🇯🇵 JPN vs. 🇵🇱 POL – Legendary Full Match | Semifinals | Men’s VNL 2023

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[Music] of course it’s an official vnl campaign to promote an advocate gender equality within the sport he was top scorer the other day how is he going to get on today first point first set first serve and we are go and Bor gets his first touch oh block and he gets to reload beor and misses wide so Japan’s defense going straight to work that was an ambitious swing from that set kind of inside the Cordy still tried to chop off hard angle love the cover from zorski on the first stuff block to keep that alive for Poland it’s going to be a battle out here already M Ora eight Aces he served that one on Zori B goes again over on the first ball and a touch by Takahashi then onad finds the floor and that’s an early break point that’s going to be something interesting to watch we know that sakita not a big blocker up there sometimes that can play tricks on your mind a little bit you think things are wide open he does a tremendous job of touching balls kind of forcing you to redirect play into the hands of his defense on the Japanese side viora good pass this time into yanush and then touch through kachare opens his account couple slam dinks from both sides early here I like that from kachar though just smart slap happen inside the late P blocker y very strong server Four Aces against Brazil in the quarterfinals and one a straight away in the semi that’s huge I think Japan didn’t give up an ace the entirety of their quarterfinal match and right out of the gate here bnx able to get one best middle Blocker in the vnl last year and the year before then takes the heat right off it on odira with the pass M [Applause] [Music] Ora well you can see why him and nishar have been rotating the entire tournament yeah they very similar players you got a lot of that chopped down the line with Precision from both Nishida and a nice one from Mur there ran [Applause] Takahashi scha with the pass all the way over to BM moris again works that through the block on a and Sita that’s a lopsided one little bit lopsided still a pretty good touch from sakita polish outsides are going to have to take care to not drag that ball too far down into the block of Sita they want to be successful long ter 3 three W [Applause] karik straight into Yamamoto Mia Ora only going to roll that one into katmar gets it back and works it off the hands and Poland leads all cutch Mark right there great serve to kick it off good defense and the put away right here to finish the job [Music] [Applause] kachar goes again Yamamoto good ball in and it’s a little scrappy from onad but it finds clean floor we’ve already gotten an Ace and a couple tough passes out of the Japanese from the endline half Poland but it’s that’s going to be tough to keep that up all night onad the booing starts that’s a good Le the referee had a good look at the screen there very good look by zorski you can see him kind of shuffling his way all the way back following that long and yeah he knew it was 2 mm out it may as well have been two [Applause] M bedos into run Mur yes please and that’s almost disheartening in a way of your pulling because that Ser from bedos is a laser beam Japan man handles it perfectly just keeps their whole offense in system M or delivers down the line again s had one ace into schlifka kachar good dig by Yamamoto M or shut down kovski he didn’t quite get the run up that he wants mura and transition there after the great dig from Yamamoto down the line andonovski is there to shut down the angle that camera angle gives us a great view of how far he gets over the net now he’s going to go back to serve kovski drives that one long obviously full of the adrenaline after that huge block it is always interesting kind of the first half of the first set everyone is just super jacked up hiawa not seen a huge amount of him yet sure that’ll [Applause] [Music] change he had one of those days earlier in the week didn’t he he certainly did yeah it’ll be interesting to see what he can put on the board tonight because that was a a career day 27 points in the four stuff blocks as you mentioned in just three sets 76 early in the first run oh tips that off the hands and yanush can’t get down quick enough just a little bit of Savvy right there from Takahashi on the left side sets a little tight he goes smart high off the block gets it to fall right in kind of that you got it I take it zone between zorski and yanush now [Music] Yamauchi 7 seven nothing between the teams Bor receives and slivka goes off the hands himself that’s a big part of sleep’s game too we saw him kind of two-handed Slam dink set some balls over little slime right there into the block and out off of Ron he’s got all the shots SLA he had a good day too 16 points against Brazil he was the top scorer it nice and quick to the middle for onad and again if Japan can keep their passing in the zone where they can make that middle a realistic threat it’s going to be tough for these polish blockers because they have to be so worried about the pin hitters miora oh let’s fly and zosi does very well in the end bad no yamamoto’s there of course he is here’s the pipe [Applause] oh a net touch a little celebratory run from Yamamoto back there again a good touch on the block from sakita the outside Hitters from Poland if they’re going to go at the line they got to keep it high just sort of take him out of it you know you get in the habit of dragging it down thinking you’re going to go over the top easily meora another good service bad over passes sikita oh complete M hit opens the door B down the line and Poland get away with one that’s a little more like it little bit of a Miss opportunity for Japan on the M hit but Poland right here see bedor keeps it high there just completely disregards sakita but doesn’t drag it down into him it’s only one point but it feels like those are the ones Japan are going to have to win today and there’ll wi plenty of those yeah since they’ve been able to establish the quick it makes it that much more effective on the PIN for Takahashi because you get the blockers for Poland [Music] chasing 109 Japan back ahead searching for the break point oh they get it what a service what an ace ranak hasi bamboozles the lot of them that is just poetry of motion right there you can see he doesn’t do anything to alter the rhythm of his serve as it looks to the receivers and so that is just next to impossible to react to that ball perfect serve for Ron 119 first timeout called with the middle to go in with second we already twice we touch the net okay the ball is fast whatever but whenever you arrive just press over don’t try to compensate with the hands okay that’s how we will touch it [Music] [Applause] [Music] more gich highlighting the two net touches there but there have been the overpasses as well no surprise that there are a few nerves on either side not surprising at all especially you know you see Leo and CCT mat in there you know so when you get called on no matter how much experience you have you know this is a big stage the semi-finals of BNL in front of 11,000 polish strong R Takahashi another good service katare slightly overcooks that there it is there it is oh that is a sight to behold it really is I mean that’s probably the most electric play in all of volleyball right gets both blockers to bite for Poland and then miur delivers in the angle and as soon as you start to expect it that’s when he hits the pipe Sensational ran Takahashi is on a heater gone for the same one again oh slivka just about but it’s a free ball and this is a huge opportunity for Japan a huge opportunity that Ishikawa takes the lead extends and Poland struggling give us the no looky there yeah again Ron let’s take a look s got a nice job just to get a hand on it because that little chip off the net changes its direction and then the no looky delivery down the line from isawa great stuff backto back points after the first timeout Poland call the second is 139 as I said we will need very very it’s going to be a very long match we’ll need patience okay they will they will change all the time they will go with the strong service with the variations in order to keep us off the net okay so we have to be patient now if he’s serving just keep the ball okay let’s attack smart remember with setting to give the ball more closer to [Applause] the interesting point he’s he’s asked them to put the ball closer to the net then for the for the seter what do you think the purpose of that is what are they looking to achieve there uh well I I just like the Insight that he said it’s a long match right they’re going to vary things just make sure we’re ready for that but don’t try and get it all back in one Fell Swoop we got a long match let’s dig in be ready for the battle that one’s it’s close it’s really close it’s another Ace the second of this service one foran Takahashi on the line and this is a potentially set defining service run from ran takahash it’s gone heavy again zorski with a better pass oh the kill blocks huge it is all Japan on adira and Ishikawa next to each other and no way through for kachar you can see they just get shoulder toh shoulder right here big straight over