NAGOYA, Japan, May 30 (Xinhua) — Japanese captain Sarina Koga scored a game-high 23 factors to steer the hosts to a 3-1 victory over the Dominican Republic of their first match on the 2023 FIVB ladies’s nations league right here on Tuesday.
Japan, who completed seventh final season, beat Dominica 25-23, 25-18, 22-25, 25-15 in two hours and 4 minutes, extending their nations league file towards the Caribbean aspect to 4-1.
In the opening match between two European neighbors, Germany defeated the Netherlands 25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 25-22.
Three-time Olympic champion China will meet final yr’s crushed finalists Brazil on Wednesday.
Brazil will function younger skills like setter Macris Carneiro, reverse Kisy Nascimento or outsiders Tainara Santos and Julia Begmann whereas Chinese scoring machines Li Yingying and Gong Xiangyu are anticipated to shine.
“In the first stage, we will have a young group, most of whom need experience and evaluation. We will play against strong teams like China, the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic and Croatia and we expect good performances,” stated Brazil’s coach Jose Roberto Guimaraes.
Chinese captain Yuan Xinyue is assured that China will do higher than their Sixth-place efficiency final yr.
“After last year’s training, our team’s cooperation and cohesion are better this year. Everyone has a new goal, hoping to show the results of the training,” stated Yuan.