NAGOYA, Japan, June 3 (Xinhua) — China fought off a tough problem from the Netherlands to win their third successive FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League match right here on Saturday.
China beat the European facet 3-1 (27-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-20) to enhance to eight factors, behind leaders Poland and second-placed Japan on level ratios.
They will meet Japan of their final match on Sunday earlier than the eight Pool 2 groups transfer to Hong Kong for the second part of competitors.
Japan additionally keep an unbeaten file after claiming a 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-19) victory over Bulgaria in a later recreation.
The Netherlands, who misplaced all their three earlier video games, had each effort from the begin to assault however lacked a killer contact at essential moments.
“Our players were obviously shocked at the start by the aggressive opponents,” mentioned China head coach Cai Bin. “We were forced to make too many errors. But in the end, we managed to weather the storm.”
Li Yingying was on fireplace once more for China, delivering a match-high 27 factors, together with 4 aces and three blocks. Wang Yuanyuan added 16 factors, and Wang Yunlu scored 14.
Li, additionally China’s prime scorer of their first two matches towards Brazil and Germany, confirmed her confidence in China’s excellent successful file once they go away Nagoya.
“We know Japan is a good team, their defense is always very solid,” she mentioned. “But our offense is better. I believe we can beat Japan for sure.”
In the primary match on Saturday, Brazil beat the Dominican Republic 3-1 (27-25, 20-25, 25-21, 27-25).