press from onoda and that is beautiful stuff right there from Japan they knew it had to go back to catchar and this great run of serving from Ron Takahashi is really what is setting this off of course look who’s in not sure why he didn’t start but they’ve gone to Leon now he’s straight into the passing unit and they need him to make a difference he’s straight into the game as well Leon that’s what they wanted that’s what they needed and that’s what he delivers go to the whip Dave go to the whip I mean that’s great stuff from Takahashi to locate him meaning Leon right out of the gate he does a great job of just keeping that ball on his side and delivering in the angle kach M 1015 [Music] 106 feel like a little air is L out of the Arena here in this first set the fans trying to get behind their squad here but Japan are playing beautifully leay on again well he’s two from [Applause] two we spent the last week watching some of the best players in the men’s game some of the best players on the planet some of the best to ever do it but when it comes off his hand it’s different it is different it looks different it sounds different first time he serves he can be a Difference Maker pulls Yamamoto straight into action is there a touch no Miss from ran Takahashi and the Gap closes to four that’s always a little bit unfortunate from a libo’s perspective if you’re Yamamoto and you just took Leon’s best shot and stuck it then the hitters make an error you go oh man I got to do it again it’s not Yamamoto this time is [Music] sheawa so clean and he ends that lay on service run I mean those were two absolute bombs from Leon but how about this from eawa elevation finds the scene but he’s going high and hard sakita into Leon right on the net that is what the coach wanted good Rhythm offensively isawa can’t believe he didn’t get this one he was pretty darn [Music] close swing away from the body from kachar there kovski good ball in by ran Takahashi and a good touch off the block smka fanes the touch referee says no I think we might see a challenge here bi has put the signal up he seems pretty confident you saw Sita call his own touch oh okay yeah yam she has so we’re going to see a green card a fair play award there for Japan and one closer to that big cash prize for the team with the most green cards at the end of the tournament if you’re the player that gets your team all the green cards to you get a bigger share you get a bigger that is maybe Clayton can ask that at the end of the second set when he does the interviews three-point game has been as many as five Poland on the comeback Trail yakob kovski looking for that Miracle serve down the line probably not trying the day off that much line just a little bit of a mish hit there from poosi isawa goes for that top spinner that’s caught Poland out a couple of times Yamamoto in a good spot is sheawa with Venom that is astounding right there first of all unbelievable dig from Yamamoto I love how he just holds his ground there’s not big movements he lets the ball just kind of rebound off of him the Taka just puts it high so his big outside hitter counterpart can fly in rattle the block for the winner just going back to that in that position they know it’s the only place the ball’s going it’s such a brave and precise hit against those three blockers isn’t it yeah it’s it’s a aggression that I like right because it does rattle right through the hand so it’s a little bit fortunate for isikawa but when you stay aggressive good things happen they’ gone for it again and it’s ishi C on the PIP and good things continue to happen yeah and again Japan are perfectly in system look at that position from sakita he’s got every single option Poland do well to get a good double block up but ishikawa’s got too much space away Yami the Panasonic Panther taken early then by scha biek touches off the block katar good dig R Takahashi a great spot and Ishikawa cannot miss I mean these look like warm-up hits he’s hitting right now out of the back row it is unbelievable and again the defense had ball control from Japan that we talked about forcing Poland into a Setter change here wos coming in that’s two changes they’ve made first they brought in Lon now they’ve brought in well match so yanush takes his place on the bench and at 2115 Yami will get away with that one he will but moving forward that’s something you don’t want to see from your side he’s more of a tactical guy keep it on Poland especially in this situation Press Your Advantage don’t let him up off the mat cka backing his red jersey good service oh recycle yamama Mot to having to work hard lovely Touch by ran that is just absolute class right there great coverage on the first one by Japan Ishikawa steps in and sets it as sakita was kind of off the court and then just the slither right [Music] there there a big red wall up in front of him Japan 22 Poland 16 first set of this semifinal M tries to give it the big boom that’s precisely going back one service for Japan why you want your middle blockers with their flow Sur just keep it oning so you can free up the likes of mura isawa to go after it from the end line bi really good pass from isikawa oh really good block one onone and it is huge [Music] kachar saw Takashi just a moment ago sneaked a little off speed shot through kachar full speed though kachar all over it stuffy biet goes again oh right off the net tape into run he’s going to get it back he’s going to finish the job that’s a tremendous swing inside a well formed double block from Poland kind of falling away even finds the range blocking substitution being made canaro Takahashi coming in for sikita big height differential 175 and 202 goes right into the net no recognized seter on here for Japan Leon from Deep aggression again not a place to be soft right there if you’re hoping to get a kill and Leon that’s why he’s so deadly right in rhythm of course watch out but he can just Elevate with no approach and generate that kind of power SE back in for canaro katchar at the service line Japan just two away from taking the opening set Yamamoto fires it in theora off the chest of zatori who had no chance it’s Japan 24 Poland 19 precision of this play right here is so impressive the set is in the exact same location for miora every single time and he tease off on that line onad serving for the set oh what a return now what can Poland do from here absolutely nothing it’s off the fingertips and Japan have not only won the first set they have dominated the first set in Poland’s backyard 2519 and they are one step closer to the volleyball Nations League final look at that final play just great stuff from Japan was an amazing kind of highlight play for kovski just to even keep that alive with the uh I can’t see it just throw an elbow at it behind the back but man change is there we take a look at the stats here um the one that stands out for me is 18- 10 in terms of attack yeah that’s always indicative of more defensive and transition opportunities right certainly that was the case for Japan not a lot of not a lot of uh opponent errors either way which you like to see pretty clean match just looking at the receiver accuracy there over 50% of the blls were outside of the target zone for Poland there Japan 50% on the money talk we talked about how well Poland Su but the pass from Japan far superior yeah just unbelievable how well they controlled the ball in particular couple from Leon that had to be touching 12 128 130 km an hour and Japan were able to stick both of them as a Libo yourself how impressed have you been with Yamamoto I’m happy to be sitting over here is what I’ll say Yamamoto is unbelievable not only in his hitter coverage his defensive positioning but in that Ser receive element as well he’s playing an unbelievably well-rounded game as a Lio we saw it in their quarterfinal match as well he really anchors that defense players are back out Poland under scrutiny a scrutiny that they’ve not found themselves in against Japan for a very long time indeed the last the only competitive victory for the team in white came way back in 2009 since then it’s been play sailing as Clayton mentioned at the top of the show the last 10 times they’ve met 30 sets to Poland four sets to Japan make that five sets to Japan but we’ve seen this Poland team enough times to know that there will be a response is it going to come at the start of this second set Kento Mia Ora to serve first off scha Leon still on the court gets his first touch and it’s a free ball free ball dispatched by ran Takahashi and they’re silencing the crowd it really is yeah they they want to see their team respond of course but they want to see him respond early they don’t want this match to get too far out of [Applause] Handa another good service Satori Leon Leon has hit that so far over everyone I like sakita just kind of looks behind him as that ball HS the floor and goes uh what are we doing fellas there he is that was high not much you can do on that one y oh what a service mat PC rips an ace the Poland lead that’s the one we saw in particular that gave Brazil trouble that five to five it’s kind of the 56 seam right there so difficult as receivers to pick that one off off another great service oh well kept alive what a Chase superb from