Saturday, June 1, 2013

JAPAN versus GERMANY, MVM 2013

After winning in a 5-setter match against the Italians, the Japanese squad outsmarted the Germans in 4 sets, (3-1) 25-21,23-25, 25-22, 25-14.
 
During their early matches, the Germans suffered their defeat against the Dominican Republic (3-1) 25-15, 21-25, 25-20, 25-16 and Italy (3-0), 25-11, 27-25, 25-20.

While the Japanese bowed down to the Dominicans in 3 sets, (3-0) 25-19, 25-16, 25-22.  It was an important game for Japan to stay in the semifinals and knowing for a fact that - 2011 Champion of Montreux Volley Masters.

Good receptions and powerful attacks from the Japanese side really helped the team to win over the German squad.

It was Miyu Nagaoka who stepped up from last night's match. She delivered  22 solid points, 18 kills and 4 blocks.
German's top scorer was Saskia Hippe with 16 points, 13 kills, 1 block and 2 serves.




No comments:

Post a Comment