Highlights | Poland vs. The Netherlands | CEV Trendyol EuroVolley 2026 | Women | Quarterfinals

At our starting sixes. Very similar to what we've seen over the past few days. The whistle has been blown and you know what that means. It is time to get us underway. The CEV Trendy Old Euro Volley competition continues here in Istanbul as the quarterfinals are on. It is the Netherlands on the left side in the blue, Poland on the right side in the white. That's a couple errors already. There's the swing through the middle. This point goes to Stute. Won the lead. Overpass not put away. Could be a missed opportunity. Do the Netherlands convert? Tight ball. Free ball. Oh! Ushak all over it. Handled by Danbrink. Back outside again. Nolema into a big stuffy. Stysiak losing every inch of her height. Stysiak. Good slow down. Where does Wynarska go? Back outside. Mikovska recycles. Again to Stysiak in the back. Mikovska wants more. She drops it. Choice there to get Stysiak out of the offense. Excellent defense working on both sides. And finally the block again. A monster block for Poland. Poland have been working. Short serve. That one gets passed. But how about a defense from your middle? And this time it's the Netherlands. Back to serve. Is that point still for Poland? Gonna be a high set. Mikovska gets the clip of the hands. And the first set goes the red. Netherlands found themselves on the back foot. How do they start here in set two? Starts with the pickup. And again going off hands. The Netherlands. Watch the tip. Van Halen puts up a nice ball to the outside. Not coming back. High ball swing. Deep in the corner. That's once again. Heavy arm. It does not miss. A little graphic to go with it. Solid serve. Down the line with authority. Netherlands in the driver's seat. Up by four. Poland have to find a response. Nice swing from Piotrcewska. And the turn is on. Chance for the Netherlands. High ball. Inside for the lefty. And the block is good. Free ball. Couple of points to make up for Poland. But they are on the road to doing it. Got a system. That's kept in play. Opportunity to close. And they'll do it. The Netherlands have responded. Set number three is underway. Two teams that are battling it out. Two teams that are very well matched. However, Poland did have the aggressive. Better from Poland. A much better block than we saw all in the second set. We only saw one block out of Poland. When they had done so well in the first set. Now it's the Netherlands responding in kind. Tiziak forced to take the first middle backcourt action. That's a little preview of what we could see from Poland going forward. We haven't seen a whole lot of backcourt. Let's consider that as the next layer of the onion for Poland. We've seen their middle get going. We've seen a little bit on each pin. But that backcourt could be a defining factor. Pressure from the service line. Backcourt attack coming. Not quite there. Hrobska into the corner. Fiduk brought in. Netherlands having to respond. But it's the block once again. Let's go to the right side and once again it's back to back blocks for Poland. This is a must win for the Netherlands. Jansen on court. Cycling through those pin hitters. And it's Bonhart who gets the starting nod. One point lead for the Netherlands. Tough serving. What a dig. Does it come over? Does it stay in? Must have been sent outside the antenna. What a dig. Chance for Poland. Yes they get it. Tough serve. Hrobska goes into hands. Good coverage. Again the Netherlands block is there and they tag the line. Matthijs up at nines. And you're down by a set. Good push from Bonhart. Gets it. That is fast. Once more an aggressive serve. And once more a monster block for the Netherlands. Poland now being pushed. Hrobska's back in. Ziziak keeps being aggressive but the Netherlands pop it up. Has to go outside again. The overload in front working for Poland. But the aggression is working for the Netherlands. Ziziak out. Hrobska in. It's the difference that Poland need. Way back over and another block for the Netherlands. It's match point for Poland. 24-22 here in the fourth. Can they close it? First try. Allen in to serve. Stays in play. Chance for Poland and they've done it. Poland have come back from behind.