Asians and Europeans battle for the title on Sunday in Łódź – watch dwell on VBTV
Captain Yuki Ishikawa was on hearth for Japan, scoring 21 factors towards Slovenia within the semifinal
Asian powerhouse Japan and reigning Olympic champions France are the 2 males’s nationwide groups nonetheless standing on the final day of the Volleyball Nations League 2024 and one in all them will likely be topped as winners of the sixth version of the match on Sunday in Łódź, Poland.
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Set to look on the Paris Olympics in lower than a month, Asians and Europeans will meet on the Atlas Area at 20:00 native time (18:00 GMT), within the final match of the match. Three hours earlier, hosts Poland and Slovenia will play for bronze and the final spot on the rostrum.
The one group to beat Slovenia, who topped the standings within the VNL Preliminary Section, forward of the beginning of the VNL Finals, Japan did it once more within the semifinals, prevailing 3-0 (25-21, 27-25, 31-29) to earn the best to play within the VNL gold medal match for the primary time.
Advancing to the VNL closing for the primary time is one other of the current accomplishments achieved by Japan, who took bronze within the VNL final yr, returning to the rostrum in a serious worldwide match for the primary time since 2009, and are at present in second place within the FIVB World Rating, with 370.51 factors.
Japan closely relied on their stars to take Slovenia down on Saturday in Łódź as outdoors hitter and group captain Yuki Ishikawa led the group with 21 factors (19 kills, two blocks), adopted by reverse Yuji Nishida, who added one other 18, with 15 kills, two aces and one block.
“Being within the closing makes us so, so blissful,” Nishida remarked. “It was a really robust recreation and it was performed at such a excessive stage, however I believe every of our gamers had the best mentality at the moment. Tomorrow we’ll play our final match and we must be able to do much more towards France to win the title, which is our aim.”
Reverse Tonček Štern was a constant weapon for the Slovenians, who will attempt to safe their first VNL medal on Sunday, producing a team-high 20 factors (15 kills, three aces, two blocks). Outdoors hitter Klemen Čebulj, with 12 factors, and center blocker Alen Pajenk, with ten, additionally reached double digits in scoring.
“Japan is the one group we’ve misplaced this season, but it surely’s tough,” center blocker Jan Kozamernik mirrored. “We wished this win at the moment, however we didn’t present up as we should always have and so they performed very nicely and didn’t give us something. Now it’s actually vital for us to finish the VNL with a medal so we will begin the preparations for the Olympics with good confidence. I believe we deserve greater than what we confirmed at the moment and hopefully, that’s going to return in Paris.”
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France overcome Poland in a five-set battle
The primary semifinal of the VNL 2024 had Olympic champions France and defending champions and FIVB World Rating leaders Poland, who clashed in entrance of over 10,000 followers in Łódź. After many turnarounds and match factors for each side, the French stepped as much as win 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 18-16) and silence the group on the Atlas Area.
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The VNL 2022 champions, France have secured their fourth medal within the match after taking silver in 2018 and bronze in 2021. The semifinal victory additionally moved them as much as fifth place within the World Rating, with 334.52 factors.
Changing star outdoors hitter Earvin Ngapeth within the beginning lineup, Yacine Louati performed a unprecedented match for France, main all scorers with 21 factors (19 kills, one block, one ace). Reverse Theo Faure additionally shone for the French aspect, coming off the bench to supply 20 factors, all in kills, together with the game-winner.
“They served rather well within the first two units and it was fairly robust,” setter Antoine Brizard commented. “Our passers did a terrific job of not permitting them to attain too many aces and that make it tough for them to maintain their stage. We simply performed our recreation, and had been very robust on protection, and I like how we approached the match. We apply arduous to play in moments like this and we had been lucky to get the job finished.”
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Poland additionally confirmed depth, with center blocker Norbert Huber scoring 18 factors (14 kills, two blocks, two aces) and reverse Bartlomiej Boładź changing captain Bartosz Kurek and delivering 13 factors, all in kills.
“We had an enormous likelihood to win the second set, however we misplaced focus and misplaced some vital factors,” outdoors hitter Tomasz Fornal reacted. “It’s irritating, however now we’ve to clear our minds for the bronze medal match.
Taking part in in an environment like that is one thing all of us develop up dreaming of and I’d wish to thank our unimaginable followers for his or her assist.”
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