Japan vs Netherlands Epic Volleyball Battle Highlights

They swing high, they swing deep. They'll have a really good shot of putting pressure onto Pam. The swing from Sutter, that's good touches in the block by the Netherlands. And Dambrink gets an angle and gets a point, 2-0. Great swing, Ishikawa catches Dambrink down the line. Not a first quarter on the year. Those touches will be there for the Netherlands, er, for Japan, excuse me. Oh, a serve and that is perfect. She's not trying to bring it down. Good swing from Dalderop, denied, good dig by Airy. Another chance here for the Netherlands. Dalderop again, going steep, getting touched in the block. Good cover from Van Halen. Third time lucky for Dalderop. Nope. Dalderop again, trying to get it down, maybe Dambrink this time. No, it's in Dalderop yet again. And still, that's four continuation hits in a row from her, but the rally's still going. Pick up from Airy, that's two from her now. Needs a little tip from Japan, that takes the point. What a rally. And that's one of them. Well played, Jasper. Another ball, but what a block. Fantastic block from Timmerman. And what a time to have a four-point lead. First block of the night for the Netherlands, and this is typically a team that gets a lot. And you see Red Rocket with the serve. Dealt with by Jasper, but the block is in play. Dambrink wanting to go steep, and Ishikawa shuts her down. Dambrink needs space from the net. Any time it's tight, flat, and deep. Very perfect play. Ishikawa coming inside, but coming into trouble. The Dutch make another block. They put that pressure on them. Seki. Good touch. Oh, and that will work. Catch ball against Airy, cool. Decent ball from Vos. Well watched by Airy. That's a little too tight to the net. Dutch will have another chance here. Vos again. And she makes it work. Ishikawa looking for the hands, finding them. Dutch able to scramble. Dambrink. Easily dealt with by Iwasawa. Oh, that's wonderful. What a swing that is from Ishikawa. For the blockers of the Netherlands. Ishikawa makes another one-on-one block. It's set point Japan. Seki serving. Going after Jasper. That is a super swing from Dambrink. Netherlands went away from using that offense. Mostly in this set, we barely saw any backcourt attack. That's why there's only one-on-one block. And a serve from Wada. And what a time to come up with it. Once again, Ishikawa constantly is the target. That's a lovely block touch by the Netherlands. Delderop over the top. And it almost stayed in play. Your defense can sit in it. Not quite quickly enough to get to Timmerman for a full swing. Great pick-up, Kitamata. Goodness me, Wada. She's one of the best at finding that angle. It's not the kind of bat that flies around at Halloween. Well played, Dambrink. That's not hit the floor. Goodness me, what a pick-up, Kojima. Oh, it's hit the floor now. Dambrink crushing that one. Oh, yes. Free swing. And Delderop banks his one. And straight to Van Aan. Say thanks ever so much. That is a lovely play by the Netherlands. They've been working the middle. ...to be able to try to open up outside. Now it really is just a game of side-out. Osawa didn't take a step to the side. Got caught out by that. But she makes up for it. Really good dig from another chance, though, for the Dutch. Now Jasper. Good up from Yoshino. Ishikawa with work to do. Oh, and she's done it. Stooge couldn't get out of the way. That's a huge swing from Ishikawa. Let's have a look at this again. Taking on Riesink. That is a no-win situation right now. Riesink with a lovely pass. It takes discipline to not want to go straight down. She goes for the corner. That's a great touch from Timmer. Can't get the second one. And Japan will have the point. Heads up play. And a good serve. Getting Seki off the net. Is that in? It is in. It's a wonderful block. Unsuccessful challenge for the Netherlands. Wada with the serve. Oh, and she's got an ace. Of course she has. She's put it right in between Jasper. Shimomura. That's more like it from Dalderop. But look at the court. Oh, Riesink. What a touch. Ishikawa's patrolling that line against the wings. And it's working. They're able to recycle. The tip ball down the line is not an option for the Dutch. Yeah, the short tip works. That long one. There's a lot of time. Couldn't get a real swing on it. And they're level now. It's 15 all. It's too tight. Van Auer can't do anything. And Wada puts it on the floor. Advantage Japan. Service pressure picking back up. And it was air. Lovely pass. The full swing through the middle. Good serve. Wonderful swing. Nice touch. Really good touch from Timmerman. Wada loves to go on the angle. And this time she's stopped by Dalderop. Yoshino. Oh, no, no. She's shut down. It's 3-0 for the Netherlands. Distinction between, well, it would have been tied up or two-point advantage. A serve from Timmerman. What a time to get that. It's another great serve. Because Ishikawa wants to get out of the way to have a swing. And she's made it work. But that serving. Wada. Has she made it? She has made it. A serve of Japan. And tied it all up at sixes. Wada has been seeing more middle involvement on the Japan side. That's a great serve. Dalderop will keep it in play. Free ball now for Japan. Seki calling out the orders. Four players all moving. What a block. That was for sure going to be Japan's point. Ishikawa got out of the way of that really early then to allow Kojima to make the pass. Is that going to stay in play? Yes, it is. Ishikawa makes side out. Going to bring the jump serve. It's a great serve. Bandegosa. It's still going. It's free ball Japan for the win. Ishikawa. It's 15-12 Japan. The Netherlands are challenging for a medal.