
(25 - 12, 21 - 25, 22 - 25, 25 - 14, 17 - 19)
SWEDEN
THE NETHERLANDS
(21 - 25, 20 - 25, 13 - 25)
UKRAINE
SWEDEN
(25 - 23, 25 - 17, 25 - 20)
Team Statistics
Player Statistics
Head to Head
Elsa ARRESTAD
Middle blocker
SWEDEN
Celeste PLAK
Outside spiker
THE NETHERLANDS
Netherlands good vibe
Sweden team spirit
Sweden listening to the national anthem
The Netherlands singing inspired their national anthem
Staff high five
Sweden team huddle
Dutch libero, Myrthe Shoot
Sweden team huddle
Netherlands time out
Gallery
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Sweden’s dream run ends after a straight-sets loss to The Netherlands
Sweden’s EuroVolley 2021 Women dream run came to an end at the hands of The Netherlands. In a tense quarterfinal in Plovdiv the Dutch won in straight sets to progress to the Semi Finals for the third time in last four EuroVolley Women editions.
● In a back and forth opening set The Netherlands went on a 5-0 run to lead 22-19 only to squander three set points. However on the fourth a spike error by Isabelle Haak stave off the Swedish comeback challenge.
● Another spike error by Haak proved decisive in the second set. It came after a 27-seconds long rally to give Dutch a six-point advantage. The Netherlands took advantage of opponents’ eight errors (five of them on spikes) to win the set 25-16.
● Neither team could sustain high level of play long enough in the third as a spike error by Elles Damberink gave Sweden a 16-15 lead. However four consecutive points for The Netherlands put an end to the contest.
● Isabelle Haak led all scorers with 18 points. Nika Dalderop finished with 16 for The Netherlands while Juliet Lohuis added 11 including a couple of aces.
Elles Dambrink“It was our sixth match of the tournament and we’ve already beaten Sweden. The pressure was on us after two days of rest. It is such an amazing experience to play so young in the national team. Now we go to the final four hoping for a medal.”
Opposite, The Netherlands
Avital Selinger“Sweden is on a way up, they got a big confidence boost after beating Bulgaria. They have an outstanding player in Haak with good supporting cast that can play defense. It’s hard to beat the same team twice in the tournament. We have a new team with many youngsters in it. We are very happy to get the experience of playing in the final four of EuroVolley 2021. Hopefully we can play free and will see how far we can go.”
Head Coach, The Netherlands
Alexandra Lazic”It's been a really fantastic journey for us. Of course, today it's hard to say exactly how amazing it was for us, because we lost 0-3. But after a few days of rest we will completely understand what we have done. I really couldn't wish for a better tournament. In the beginning we thought we are close to another unbelievable night, we were close to them, but after we lost by such a small margin, it was like our energy went out. But until the very last point we still fight like we always do.”
Outside Spiker, Sweden
The match in numbers
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
The number of successful point winning blocks of SWEDEN compared to THE NETHERLANDS.
SWEDEN number of service aces compared to THE NETHERLANDS
Errors leading to points of SWEDEN, next to those from THE NETHERLANDS
Top Scorer
- 18 - Isabelle HAAK (SWE)
- 16 - Nika DAALDEROP (NED)
- 11 - Juliet LOHUIS (NED)
Top Attacker
- 17 - Isabelle HAAK (SWE)
- 15 - Nika DAALDEROP (NED)
- 9 - Elles DAMBRINK (NED)
Top Blocker
- 3 - Dalila-Lilly TOPIC (SWE)
- 2 - Juliet LOHUIS (NED)
- 1 - Sofia ANDERSSON (SWE)
Top Server
- 2 - Juliet LOHUIS (NED)
- 2 - Vilma JULEVIK (SWE)
- 2 - Linda ANDERSSON (SWE)
Top Receiver
- 6 - Nika DAALDEROP (NED)
- 6 - Myrthe SCHOOT (NED)
- 5 - Anne BUIJS (NED)