Igor Omrcen was the best scorer with amazing 48 points which 9 are from the service line. On the other side, Milan Pepić finished the match with 23 points.
Panasonic Panthers scored a 3-1 win over Toray Arrows and remains on the second place on the standings but Gavin Schmitt was the best scorer of the match with 30 points. Polish attacker Michal Kubiak scored 20 points for the winning team.
Thomas Edgar and JT Thunders defeated JTEKT of Matey Kaziyski , while Sakai had luck in the match against Suntry which was finished in the 5th set.
Japan Men’s V.League , round 6:
Toray Arrows – Panasonic Panthers 1-3 (26-24, 22-25, 16-25, 18-25); Schmitt 30 – Kubiak 20 (1 bl, 1 ac), Fukuzawa 19 (1 bl)
Gosei Trefuerza – FC Tokyo 3-2 (23-25, 25-16, 25-27, 25-16, 15-11); Omrcen 48 (1 bl, 9 ac), Takamatsu 19 (2 bl) – Pepic 23 (2bl, 2 ac)
JTEKT – JT Thunders 0-3 (18-25, 18-25, 22-25); Kaziyski 13 (1 bl, 2 ac) – Edgare 25 (3 bl)
Suntory Sunbirds – Osaka Sakai 2-3 (25-23, 20-25, 26-28, 25-14, 12-15); Escobar 29 (2 bl, 3 ac) – Wallace 30 (4 bl, 3 ac)
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