It was a clash of the first and the second placed team. Fortunately for home fans, Panthers have managed to make a comeback after dropping the first sets.
In other three sets they set the control and prevailed over the rival 3-1 (20-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-21).
Panthers had an amazing display in blocking, finishing the match with 19 points…
Kunihiro Shimizu had an amazing display,scoring 25 points (6 blocks and 5 aces). Fukuzawa had 15, while Michal Kubiak scored 11 points.
On the other side, Igor Omrcen ended game with 25 points.
1. |
Panasonic Panthers |
8 |
7 |
1 |
23:8 |
22 |
2. |
Gosei Trefuerza |
8 |
6 |
2 |
20:12 |
16 |
3. |
Toray Arrows |
8 |
5 |
3 |
17:11 |
15 |
4. |
JT Thunders |
8 |
5 |
3 |
16:12 |
14 |
5. |
JTEKT |
8 |
4 |
4 |
14:13 |
12 |
6. |
Suntory Sunbirds |
8 |
3 |
5 |
14:18 |
11 |
7. |
Osaka Sakai |
8 |
2 |
6 |
9:21 |
5 |
8. |
FC Tokyo |
8 |
0 |
8 |
6:24 |
1 |
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