run but now Poland with the chance Poland take the chance kovski there’s the break point this is what we’ve been expecting from particularly BM that serves so devastating Japan rarely in that mode where they’re chasing just to keep the ball in play oh has that got a touch just didn’t have the Top Spin almost looked like a touch but I don’t think one will be detected looked for a second there didn’t it like he hadn’t got out of the way in time but a very aggressive early service run there from bi and now the crowd have found their voice again here’s Ron after what happened in the first set that’ll be sweet relief yeah it’s always interesting too right it’s it’s only 42 but teams are inevitably different when playing with a lead or playing from behind right catch M into isikawa brilliant dig scha Leon he’s looking for hands hasn’t found them a little bit Scrappy [Music] see having a couple words with gerbich you like the aggression but you do want a little bit more discretion maybe there in that circumstance oh [Applause] OD few early service errors for Japan in this second set [Music] I like Yamamoto comes on and kind of has some words for his guys kind of narrow the focus [Music] Leon to [Music] serve to his five aces in this orament so far pass is up to Leon oh Leon check the floor for holes oh my goodness yeah I mean this is you admire the Defenders of Japan for holding their ground but that is lights out right there for Leon in [Applause] system kovski two-point lead for Poland this is what they wanted thex swallow CL that up they want to challenge this straight away though [Applause] [Music] Japan be interesting to see how this call goes we get a look at it here I think they may get it yeah has he gone a little early there yeah that’s one of those interesting ones because it certainly was going to break the plane oh I guess not no no maybe he was just showing his displeasure can’t challenge for that unfortunately for them but we had the benefit of the replay if you do get a little break youve got to take advantage of it and Poland have done exactly that they’ve maintained the break point mikawa into Leon slifka sharp and off the hands he’s great at that angle isn’t he yeah I just I love that approach kind of the lefties on the left side it’s a little bit unusual to see right you expect them more on the right side so he’s got a little bit of that lean to his body he can crack it down the line of course but he can pull it across his body as well for that great angle swing now yanush back on the court after W match came on a bit of disruption in the attack of Japan that’s a rarity Shiva can recycle Poland looks so calm yeah indeed they’re getting pan out of system which they were unable to do in the first set their service pressure starting to take hold a little bit here and I love the little soft shots from kachar over there on the right side just beating the block with a little bit of Savvy n first time out of the second [Music] set Contin to tr to fight very aggressive trajectories not like this but really F going on okay ping we have keep going it come [Music] on kind of interesting there coach Blaine telling them to drive their float serves a little bit pull out some of the trajectory so Ian that may be kind of the edict why we’ve seen a couple misses from their float servers they’re really trying to drive those things in there yeah I know gets us back underway it’s received by Yamauchi and mura Cross Court looking for the corner looking for the hands finds neither Philip bla wants another look at this now we we going to have an admission now if Poland say no and there is a touch and obviously they’re not too concerned with that bonus cash prize didn’t it looked like it found a hole in the block and just kind of wled along a little bit [Applause] right yeah not an obvious one so it’s missa doesn’t appear to have touched thec either and what with wanting the challenge they couldn’t have and then taking that one that a bit of a wild one are they play on tilt a bit here perhaps but you I like the challenge just because it slows the tempo down a little bit of the game you know you save a timeout oh that’s more like it Yamauchi much better Tempo wasn’t it from the Ishikawa [Music] pass that’s what made Japan so good in the first set is the ability to run that first Tempo set they’ve gotten away from it here because they haven’t been able to control the serve receive as well Yami into zi bi misses wide gerage knows those are big mistakes when you have a perfect pass and a one-on-one Yami Poland so shallow to receive that sub and that allows bi to tee off love that from yanush if your guy misses go right back to him give him a chance to get back on track and B does it perfectly there now schlifka three points for him so far all from attacks That Remains the Same he’s been a little bit quiet compared to what we saw out of him in the quarterfinal against Brazil right that is fair to say a couple of moments now miora always serves aggressively serves Toka Leon good block touch ran Takahashi M or superb from zorski and Leon makes it work that’s the quality of zorski as a libero right there we’ve seen mura just pepper that line he makes the adjustment look at the one-arm spear and Leon again with the good aggression in transition which you love that’s a superb swing going backwards no momentum and then on adir bit too far off the net 128 another great service nicely done by ran Takahashi what about that serve though from the just unbelievable serve I mean he’s just unloading on Japan they did well just to get it up in the air Yamamoto puts up a beauty and Takahashi takes care of the rest here is ran Takahashi from the service line the Polish fans don’t like him Meo makes a dig is shawa nicely done katar Leon he can just clean up any mess any mess any spillage Leon poops it up beautiful yeah on fire but couple key plays from kachar there first of all he took that short serve from Takahashi stepped in and covered that short Zone beautiful stuff and then that play right there touch off his own block he finds the second contact they get it up to Leon for the winner down the line sakita knows he’s got to close that line down and transition kachar Five Points Poland’s leading scorer level with Lon so far drops thatman in short R puts a good pass in and isikawa does the rest he’s so deadly because we see that crossbody swing down the line that he’s so precise and so I don’t know impressive with and then he can go high into the angle as well just really gives a good mixture offensively here’s on odir scored with attacks and blocks yet to score with an ace don’t do it this time either great pass from schlifka and kachik too strong for run great Rhythm on that set from Yan kind of gets pushed to the left front of his court Zips that thing all the way back to his big opposite who goes wide of the block of Isa for the winner here’s Leon doesn’t quite get on top of it does come off H though doesn’t it it does and you can feel the collective exhale from the Japanese team when that sailes long sik into zorski beautifully down by Yamamoto now is that a Miss from [Music] isikawa I mean that was maybe a millimeter too high for him or something he got the back spin on it that’s a big miss too great dig from Yamamoto again on the first Tempo sway Robert Huber coming in as a service specialist for Kuba kovski he played a bigger part in the victory over Japan in the group stages he served three aces in his nine-point hall five attacks one block drops that one in Short heavy hard swing from Ishikawa pin balls around the hands this is good stuff right here again great Tempo I love that isawa is moving it around but he’s doing so high he’s not dragging the ball into the teeth of the block isawa another Ace another leave what are they doing that’s the second time Poland have ducked out of the way oh this is going to be very close but you can see yeah great shot right there saw catch Mark Airborne there getting ready to get out of the way perhaps pack within two they were four behind at 5’9 now 13 15 now with an overpass could be 145 Mia Ora slivka close but not close enough and again just some great stuff from Japan from the service line but also defensively I think back to the one that isikawa barely missed a second ago I mean this could have a completely different texture here but Japan doing their best to fight back right now isawa not a great Touch by scha chance to make up for it though there is that two-handed volley it is such a strong part in his game yeah that’s just a play blockers aren’t used to dealing with but let’s look at this contact right here from Leon Perfection of a bump set right there just gets him all the way up close to the net allows him to have that option [Applause] s isikawa makes the pass ran takah chance to extend the lead now for Poland then the bump set over to Kat mare Yamamoto chases well R Takahashi someone’s going to have to deal with this it’s Mur yanush [Applause] Leon Leon finally puts the nail in it look at that from y boto though just standing in the line of fire can’t believe he didn’t come up with that one 113 on that got a good number for you shortly sikita that is class that is pure class from Sita great stuff just a little jump shot to your