The players of the Ukrainian national team will play their fourth match as part of the qualification tournament for the Olympics against the Netherlands. The game will take place on September 20 and will start at 05:00. So stock up on coffee and cheer on our girls. The broadcast is on the DIVISPORT.TV website.

Qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games. Women

Ningbo, China. Group A

September 20. The fourth round

05:00 Ukraine — Netherlands

The Netherlands — introducing the opponent

People who are at least slightly interested in volleyball probably know that the women's national team of the Netherlands is always among the main contenders for the highest awards in any tournament. This was also the case at the 2023 European Championship: the "Orange" reached the semi-finals, where they lost to the Serbians, but then defeated the Italians in the match for the "bronze".

In 2023, the Netherlands was led by an experienced German coach, Felix Kozlovsi, who - at the national team level - previously worked with the German team for a long time. The coach's philosophy is bold and combinational volleyball.

In the meeting with the bronze medalists of the continental championship, the blue-yellow team should pay a lot of attention to the serves of Julieta Lohuis, who already managed to score 8 aces in this qualification.

At the same time, Nika Daalderop is currently the attack leader of the opponents. The outside hitter has 39 points. The attacker could have had much better results, but in the last confrontation with Mexico, the coach used rotation.

Results of the previous matches

September 16

China — Ukraine 3-0 (25:21, 25:18, 25:21)

Netherlands — Canada 2-3 (30:32, 25:19, 25:15, 17:25, 13:15)

September 17

Serbia — Ukraine 3-0 (25:18, 25:18, 25:16)

Netherlands — Czech Republic 3-0 (25:13, 25:18, 25:21)

September 19

Dominican Republic — Ukraine 3-0 (25:17, 25:21, 31:29)

Netherlands - Mexico 3-0 (25:18, 25:18, 25:17)

Tournament table

We would like to remind you that the two best teams from the group will go to the Olympics. Ivan Petkov's wards still have a theoretical chance of getting a ticket, but they are very slim.

It is also worth saying that the very presence of the Ukrainian national team at this tournament is already a great success. After all, now in matches with the elite teams of world volleyball, our girls get invaluable experience that helps them grow and makes them stronger.

The roster of the national team of Ukraine:

middle blockers: Svitlana Dorsman, Anastasiia Maievska, Uliana Kotar, Diana Meliushkina;

setters: Daria Sharhorodska, Viktoriia Oliinyk;

outside hitters: Oleksandra Milenko, Yevheniia Khober, Nadiia Kodola, Yulia Dymar;

opposites: Viktoriia Danchak, Anastasiia Kraiduba;

liberos: Krystyna Niemtseva, Alika Lutsenko;

Head coach: Ivan Petkov.

The roster of the national team of the Netherlands

middle blockers: Indy Baijens, Juliet Lohuis, Elin Timmerman;

setters: Sarah Van Alen, Britt Bongaarts, Laura Dykema (k);

outside hitters: Celeste Pluck, Nika Daalderop, Marit Jasper, Julien Knollema, Nova Marring;

opposite: Elles Dambrink;

liberos: Kirsten Knipp, Florien Resink;

head coach: Felix Kozlovsi.