Germany
Germany scored their first win in the 2019 Nations League after suffering all three defeats in the first week. On Day 1 of the second week, the German ladies out-blocked Russia (11-3) in Pool 6, in Ankara, Turkey, to win in straight sets. Jana-Franziska Poll and Louisa Lippmann contributed to a convincing performance of Germany with 12 points apiece but a blocking display of Lisa Gründing was probably the x-factor for the winning side as she set up 6 kill blocks. Margarita Kurilo scored 13 points for Russia, who are at 1-3 in the tournament.
Japan
It was a gloomy afternoon for the Turkish fans at the Başkent hall in the country’s capital of Ankara as Japan surprisingly beat Turkey by a 3-0. How Giovanni Guidetti’s players were powerless against Japan shows the fact that they did not serve a single ace in the entire match. Ai Kurogo notched 20 points for Japan who inflicted the first defeat to Turkey in the tournament. Yuki Ishii made 4 kill blocks. Zehra Güneş scored 17 points for the losing side.
2019 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League, Week 2 – Day 1:
Pool 5 (Conegliano, Italy):
USA – Serbia 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-21)
Italy – Dominican Republic 3-1 (25-18, 27-25, 18-25, 25-20)
Pool 6 (Ankara, Turkey):
Russia – Germany 0-3 (14-25, 21-25, 20-25)
Turkey – Japan 0-3 (23-25, 22-25, 14-25)
Pool 7 (Macau, China):
Belgium – South Korea 0-3 (15-25, 17-25, 21-25)
China – Thailand 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-9)
Pool 8 (Apeldoorn, Netherlands):
Bulgaria – Poland 1-3 (23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-17)
Netherlands – Brazil 2-3 (25-21, 28-30, 20-25, 25-18, 11-15)
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