quick hitter so Clayton has been in the stat bunker and he’s pulled out some numbers Lon was hitting serves against Brazil clocked at 129 and 131 km an hour you try dealing with those there he is Bump setting for kachare scha recycled again oh biak in at seta here we go here shawa short it goes and onod ends the rally Japan not going away Japan will not go away just one more note on the service pace of Leon for those of us who don’t understand kilm an hour that’s 80 M an hour 80 not quite fast enough to take you back in time but certainly fast enough to get you a speeding ticket 16 17 great second set here at the EO Arena oh scha who’s it touched very honest these Japanese boys absolutely it’s interesting with the green cards in play do you go with the honesty or do you wait until maybe it’s called no touch and then you go with the honesty but it’s slightly different in the Italian League where if you don’t admit to it and you’re found guilty you get a yellow card oh interesting sh into Ishikawa oh quick to honor de very nice yeah they do such a nice job especially on these perfect passes watch him run to that Gap called the gap for precisely that reason he hits the gap between kachar and BC now this this feels like an important phase cuz miora very capable of getting a service run together oh he’s not going to do it there though yanha to have his wits about him oh they block Leon and it is massive and did you see what they did there they pulled sakita off and just went with Takahashi and onodera as the blockers good stuff right there from Japan excellent tactic timeout called 188 setting to keep the ball closer to the net so we have we can have more angles okay after this we have yuu and Leo on the service okay and let’s try to do the break point there [Music] [Music] again clear instructions from gbit highlighting The Players whose service he wants to pick up a break point on but huge credit to Japan they’ve moved from 59 to 18 all the space in between timeouts they’ve won 13 points to n really good stuff that get back in this and I do like that stuff from gerage as well saying hey let’s sign out here we got a good run of servers coming up there is the side out Leon M throws himself to the ground but can’t keep it alive here we go beyc it could all start here he’s been the most devastating from the end line for Poland good time to come up with something here two Aces already in the match oh what a service Ishikawa does well Takahashi shut down thre man block Poland back ahead Mr gerbich you asked for a break point from B you got a breako from B that’s just great coaching bi Ex’s been superb from the endline advantage Poland once [Applause] again that’s not the end of the world is it they picked up the break point Japan looking to bounce straight back with this blocking substitute canado Takahashi coming back in for sikita ran Takahashi at the service line speaking of men capable are picking up a break point scha no break point this time catch M perfect side out he likes the swing down the line let’s take a look at this one right here yeah takes the set that’s a little bit inside but able to contort and find that line [Music] open polish fans up on their feet for this catchar serve how’s your polish uh not so good Zita has to reach and on a ER on that ball so this chance translates to Poland are red and white and that’s it ad infinite serving substitution out goes on adir fresh off the back of winning that point he is replaced by hoto nishiyama 20-year-old Panasonic Panther playing in his SP first vnl and comes up with an ace how about that are you kidding me what a let’s look at this that caught you have fraction of the well Poland wanted a challenge but you can’t challenge ball in and out now you’re not going to win that challenge anyway as we see it right there he did paint some end line 2121 2122 but that is the break point back we are back on side out terms isama yeah gets his congratulations from coach Blain right there come in Off the Bench cold and get an ace in that moment in the game nice work we’re just looking at some of the strength in t that Poland have got here because Tom foral is coming in to replace Yan so again no recognized set are on but foral one of the players who played a key role in the world championship Silvera he was the MVP in the BL Le of this season as well crazy but he’s MVP and can’t get a start anyway here’s Leon into the [Music] net yeah that just speaks to the depth of the Polish Squad right the league MVP doesn’t get to [Music] play 2222 not just this set this whole tie on a knife edge sikita oh slivka had to have his wits about him it’s katar again his strength on that right side has really come to the for watch gets a little bit of a fortunate bounce here Takahashi in good spot but it rattles the hands of yuchi at the N glances away from him and here we go cam menuk about to come in best outside at the World Championships last season most Lega Champion Champions League winner he’s won the lot and he can’t get a start either so Leon takes a seat Poland two points away from leveling this semi-final goer close very close that might have been as close out as nishiyama Ser was close in [Music] [Applause] Yuki isikawa 2323 set point beckons but for who Katch mik Ishikawa digs mura gets there Yamamoto offers up a free ball where are they going schlifka great Chase but not great enough and it is is Poland set point how about that right there just great touch from isi on the first one from kachar Poland uh Japan just have to shovel it over then a great high flat swing from sleepa yanush serving for the set 2423 Yamamoto fires it in what a way to save the set Yuki is she [Applause] power wow just perfection in execution right there gets the one-on-one that they’re looking for and that is going to be all day for isikawa Uka tatsunori coming in 22 years of age he came in as an injury replacement in the first week in ngoya and has kept his place in the squad he’s getting a full heat of these polish fans puts a good ball on zosi slipka oh there was a lot of Hang Time and no touch on it I think we’re going to see a challenge on this but it’s Japan 25 Poland 24 and for the third time in the set Japan Adit to the touch well that’s I mean that’s great stuff from a sportsmanship standpoint and they do get the green card so wisely they’re waiting long enough to where that’s in play yeah I mean that’s I guess with the challenge system we’re going to find out the truth of the situation anyways oh the cameras don’t lie yeah living on a thin margin right there bowling but if the hands disappeared for that one it was going high and handsome and it would have been Japan’s set point but as it stands it’s the second set point for Poland Alexander scha to serve for it lay on back on the court in the front as well right at the net taken by onad here’s the touch now’s the chance lay on to level the match not this time scha back to Leon oh the block returns incredible Sita run set point saved incredible rally incredible Hustle by Japan and we go again are you kidding me stopping Leon twice with two excellent situations for him to kill that ball Japan hanging tough [Music] here Kento 2525 this epic second set at the EO Arena great service Leon has to scramble it’s another clear pipe attack it found the floor and there was a net touch and having defended two set points Japan have one of their own how about the serve from mura he’s been bombing from the endline been a little bit quiet from the end line in this second set but what a time to come up with a great one to get his team a free ball set points M Ora to serve zorski good ball Leon you can only stop him for so long in system he’s going to be very difficult to deal with and you got to credit zorski right there another wonderful serve from mura handled beautifully any for the thoughts of our good friend Clayton Lucas who’s got to interview both coaches shortly and he’s going to have to speak to Li a gich at either 1-1 or two down here’s beyc oh he’s the guy you want to serve but that’s a great first touch by Ishikawa and me a straight into the block Huber and Leon shut him out and it’s a third set point for Poland how about that right there absolute bomb from B BC perfect pass and getting the stuff on Mia Ura who’s been next to Untouchable Leo whooping up the [Music] crowd about that right first [Music] out [Music] [Applause] okay these are the moments you live for as a competitor right here you’re facing down the Ser of BC Set uh set point for your opponents you got to dig in and find another level right here if you’re Japan thec for the set third time of asking great service overpassed catch Mar puts it away and the semi finals all square how about that from B yet he has been a weapon from the service line absolutely Sensational and at times like that in sets like that with there’s nothing to separate the teams big players make big plays and that’s what we’ve seen there from atou BC that is nasty I’ll tell you what though if you’re Japan you got to love that you found yourself in a hole you battled all the way back and even had a set point in that second set so I think you’ve got to convince yourself that you’re right where you want to be Poland took the second set of course but you’re playing great