Get the right to self -determination in the top 8 race to the Volleyball Nations League 2023 final, but the Japanese women's volleyball team made it difficult for themselves to lose to the Netherlands with quite a strong score.
Confronting the Netherlands women's volleyball team is in high form, Japan is still more appreciated than the opponent. The best attack trio of this team is Sarina Koga, Mayu Ishikawa and Kotona Hayashi but the Asian team can only create a balanced match in the first half of the set.
From the middle of the set, Japan encountered a deadlock in the attack when the Dutch barrier was too effective. It is a must -take of the first two sets that are the script that not many people think about before this match starts.
Being cornered in the foot of the wall, Japan played slowly and cut off his chance more. The change in personnel and the gameplay helps the team have a set of hope against the Netherlands and bring the match to set 4.
Give the lead quite early but Japan let the Netherlands soon regain their advantages. The Dutch barrier has become a nightmare for the students of Manabe coach when they have to receive blocks from the opponent.
Continuing to lose in this set, Japan received a final defeat 1-3 against the Netherlands. With this result, the top 8 situation is very difficult and the cherry team lost many advantages in the top 8 race.
In the next match, Japan was forced to win Thailand and wait for other matches to see how their outcome if they did not want to fight life and death with the defending champions in the last round.
The results of the Japanese VNL women's volleyball 1-3 Netherlands (22-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-20).