Before the Tokyo Olympics of volleyball, the final international tournament, "Nations League," was held in a qualifying round, and the women's Japan national team won Germany with a set count of 3: 1 and advanced to the final round for the first time in this tournament. I decided.
In the volleyball "Nations League" held in Italy, 16 countries of men and women will play round-robin qualifying rounds, and the top four teams will advance to the final round in a tournament format.
Japan has fought 13 games in the qualifying round so far, with a big win of 10 wins and 3 losses to take 4th place, and on the 19th, they played against Germany with 5 wins and 8 losses so far.
In the first set, in the competitive development, Sarina Koga decided a sharp spike and completely blocked the opponent who exceeded the height, pulling the team and taking 25 to 23.
The second set was lost 19 to 25, but in the third set, Haruyo Shimamura's movement attacks were decided everywhere, and Mayu Ishikawa won the competition by deciding spikes from jumps with long flight times. I took it 26 to 24.
Japan, who caught the flow, took the lead from the beginning of the 4th set and took the lead with 25 to 15 as it was, defeating Germany with a set count of 3: 1.
As a result, Japan scored 11 wins and 3 losses in the qualifying round, and the top four places were confirmed before the final round on the 20th, deciding to advance to the final round for the first time in this tournament.