Europe/Africa Zone Group I 2nd Round Play-offs: Portugal at Netherlands (9/21-23/2007

Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Stadium Capacity: 4000
21 September - 23 September 2007
Day 1: 1200 hrs (1000 hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1300 hrs (1100 hrs GMT)
Day 3: 1200 hrs (1000 hrs GMT)
Surface: Hard (Acrylic) - Indoors
Ball Type: Dunlop Max TP

Official Team Nominations

Netherlands

Robin HAASE
Raemon SLUITER
Peter WESSELS
Jesse HUTA-GALUNG

Portugal

Frederico GIL
Gastao ELIAS
Leonardo TAVARES
Rui MACHADO

R1 - R.SLUITER (NED) v F.GIL (POR)
R2 - R.HAASE (NED) v G.ELIAS (POR)

R3 - J.HUTA-GALUNG / P.WESSELS (NED) v F.GIL / L.TAVARES (POR)

R4 - R.HAASE (NED) v F.GIL (POR)
R5 - R.SLUITER (NED) v G.ELIAS (POR)

Netherlands 5-0 :p

Netherlands 4-1

Portugal 3-2

I'm not too convinced about an easy Netherlands win, Haase and Sluiter looked really bad in their most recent matches. It's probably a big mistake not to use Huta Galung on the first day.

Any livestream? Tv or anything?

Leonardo Tavares was in doubt for doubles. He was first option for singles match, but another injury... :rolleyes:

Portugal will have a "hard hard hard" tie. Frederico Gil is a claycourter specialist, like Rui Machado. Leonardo Tavares have many problems with injuries and since 2004 he can't play much in international circuit. Gastão is too young.

I hope Portugal can make better than expectations.

Go Portugal!!!

Yeahh, Leonardo Tavares could be very important in this tie but those injuries...Maybe Gil's confidence could give Portugal some boost.

Weak service game Gil and Sluiter breakss *1-0!

Gil takes the first game for Portugal..*4-1 Sluiter though!

can you keep us updated Sheva? :)

Thanks

sluiter leads 62 61 41

4-2

Sluiter def. Gil 6-2 6-1 6-3

Next up: Haase vs Elias

Honestly Haase should have way too much for Elias on this surface!

Haase allready up 4-1 i see!

If you people from Portugal wanna have updates on this match:

http://teletekst.nos.nl/

Type in 649 in 'the calculator' and click 'gaan'..

To go to the livescore you need to click the double arrow button once..

6-1 5-1 Haase

Haase leads Elias 6-1 6-1

Haase - Elias 6-1 6-1 2-4

Haase - Elias 6-1 6-1 2-6

score?

score?

Haase - Elias 6-1 6-1 2-6 5-7 0-0

Vamos Gastão...

Score, please???

;6046001']Score, please???

Haase - Elias 6-1 6-1 2-6 5-7 *3-0

:sad: :sad: :sad:

Haase - Elias 6-1 6-1 2-6 5-7 4-0*

Haase - Elias 6-1 6-1 2-6 5-7 5-1* 15-15

Haase - Elias 6-1 6-1 2-6 5-7 5-1* 30-15*

Haase - Elias 6-1 6-1 2-6 5-7 5-1* 40-30* MP!

Haase - Elias 6-1 6-1 2-6 5-7 5-1* 40-AD*

Haase - Elias 6-1 6-1 2-6 5-7 *5-2

Haase d. Elias 6-1 6-1 2-6 5-7 6-2 :woohoo:

Haase d. Elias 6-1 6-1 2-6 5-7 6-2 :woohoo:

:boxing:

Well...2-0 for Holland. But Gastão was quite impressive against Haase. Almost a big big surprise in here. Anyway, the doubles match tomorrow must be Portugal, and in the final day you never know...

Huta Galung/Wessels - Elias/Gil 2-0

Huta Galung/Wessels - Elias/Gil 3-1

Huta Galung/Wessels - Elias/Gil 6-2 0-0

Huta Galung/Wessels - Elias/Gil 6-2 2-3

Huta Galung/Wessels - Elias/Gil 6-2 4-4

Huta Galung/Wessels - Elias/Gil 6-2 5-5
Portugal just had 2 SP's.

Huta Galung/Wessels - Elias/Gil 6-2 4-4

How you know, Rui? :p

Huta Galung/Wessels - Elias/Gil 6-2 6-7(5)

:(

Huta Galung/Wessels - Elias/Gil 6-2 6-7(5)

score?
please

;6049417']score?
please

Portugal 2-6 7-6 2-4

How you know, Rui? :p

Livescore...Go to our thread

4-3

4-4

Portugal 6-6 (1-1)

6-2, 6-7(5), 6-7(5), 6-3 is the current score, isn't it? Fifth set...

Ok...it was a mistake from a dutch site! Unfortunately, the real score was 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-3 for the dutch team!

3-0 Netherlands :yeah:

Haase def. Gil 6-3 6-4

Huta Galung def. Machado 6-3 3-6 6-2

Final score:

Netherlands def. Portugal 5-0