volleyball you are stressing them to the max Japan won Poland won here at the Ergo Arena 2628 what a second set just a reminder that Poland were as many as four points up they LED 95 and it took them three set points defending one themselves we got a contest on our hands we have a little bit of a battle here Dave it’s what it’s all about here are some of the best bits and we’ve seen some Brilliance haven’t we I mean we we expect the attacking Brilliance we’ve got scha there katar’s been going well Leon’s been Leon I mean we we’ve said that isik has been quiet at times he’s still accumulated 11 points rans there on 10 Leon on 11 catch mare on 10 as well but some of the defense from both teams has been quite astonishing the way they’ hustle to stay in points yeah it really has been the defense we we always expect it from Japan Poland’s been doing a nice job I think they were able to impose their will a little bit more from the service line in that second set that was the difference certainly those last two from bi closed the deal but we saw Japan much more out of system in that second set and that kind of was the difference serve percentage we’ve got 72% success for Japan 28% error let’s take a look at Poland’s 18 9% to 11 now at this level of volleyball with the aggression that they put behind the surf those are quite staggering numbers that is astonishing as a matter of fact because I mean that’s one out of every 10 you’re missing and think of the power that we’re seeing from the likes of Leon kachar BC of course I mean to have that kind of error ratio is unbelievable and what theyve managed to do is something that so few teams have been able to do in this volleyball Nations league is create reception errors by Japan yeah we haven’t seen a whole lot of AC we saw Zero in fact in the quarterfinal go against Japan we’ve already seen a few here the last one not technically an ace it was an overpass but effectively an ace uh so that speaks to how well Poland are serving and just that concept of sustaining pressure on your opponent so vital well the crowd take a breath but there’s no rest for us because Clayton Lucas has managed to track down Nicola gich let’s see what he can get out of him coach a really really good way to battle back in that second set you said to the team in the beginning of the first set this is a long game we’ve got to be ready for this is the message still the same and what were you just chat to them about now nothing is happening that we didn’t predict they they they are here because they are playing great volleyball and they every time they have an opportunity to score in transition they are doing it they have a great side out with a good ball and and it’s not like uh amazing to us what they are doing now so we just have to have patience and continue to battle for every okay good luck thank you thank you a lot of respect there from good to the Japanese team let’s hear what let’s hear what his opposite Philip blae has to say about his team and of course Poland great start to the match you guys played really well the first set very close in the second what’s the message been to the team ahead of this next one say second second set you have so many a CH in transition that way efficiency was not so high so that’s perhaps the differences that we have to do when you have a good situation of transition you have to be more efficient is M okay is it tactical change or is he not is he is he injured sorry m is he injured or is it tactical he feel a great pain just during the Waring if he pain to the back so unfortunately without him but you will okay good luck confirmation then of that injury to Eugene Aida they’ll hope that he’s back fighting fit soon because regard regardless of what happens here they’ve got a medal match tomorrow it’s either going to be for gold or it’s going to be for bronze and they are going to want the full roster to pick from to have two players in that position with the strength of Nishida and moora has put them in a great spot but it is Poland who’ve got themselves in a great spot and they they really had to win that set didn’t they cuz you don’t want to be coming from two down against this Japanese team it was going to be dire straights if that second set went the other way and it might have been a deflated 11,000 here at the Earth go but as it is the place is buzzing you and I are buzzing can’t wait for this third one to get underway but it’s not D Straits for Poland but one of The Sultans of Swing will get us underway in the third set Alexander scha with that left hand that cultured left hand sends it into Ishikawa and it’s recycled brilliant set such soft hands Great Rally to start with oh what a block what a block that was a great set too it’s gone to Mia AA and Poland have said no thanks they lined that up beautifully shoulder-to-shoulder BC and Leon you see Leon just closing that line l no space to Slither out between him and the antenna narrow there I think the frustrating thing is Takahashi was open on the left hand side and scha gets to go again good confidence start for Poland floats that one in to isikawa ran oh that is cheeky and Brilliant what a touch yeah it’s it’s both you’re correct that is just unbelievable touch not easy to control this macazo that well with those soft shots kind of Pops off your hand and Takahashi just wraps that beautifully Ora again they boo and they hiss and they whistle but that is not going to stop him going full send with this left hand nice pass by schlifka Kare crosscourt Dynamite credit slifka with that one right there because that was a great serf for Miura slifka just puts up a beauty opens up all the offensive options and kach Mark finds the scam for the [Music] winner mat another good service but ran puts that on a platter for sakita but is shikwa can’t find the floor what can Leon do find some fingers that’s what Leon can [Music] [Applause] do and there’s just this moment when he attacks that it’s almost like the air getting vacuumed out before it just explodes back into the venue isn’t it it’s like everyone takes a sharp and take a breath at the same time isn’t it oh 3-1 oh what a service what a service how how is he that good from the Baseline yeah the fact that he can pull that one into the one 16 scene when he’s so deadly in the 56 scene makes it so difficult cuz you can see shawa leaning to cover that 56 seene it’s more like a tennis Ser cuz he’s 210 and he just rips through it he’s done it again but that’s a good pass by ran again that’ll be sweet relief the ball’s gone out ends the rain of terror and ran will be hoping to inflict one of his own that’s just beautiful stuff started with a perfect pass from [Applause] [Music] Takahashi lay on onto the 3 m line good dig this is what Japan need more of M aa oh high enhance him over the hands those are the ones they’re going to need to capitalize on already find themselves chasing here a little bit in this third set can’t let too many of those go by the wayside s a wolf dogs Nya t-shirt there they picked up a lot of Polish supporters since BOS kek has been over there isikawa no he’s missed long Japan behind the eight ball here they were four down in the second set but that was at 95 here it’s 62 and no surprise that Philip bla calls for a timeout good time for it that’s a good swing but just barely missing the mark isawa trying to find the narrowest of marges down that line best blocker so you have to avoid a little bit position if you [Music] can quick Philly blae there echoing the words that have been said by many many coaches for many many years Leon is the best player avoid Leon yeah I’m not sure that uh that’s a possibility to avoid lay off certainly keep the ball away from him in the block here’s kachar another great serve that somehow ends up back over the net katar he is feeling it first the serve then the finish and he extends the lead yeah this is where things start to get dangerous you know you expect the service pressure from Leon you expect it from BC but if kachara can start to find his rhythm and add to that pressure it’s going to be a long or maybe a short yes here is kachare again s sorry Yamamoto does a bit better this time and onad can only find zorski and this time Leon pulls another tool out of the toolkit less power more Precision but still points that slam dink is wonderful right there just finding the open seam and you got to look at that dig from zorski just crashing with the Palms up scooping that quick hit from Japan cim out at [Applause] 82 again it’s into the net but after you picked up a couple of points on serve if there is ever a forgivable service error it’s there so wild the EB and flow of volleyball matches I mean it was maybe 5 minutes ago that Japan had a set point in set two here they are trailing by six already oh make got seven norber Huber [Applause] wow a big number 99 straight off the offensive line into the middle for Poland another very big man 24 years of age Leon better by Yamamoto and that is how you engage mura how about the power all around in that play that’s surf Leon unbelievable Yamamoto dimes it again zipping that set all the way back to meura sakita is sakita that one in Short to Nobert Huber catch Mar Yamamoto Chase his well it’s a free ball offered up by Ishikawa oh