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Overview

Head-to-Head

  • The Netherlands won all their three European Championship matches against Azerbaijan, including a straight-set victory in last year's group stage. Lonneke Slöetjes scored a match-high 18 points. Current Netherlands coach Giovanni Caprara was in charge of Azerbaijan.

  • These nations last met in a world level major competition (World Championship, Olympic Games, World Cup, World Grand Prix, Grand Champions Cup and Volleyball Nations League) on 11 November 2006, when the Netherlands beat Azerbaijan 3-0 in the 2006 World Championship group stage.

  • Azerbaijan reached the 2015 European Games semi-finals, after beating the Netherlands in straight sets in the quarter-finals. Polina Rahimova scored 23 points, at least six more than any other player on the court.

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"They have a good block and a good attack, so I think we have to play very smart.. We have to focus for the first match, especially because we are playing in front of our home crowd."

Maret Balkestein-Grothues
Captain of The Netherlands
The Netherlands arriving for the match

“We have a lot of experience playing in front of opponents with big home crowds. We have to focus on our game and not let it distract us.”

Ayshan Abdulazimova
Captain Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

  • Azerbaijan are hoping to qualify for their first Olympic Games.

  • Azerbaijan finished third in their group in the 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualification tournament, behind Brazil (1st) and Dominican Republic (2nd).

  • The last time Azerbaijan participated in a European Olympic Qualification tournament was in 2004. They finished in joint-seventh place that year, after winning only one of their three matches (3-0 against Poland).


The Netherlands

  • The Netherlands could qualify for the Olympic Games for the fourth time, after 1992, 1996 and 2016. Their best result was a fourth place at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

  • The Netherlands have competed in all five European Olympic Qualification tournaments this century (2000-2016). Their best result was a runners-up finish in 2016, when they lost the final 3-1 to Russia.

  • The Netherlands failed to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the 2019 Intercontinental Olympic Qualification tournament. They lost the deciding match against Italy (3-0).

  • New head coach Giovanni Caprara was in charge of Azerbaijan last year. He guided his former team to the 2019 European Championship 8th Finals.

  • Anne Buijs played for Azerbaijani side Lokomotiv Baku in 2014/15.

Inside Team Netherlands dressing room
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  • Officials
    First Referee
    Zsolt MEZÖFFY
    HUN
    Second Referee
    Vlastimil KOVAR
    CZE
  • Venue Information
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    Containing a 250 meter cycling track, an indoor athletics track and a top sport hall, combined with a large number of meeting and congress facilities and the sports café, Omnisport Apeldoorn is the largest top sport accommodation in the north-east of the Netherlands. Ever since the sports temple opened its doors in 2008, loads of top sport events were staged in Apeldoorn, for which Omnisport was allocated with the A-status for sport facilities. Capacity: 6000
  • How To Attend
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    De Voorwaarts 55, APELDOORN, 7321 MA Capacity: 6000

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  • Who Qualifies?

    After completion of a single round robin in each of the two pools, the top two teams will play crossed semi-finals.  This is followed by a winner-takes-it-all final, where a much-coveted ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be at stake.

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Team

Team Profile
Logo for AZERBAIJAN

AZERBAIJAN

Address

Byul-Byul Avenue, 22 BAKU

Contacts

phone +994 12 4980984 email azvolley@gmail.com
Team Leaders
Middle blocker
Outside spiker
Team Schedule

Previous Games

10/01/2020 vs. 0 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
09/01/2020 vs. 1 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
07/01/2020 vs. 0 - 3 L play circle Go to Match Centre
  • All Time
  • 4
    Competitions Played
  • 1
    Titles
  • Competition
  • 3
    Matches Played
  • 0
    Matches Won
  • 0%
    Win %
  • 1
    Sets Won
  • 213
    Points Won
  • 36%
    Attack %
  • 51%
    Reception %

Team

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ABDULAZIMOVA Ayshan
Middle blocker
  • Birth Date: 1993
  • Birth Place: Shaki
  • Height: 185 cm
3
GURBANOVA Anastasiya
Opposite
  • Birth Date: 1989
  • Birth Place: Ulyanovsk
  • Height: 193 cm
4
SALBISHVILI Nelli
Libero
  • Birth Date: 1999
  • Height: 180 cm
8
RUBAN Yelyzaveta
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 1995
  • Birth Place: Ukraine
  • Height: 184 cm
10
BASHNAKOVA Nikalina
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 1998
  • Birth Place: Brest
  • Height: 190 cm
14
BESMAN Kristina
Setter
  • Birth Date: 1996
  • Height: 184 cm
16
KARIMOVA Yuliya
Libero
  • Birth Date: 1988
  • Height: 178 cm
17
RAHIMOVA Polina
Opposite
  • Birth Date: 1990
  • Birth Place: Fergana
  • Height: 198 cm
18
ALISHANOVA Shafagat
Setter
  • Birth Date: 1991
  • Birth Place: Baku
  • Height: 178 cm
19
GULUYEVA Bayaz
Outside spiker
  • Birth Date: 1990
  • Birth Place: Sumgayit
  • Height: 178 cm
20
STEPANENKO Margarita (Marharyta)
Opposite
  • Birth Date: 1993
  • Birth Place: Lugansk region
  • Height: 187 cm
21
PAVLENKO Kseniya
Middle blocker
  • Birth Date: 1993
  • Height: 184 cm
22
KIRILYUK Mariya
Middle blocker
  • Birth Date: 1995
  • Height: 195 cm

Staff

Head Coach
Assistant Coach 2
Assistant Coach

Recent Results

Team Statistics

AZERBAIJAN

Overview

THE NETHERLANDS

Player Statistics

Match Report

AZERBAIJAN v THE NETHERLANDS

Article 7 January 2020

Three thousand cheer on Dutch victorious start

In front of almost three thousand fans on the stands at the Omnisport hall, the Netherlands mastered a 3-0 (25-23, 25-28, 25-22) shutout of Azerbaijan for a successful start of their quest for the Olympic ticket. On a fantastic serving streak by Yelyzaveta Samadova, garnished with four aces, Azerbaijan went from 0-3 to 7-3 in the first set. However, with Robin De Kruijf’s impeccable performance at the net (four stuffs, 100% in attack), the Dutch came back and eventually stepped in front with a 25-23 win. The second set was competitive only through 5-5. De Kruijf continued to set an example and steered her team to a 25-18 finish to double their lead. The Azeris could not hold on to the 18-14 advantage they had in the third set. Dutch setter Laura Dijkema did a great job conducting the spikers and the Dutch blockers kept delivering to get their team to the straight-set victory, fixed at 25-22 with a powerful hit by Lonneke Sloetjes. Samadova was the best scorer of the match with 18 points. De Kruijf contributed 14, including six blocks, to the Netherlands’ win.

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100
Points

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

74
Duration

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

2896
Spectators

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

214
Match Spikes

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

57%
Reception Level

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

2-13
Net Domination

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

6-3
Ace Count

AZERBAIJAN number of service aces compared to THE NETHERLANDS

28-40
Error Difference

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

"I think we were 4 or 5 points down. But we kept on putting on serve pressure, I felt like we had confidence the whole time. We had good rallies, good defense, so there was no point we felt insecure in the victory."

Juliet Lohuis
Middle Blocker for The Netherlands

"I think we were ready to beat them, but we made some stupid mistakes. So we lost, but we have two more games, so I hope we will win it."

Ayshan Adulazimova
Captain of Azerbaijan