Japanese team opened match much better than the rival. In front of home crowd, Ishikawa & co. smashed Australia in the first set. Their defense were magnificent, Edgar couldn’t do anything except to prepare himself for the second set.
But, home team continued with a good display and increased the lead 2:0.
In the third set, Japan were leading all the time, dominated and were close to take the win. But, at the result 22:16 for Japan, away side suddenly started playing very well and managed to decrease the score 23:21! Then, home team had three match points, Australia managed to tie the score and later Edgar gave Australian fans something to cheer up, 2:1!
Japan again dominated in the fourth set, but this time they kept the lead and scored new win at the World Cup!
Top scorers: Shimizu 22, Ishikawa 19, Yanagida 19 – Edgar 19, Mote 11.
Standing: USA 3-0 (9 pts.), Italy 3-0 (9 pts.), Poland 3-0 (9 pts.), Iran 2-1 (6 pts.), Russia 2-1 (6 pts.), Argentina 2-1 (5 pts.), Japan 2-1 (5 pts.), Canada 1-2 (2 pts.), Egypt 0-3 (2 pts.), Venezuela 0-3 (1 pt.), Tunisia 0-3 (0),Australia 0-3 (0).
World Cup 2015 – DAY 3/ Male / SeniorsALL GAMES
Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | ||
10. 09. 2015 12:10 | Italy | vs | Egypt | 3:1 | 20:25; 26:24; 25:22; 25:13 |
10. 09. 2015 12:10 | Iran | vs | Venezuela | 3:0 | 25:20; 25:17; 25:15 |
10. 09. 2015 15:10 | Canada | vs | USA | 0:3 | 21:25; 20:25; 17:25 |
10. 09. 2015 15:10 | Argentina | vs | Poland | 1:3 | 18:25; 25:19; 21:25; 25:27 |
10. 09. 2015 18:40 | Russia | vs | Tunisia | 3-0 | 25:17; 25:16; 29:27 |
10. 09. 2015 19:20 | Japan | vs | Australia | 3:1 | 25:17; 25:21; 25:27; 25:18 |
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