it’s still up I think that caught some floor yeah no but Huber just the reaction from Yamamoto to chase that ball down but it might have come off the boot [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] sure realistically that set didn’t even get high enough for him 104 nice touch by karik nothing for shka this time oh that is glorious is she on the fade away was very cobes right just kind of backpedaling after he drops the fallway jumper on you perfectly executed right there hiawa still a five-point gain though Sixpoint game isawa there’s been a soft spot in his game tonight it’s been from that service line he’s kind of missed a few of those sliit behind Leon in terms of the game top scorers now 14 to 12 as yanush puts that into rantak Hashi who gets blocked and katare is having a whale of a time in the third set he really is dialed in let’s take a look at the hand positioning here yeah just straight up straight over good shape to his hands and he gets rewarded as that finds the back corner isawa on the reception shka great by Yamamoto it’s another free ball squeezed through by katar and Poland playing Japan in their own game yeah that’s a slam dink Fest out here for Poland slea throwing that one little slider across the court andaro Takahashi on for Japan now in the middle taking over for Yami like for like change they are digging everything Poland and they’re not working super hard to do it either cut shot doesn’t find the floor isikawa and then M Ora it’s a little near back for Japan just kind of curious how this can happen at times in this great sport when everything’s going your way the balls all seem to bounce in your favor off the block right to your Defenders and kind of the opposite of that can be true as well when they’re not sometimes you feel like you’re chasing shadows as canaro serves that one on z ski the yet can’t [Applause] miss these big guys have been really imp aggressive they catch M and biek in particular in this third set Shiva chipping in as [Applause] [Music] well [Music] 714 it’s an American football score yes couple touchdowns Poland but just one for Japan isama coming in for Sita in a blocking capacity this time came in a serving capacity before did a pretty good [Music] [Applause] job a conf flab happening onir leading it it’s R Takahashi mishama and on adir front cour but not for long because that one’s been served into the net another change being made change so a center being brought on for M AA that’s Moi AO ngoya wolf dog one point he scored in the vnl and that came against Poland Leon free ball offered up aoll first set for him good swing nyama I like that just come right onto the floor set the quick out of the gate and then feed your other guy who’s on the floor freshly Nish [Music] Yama ran Takahashi 815 be S fight back from here certainly in this third set run looks for the short one served that delicious Ace in the first set didn’t he with one of those he really did yeah now the task of your Japan is to try and see if you can’t generate some momentum for the four right it might be impossible I mean you’re not going to quit of course it might be very very difficult to climb all the way back in this third set but you got to get some momentum coming your way isawa off the hands yeah if you can maybe get up into the 20s then you’ll feel as though you’ve done [Music] well did allude to the fact he thought it might be a long [Music] game can’t have expected Japan to be as good as they were the first they were spectacular on a de of the service catch M oh bred bruised through to win that point yeah he’s doing a nice job of mixing things up offensively because he established that line early and now you see isikawa chasing him all the way to that Line opens up that seam and he can just kind of slap it through [Applause] Leon to Yamamoto another a good point there by nishiyama the West Mountain day Nishi Yama but how about the pass again from yamama on Leon Ser I love the way he receives the ball because he he absorbs it then bounces back off it it always makes every contact look so dramatic yeah that is kind of a an Asian philosophy so to speak that that recoil to try and absorb some of the power you see that a lot from the Korean lios the Japanese lios 1810 here’s Nobert Huber picked up eight aces in the vnl then he is hero off guard there Touch by bi schlifka really good work Ishikawa with work to do rant takahashi’s there oo oh is that touched anyone not this time is shama he’s just playing with a hand breake off isn’t he C Ball will swing I like it yeah what else do you want from your subs particularly at this kind of juncture where you’re nine points down no reason to leave anything in the tank so to speak [Music] [Applause] well this game has given us a little bit of everything on the court it’s given us a little bit of something off the court as well too the crowd bouncing up and down for This brilliant Polish team who look like they are about to go into the lead for the first time in this semi-final run picked out oh and a complete s up by m AO don’t see that very often at the elite level that’s how you know that when it rains it pours because no team better at controlling the ball than Japan so to have those kind of little Ticky tag things happen Uber great service oo with the safety of the bump set then isikawa through bi just a great response from Japan right there [Music] AO with the bump set backwards yeah after the mishandling error that handling error I suppose tiny margins didn’t it that would have only been a millimeter off shows how accurate these sets are such great contacts the whole time isawa drops it in short serves a beautiful Ace leay on and Zori can’t get there love that from mwa too he’s kind of had some trouble finding the range with his heater goes to the soft stuff just to try and get something in comes up with a beauty eight more of those and we’ve got a game on our [Applause] hands he’s up to 15 points for the game level with katare back to back Aces take them where you can get him I’m sure he’d prefer a little bit of Lu like that if it was [Music] 2121 so tough cuz you see that ball going to the scene between Leon and zorski zorski leaning towards it and then it just kind of takes a left turn off the table seuk is coming into the passing unit to replace Leon [Music] P mare loitering with intent behind them as well isawa better from zorski sffa heavy touch one of those hopeful hands thrown at that yeah I love that swing from slia high flat hard right there we see him do a lot of the slop a lot of the Slither moving the ball around with some slam tips and the like he’s going with the Peter [Applause] there shita coming in 26 earlier this vnl best Digger in the Japanese league and gets a touch [Applause] there Yamamoto AO run when they do it they do it really well that’s they’ve just been in one of those ruts where everything’s coming up Poland in this third set but if they can recover a little bit of this form we’re in for a good forth canaro Takahashi into zorski now there slivka says touch Japan agree fine margins though with slier he’s had a few of those today trimon nails for you to W five more points yeah you can kind of hear that contact too as it goes by a little extra thud on the way out on adir oh just scrapes that one through SE y thought he got enough on that [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] AO in for S of course that is top draw setting I love a one-handed set what can I say we’ve all got our th that was awesome we had the perfect look at it too you can see him just go up with the hand and just shove it jump shot style right out to seuk on the left side perfect Rhythm who’s the man you won at the service line here bi well the net tape takes the heat out of that one and Rashi puts the heat straight back in and you get the sense that he’s warming up a little bit right everybody for Japan’s been a little quiet in this third because Poland have been so hot the round’s starting to warm up if you’re Japan you like that M’s going to come back in rested sakita is going to come back in rested the Poland have eight set [Applause] points it’s Vash kachare to serve for a 2-1 lead 2416 24 17 a side out will do it here for the [Music] hosts Tomita mishama andar Takahashi at the net badir to serve into seuk norber Huber who was at an excellent third set hits the winner Poland have won it 2517 they have won it comfortably and something they did in the second set but they really took advantage of in the third is a great start great start they just kept rolling great service pressure I feel like they controlled the ball better as well in their serve receive game that’s always going to play a factor right but it was kind of the major difference there and all the balls bouncing their way as well which you can’t control all that much but good things tend to happen when you take care of the aspects of the game that you can control Poland 2517 winners of the third set 2826 in the second that was where they really wrestle momentum any numbers here that you particularly like well the difference in that one’s going to be the six extra errors that Poland got from Japan everything relatively level otherwise surprisingly Japan with more service aces in that one as we talk about how