Turkey-vs-Russia
POOL 6:
Turkey ended a losing streak of four games against Russia in major world tournaments as they beat them at home in Ankara by a 3-0. Thus, Turkey became only the second team to achieve at least 10 straight-set victories in the Nations League’s history (the USA have 14).
The winning side was led on the court by Meryem Boz (25 points/3 kill blocks) and Zehra Güneş (6 kill blocks, 3 aces). Tatiana Iurinskaia scored 15 points for Russia.Turkey have a nearly perfect score after two weeks of the competition (5-1). It is a completely opposite situation for Russia (1-5).
Japan
Japan maintained their unbeaten run in Week 2 as they beat Germany in straight sets thanks to Yuki Ishii who scored 14 points. Louisa Lippmann noted one point less on the side of Germany.
By winning three matches in a row for the first time in the Nations League, Japan annulled a poor display in the first week (0-3). On the other hand, Germany have only one win so far (1-5).
2019 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League, Week 2 – Day 3:
Pool 5 (Conegliano, Italy):
Dominican Republic – USA 3-2 (25-10, 16-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-11)
Serbia – Italy 1-3 (27-25, 17-25, 25-27, 23-25)
Pool 6 (Ankara, Turkey):
Japan – Germany 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-17)
Turkey – Russia 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-20)
Pool 7 (Macau, China):
Belgium – Thailand 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-23)
China – South Korea 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-11)
Pool 8 (Apeldoorn, Netherlands):
Poland – Netherlands 3-1 (25-13, 25-27, 25-20, 25-15)
Brazil – Bulgaria 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-18)
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