Japan defeated China 3-0 (25-21; 25-21; 25-22) and yes qualified for the Nations League semi-finals 2024 women’s volleyball. The Japanese took command of the operations in the initial stages of the first set, were able to recover from 11-15 in the second part and in the third set they managed to recover the break made in the central part (14-12, 16-14, 17-15) to prevail with the maximum gap.
Thus Japan continues its adventure in Bangkok (Thailand) and on Saturday he will return to the field for face the winner of the match between Brazil and the hosts (the South Americans will start with all the underdogs in the match scheduled for 3.30 pm). On the other side of the scoreboard, however, the matches between Italy and the USA and Poland and Turkey are scheduled (the two matches will take place tomorrow).
Over the top performance from the attackers Koga (22 points) e Ishikawa (14) under the direction of Iwasaki (3), 6 points each for the hammer Hayashi and the central Yamada. China, which appeared to be below its offensive and defensive quality, was not enough with spikers Zhuang (12) and Zhang (11). Japan remains in seventh place in the FIVB ranking, but closes the gap on China, which remains in sixth position.