well Poland handled the ball but that those were late right those were late from me shawa so kind of a non-factor the result was already well wrapped up in that third set but those nine errors that Japan gave Poland the big difference in that third set and of course that is uncharacteristic such a key part of their game is that they don’t make errors and they almost force their opponents to as a result yeah they got in a position though where they were trailing big and they had to press and that’s kind of when the error start to creep in right but if there’s one thing Poland can’t afford to be now it’s complacent absolutely yeah you you get the sense that Japan were starting to find a little bit of Rhythm late there always difficult when you kind of roll over a team to stay in that aggressive mindset and Japan are going to feel like they got nothing to lose it can’t go any worse but just looking at the Target Zone there just 29% really good ball compare that in that third set 60% and then 33% in the midi that is such an enormous difference between set three and set one in terms of improvements for Poland yeah absolutely 93% of balls in a setable position there a highly setable position I mean that’s why things ran so smoothly for Poland in that third what do you want to see from Japan in set number four yeah I mean you got to tighten those errors up a little bit right if Poland make plays and they close you out so be it but don’t give away the set just kind of get back to what you were doing in the first see if you can short things up a little bit in your serve receive which I have no doubt they will and that’s obviously easier said than done you’re a little bit at the mercy of the serves of PC and Leon and the like right but just kind of get the train back on the tracks and play your game as you know how what about Poland what you want to see from them yeah Poland I think you just got to keep doing what you’re doing as as TR as that sounds keep bombing away from the service line keep controlling the ball on your side keep forcing that middle when you do control the ball because we saw cubert be unstoppable right he was a Difference Maker there kach marks in good Rhythm and of course bi and Leon SLO everybody playing well for Poland right now just don’t take your foot off the throat of Japan for Ora back on the court for Japan AIS sakita onod ran Takahashi and Ishikawa and interestingly be canaro Takahashi when Yamamoto leaves the court fourth set must- win for Japan M Ora gets us underway into scha yanush with the first set the en with the first swing that’s just what Poland want to see out of the game absolute laser beam of a serve from mura but slia Nails it yanish didn’t have to move a muscle and that thing dropped right on his forehead he can run the quick bi another good service Yamamoto forces sakita wide M Ora three blockers up and he does not care Leon knows he made a little bit of a mistake but three-man block up there you got to make sure that line is sealed he a little bit goes off the side of his arm [Music] here to clinical side outs to start with ran Takahashi at the service line a service shank pass ran picks up another Ace that’s just great location on that good Pace but watch him serve it right in the scene between slia and Leon and it gets a little bit of Miss communication there SLA late with the arms that was his third Ace zorski steps in to prevent the force and lay on lights out love that from zorski though crashing that short ball making a good read on it keeping his team in Rhythm and then Leon versus sakita is going to be Advantage Leon all night long katar Yamamoto good pass onad can’t finish the job though Boran he is two from two in the fourth set yeah I love yamamoto’s energy if I’m Poland you know maybe they just have kind of a general green light from the service line but I’d be trying to keep the ball off of Yamamoto as much as possible he’s controlling the ball well and furthermore you want to interrupt the offensive of isawa Takahashi if you can onad that float serve of his Le on testing the Baseline that did catch the baseline or just inside of it I don’t know if we get the Hawkeye replay on that one but it did look like it was in have a look here again just over the top yeah you can see it catch some floor great shot right there for my camera crew here he is to serve Alfredo Leon into Ishikawa oh net touch they both say no huba says no Yan says no good bit shrugs the shoulders and we’re going to look at the [Music] screen yeah you wonder because that serve hit the net yeah it’s that what gave it the wobble either way gives us a chance to catch our breath at the start of set number four I think that’s maybe Whata is telling our down R right there is the serve was into the tape so the thing’s bouncing around sometimes they’re still pointing at each other like who was it was it you is it me let’s see if there was anyone oh yeah there’s some elbow there yeah oh yeah there’s there’s a ripple yeah I like the uh is there any way I know as a player you didn’t spend a huge amount of time at the net in that situation but is there any way you don’t feel that yeah I think in the In the Heat of the Moment you know I don’t I mean still uh Huber is arguing it even though we just saw the incriminating circle of indictment we live in a posttruth volleyball Nations League oh there’s plenty of Truth in that dig but Poland get to go again schlifka oh crosscourt Perfection then only a left he can bring yeah and it was the play before that that set that up slka stepping in behind the block to dig that short shot as we watch the scoop kamamoto just Beauty slia with the winner right there but he picked up that short shot from isawa that really set that up full full huba isikawa M Ora high off the hands and lay on oh what happened there uh well you’re in position six you you see the contact you kind of have your weight coming forward and then when it rattles high and up over you we’ll see it here watch look at his position he’s leaning shoulders forward and when it goes up and over that’s pretty well over the top of yeah the first movement I just thought he was about to do suddenly miraculous now Japan and back to their business digging and squeezing that through BC and this is what they do well isn’t it just picking up those points yeah it’s just such good work by their blockers up there they don’t necessarily get a ton of direct stuff blocks but they slow balls down give their Defenders a chance’ got a break point a lot of volleyball to be played in this fourth set though thec with the first touch scha oh that is delightful yeah that’s beautiful stuff right there that’s a couple now and you think he’s setting that up so that Japan’s going to have to adjust move that block in and that’ll open up some line for him side out required oh where’s this going still alive work to do sakita with options picks out mura and it’s a good option very good option there do well just to keep it alive was kind of a good one arm spear in the back courner from yanush [Music] but Japan’s offense humming a little bit right now Takahashi given the start in set four can’t get the requisite dip on that one and he’ll have a sit down to think about it Yamamoto back in he’s in the back cour with Ishikawa and ran sahashi so all kinds of options here shka run with the pass he’s going to get it back and he’s going to get blocked catch m one onone that’s a couple times now just a great move from catch Mark you see him drop into that angle does a nice job of stopping short not chasing all the way out to kind of front the body of Takahashi just baits him into that angle swing takes it away shka 77 that is that break point disappeared run on the angles at toski on the Dig Leon 87 Poland lead how is that possible first of all unbelievable dick from Zori the angle but let’s watch this we didn’t see that he had no approach he’s jumping backwards and still manages to find some angle inside the double block Le right [Music] there you have to be ready for [Music] defense what you block and you have to take we have to respect what we have to do or first [Music] interesting what you have you have to take said coach Blaine right there I think is kind of a reference to the one-on-one swing a little bit of Line open of course that’s always easier from a standing and watching Vantage Point than it is from a real time trying to Traverse the block of kachar at the net SCH is going to get us back and away 87 oh good touch here chance to increase the lead and it’s a chance that catari does not pass up he’s having an excellent game out there indeed he is cuz that’s all catch Mark we’re just going to see the final kill but it was the help on the first Tempo that got him the touch slowed it down created the opportunity for Poland and kachar gets the kill as well good service run this for scha Japan need to end it otherwise it could be a set and a match defining one oh the block from BC Japan looking to recycle the ball yeah a little bit shocking right there because that’s a great play from meura just getting his feet to that ball pushing it into the block to try and get his team another opportunity and then nobody there to cover it just finds a soft spot in that coverage even bi’s reaction was that of