Rotterdam, The Netherlands, August 9, 2019 - The Netherlands pulled off an amazing comeback from two sets down to beat Korea in five, as the race for a ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games began in earnest.
Roberto Piazza, The Netherlands head coach: "It was a tough game, but you know when you're playing an Asian team they will defend some amazing balls. Sometimes it wasn't enough to attack really good one time, or second time. Mentality, I think we can grow up a lot in the court. Robbert Andringa helped us a lot in reception, Maarten van Garderen did amazing in attack and on serve. I am happy for them."
Maarten van Garderen, The Netherlands player: "We must not think too much about what happened tonight. We just have to study why we didnt start well. I have to say, we didnt play so bad at all in the beginning. But our opponent made the best out of difficult situations. It was frustrating, because we never got in the flow. Personally, as a substitute, I tried to bring energy and belief into the court. I'm glad this turned out so well."
Im Do Hun, Korea head coach: “In the first two sets we played really, really well. In the third, fourth and fifth set we were a little bit tired, also mentally. This is not good. Last week three of our players got injured, and that’s difficult to handle.”