2024-07-28 23:20:25
It was not only the debut of M. Paulikienė and A. Raupelytė in the Olympic Games, but it is also the first time that Lithuania has its own representatives in Olympic volleyball.
In last year’s European Championship, Lithuanians defeated this Dutch pair 2:1.
“Everything is possible,” the Lithuanian volleyball player explained before the match at the Olympics.
However, during the match, the Dutch volleyball players were in the lead all the time, and the Lithuanian players lost the first set due to their mistakes and inaccurate serves. Mūsiškės trailed 19:20 and a point would have helped prolong the fight, but M. Paulikė sent the ball into the net.
In the second set, the Dutch ran away 4:1, then even 17:11, and the Lithuanians tried to get back into the game and reduced the difference to 18:15. However, again at the end of the match, the rivals played more accurately, ours made a mistake and the Dutch won.
In total, 24 couples participate in this tournament, which are divided into 6 groups in the first round. The top two teams from each group and two more pairs from the six third-placed teams will go directly to the playoffs.
The other four national teams will compete for the last two places in the round of 16 in an additional round of playoffs.
The representatives of Lithuania after the match with the Dutch on July 30. will compete with the second Brazilian couple Carolina Solberg Salgado and Barbara Seixas, and on August 2. – with Japanese women Akiko Hasegawa and Miki Ishii.
2024-07-28 23:20:25