Japan beats China by 3-0 in third round of 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup - Volleyball
The second day of the third round of the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup saw the Japanese competing with the Chinese. Fukuoka, Japan played host to the fixture which saw the Japanese win by 3-0 at Marine Messe.
The match between the two sides did not take long to reach its close as the Japanese were able to earn themselves a win after making a clean sweep of their opponents. Despite the fact that the Chinese lost the game in three back to back sets, they did not
go down without putting up a commendable fight. The first set of the match saw both teams play aggressively and they stayed neck to neck with each other all through the frame. No one was sure where the tables would turn till the final stages when the Japanese
were able to hurl themselves forwards towards an opening set win. The Chinese seemed to slow down in the second frame as they put in a half-hearted effort. The Japanese were able to get themselves the lead in the middle of the frame and once they had the advantage,
they stuck with it till the end of the frame.
The loss of the first two sets triggered the Chinese into rallying together and stepping up their game in the third set. The Chinese made a valiant effort to save themselves a sweep but the Japanese prevailed in bagging the frame and sealing the deal on
the match at the following final set scores: 25-23, 25-20 and 26-24.
The coach of the Japanese team, Tatsuya Ueta, expressed himself in the following words after his team had won the match: "It is good to get a victory over China. They are a big team in Asia. I am happy about the result. The players showed their perseverance
by fighting to the end.”
On the other hand, the Chinese coach, Jianan Zhou, shared his views by giving these statements: "I'm very disappointed. We are currently facing a difficult situation. We need to improve ourselves and solve this problem. We brought a relatively young team
here because we think these players have potential. Japan put us under pressure with their attacks. Our No. 10 (Ping Chen) has a broken toe and will need one month to heal, so he will likely play no more in the tournament.”
The recent win has enabled the Japanese to show a total of two wins against five losses in the tournament.
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