surprise obviously Delight Sita oh they needed that on air great kill he they did if you’re Japan you got to remind yourself still a lot of this set left to play you’ve been playing well Sav that one scoring run right there from slia it’s only two points don’t lose sight of what you’ve got going on on your side of the net yeah fski swallows that one Leon down the line he goes back to the top of the scoring charts on 18 karik 17 Ishikawa 17 yeah when Leon can find this line swing right here he becomes all the more dangerous biuk another good service ran off the hands biuk gets a hand on it well if Poland win this point Japan may as well pack up and go home they’ve done their best but M AA saves [Music] one Japan having to work so hard right now just for every little not only point but every side out it seems that’s a tough spot to be in but you get the sense that they’re one or two break points away from flipping this perhaps yanos with options lay on Absolut absolutely unstoppable that’s one of those things you can’t control if you’re Japan just keep peppering in these great serves if SFA sticks it he sticks it and there’s not much you can do with that right there 332 114 km an hour High fast incredible tatch m one of the men of the moment for Poland Yamamoto searching that one sent back courau catch mik Poland finding another gear and Japan having a dig deep here real test a character to find out if they can hang with them indeed and how good has kachar been he’s found unbelievable Rhythm from the service line he’s been next to Untouchable offensively just a stellar performance from the opposite for Poland that well long he was looking so imploringly at the referee there who said I can’t defy the laws of physics F friend but he’s yet to serve an ace in this game 14 attack points four block points for catch Marik on adir to put a bit of extra juice on that float serve and you’re chasing the game your one set down your four points down you look through the net you see Alfredo Leon about to serve it you over pass patient from schlifka block from kentaro they needed that oh and he’s just tripped over Philip BL out of his [Applause] shot that was vital right there for Japan that might have closed out this fourth set had that one gone Poland’s way Sita into Leon oh right on the net tape and that is why you pick it all set yeah and again good service from Japan but Poland are dialed in in their reception there still a shot of Carl G there not involved in the 14 this week only three middle blockers world champion himself of course great run right there from sakita keeping it on that right side in Rhythm isawa for the [Applause] kill ohka he was a little bit late there he wanted to draw the hands down didn’t he back out to the block shawa is this a cometh the hour moment not quite shka oh he’s just missed Ling left arm shot that’s the one we’ve seen him score with quite a few times already but again a great serve from isaa zorski handles it quite well little bit of an opening for Japan with that mistake from [Applause] Poland they’d love to see shwa go on about a two or three more Point run here kak wonder what his heart rate’s doing great serve a serve Japan back in the game Japan’s big stud when they need him the [Music] most no big celebrations either little fist bump he’s in the zone corx says yeah don’t don’t worry Lads don’t worry you’ve got this I’ll sit here you’re doing a great job too long but they just a touch long little bit of a Miss on his hand right there but isawa gets them back to within Striking Distance and they beaten one points haven’t they you don’t have to get all the break points straight away just next mission side out stack to the right Yamamoto in it goes there’s the pipe oh it squeezed through it is Scruffy from Ishikawa that’s impressive stuff from sakita as well that pass tight and flat you can see him just tap it with the fingertips back to his guy 14 for the winner canaro Takahashi no aces in this season’s vnl scha takes it short catch MC over on the first ball oh Leon is there a touch there is there is a touch of amazing how many of these plays we’ve seen for Poland just getting fingertips on the way out cuz that isn’t perfectly contacted little bit of scud on that s could come up with from the headline [Applause] here that is incredible from Alexander schlifka oh my goodness the perfect line Ser I mean the fortitude intestinal fortitude to go for that serve in this moment and to execute Alexander sft beautiful that is that break point oh and they’ve overpassed as well I was about to say that’s the break point that Japan had won back erased and now it’s been expanded on Philly Blaine calls his final timeout of the fourth set and maybe his final timeout in the Quest for the gold medal in this season’s volleyball Nations League that overpass right there might be the final mistake that seals the deal [Music] [Applause] [Music] just kind of goes to show what service pressure Relentless service pressure can do to the of receivers right because Japan’s so steady in that but they’ve been under pressure all day from the serves of Poland and so that we would call that a relatively easy serve that we just saw from slka but induces the overpass slka to take Poland to 20 sakita oh dear a good block touch but ishika is there ran tries to roll it lons on hands catch m oh carry call The Catch ball that’s the right call we’ve seen sleeper do it but kachar takes that ball from inside and pulls it all the way to the line across his body you can’t redirect like that certainly not with two hands sakita out isama in Big Block in substitution the kind of been short on kill blocks tonight Mia AA at the service line 16 19 into scha puts it on a platter for Yan how about that from onodera right there what a time for that and I love that surve from Miura just taking a little bit off it Poland still in perfect Rhythm but onad coming up with a big stuff maybe maybe 1719 theora sent High by zatorski catch mark re is in the zone straight over Takahashi and again poing receiving like we expect Japan to because another phenomenal serve from Miura just handled beautifully by zorski sets that up 20 points to 17 thec at the service line he could put the final nail in the coffin right here oh Yamamoto so nearly sends that into the Jumbotron down the line mishama how about that right there the double sub coming through immediately for Japan a row in seta nyama in to do exactly that and ran Takahashi at the service line Japan two points [Applause] behind scha another good pass Leon it’s like he’s got a homing Beacon for fingertips yeah well he’s just doing a great job of maintaining the height of his swing you know how big physical and athletic he is you only get in trouble when you start dragging it down to the height of the block but he’s staying High maintaining that Advantage just good stuff from the Polish left side Kar good pass Yamamoto isikawa oh a Ki does well Layon Poland still in the point that is Suns side out Takahashi great stuff from Japan wonderful sliding dig from zorski just SLI right into that seam got the scoop but Poland just had to shovel it over in the second effort right here oh perfect pipe timing get Huber off his feet [Applause] on 1921 sh for the Target again Leon Japan getting more on it but not enough and Poland keep on [Applause] rolling it starts to get a little disheartening if you’re Japan because that’s a well formed block good stuff but good offense beats good defense a lot of the time Leon what a serve oh miss hit Nama and duress from schlifka and Huber attempts the miracle cut again unbelievable stuff 128 right there yeah again 79 mph I mean credits are Takahashi for pulling that pass off but it was in hard and flat changes being made here for Poland if they’ll allow them in time Tom foral coming in greal W match maybe coming in katare coming out this might be his last contribution to this game and he has been exceptional unbelievable yeah he’s really been the Difference Maker I mean Leon’s been fantastic of course but we would expect that that’s Mark a little bit more of a question mark in our minds and he’s come through in a big way 19 points 15 kills four blocks Leon not adding to his 23 points no Aces for Leon despite the service pressure but he’s made 21 attack points two block points we will see more of cou back because that double substitution it’s reversed a well match out yanush Bak in Kar in and seuk coming in for [Music] Leon S of course that crazy Peru [Music] [Applause] season Japan 20 Poland 23 fourth set Poland leading 2-1 Yan sets Huber brings us to match point he is also come into the game and been a giant he might be hitting a thousand that I don’t remember Japan stopping him at all much less touching any of his attacks Norbert Huber serving for a place in the volleyball Nations League final match point sakita sets is sheawa well they’re not going to win it on his watch who do you want serving if you’re Japan how about your captain right there Yuki Ishikawa Yuki meaning courage of course in Japanese Dave let’s see what he can come up with big service but SE yuk receives schlifka down the line Poland are in another final they’ve had to dig deep here Japan tested them and taught them a lesson in the first set but then