Stings Aichi 🇯🇵 vs. Nakhonratchasima 🇹🇭 - AVC Champions League 2026 | Highlights - Pool Play

Luccarelli serving, away we go. That's a decent reception to start with. Luccarelli's there backcourt. Udai, Defalco. Okay, a loose swing from TJ. Oh, what a swing. Kisada makes a wonderful connection. Defalco. Oh, back-to-back from TJ. Lujang isn't playing today. He's waiting in the wings if they need in the brilliant middle, but they're not going to need him with Boye blocking like this. Oh, Boye, Kawaguchi. No. Udai again to the middle this time. It's blocked and Defalco steps in. Another little tip shot and good covering behind. But the one-foot shot doesn't apply any pressure, but the swing from backcourt does. Defalco makes his way under the net and back. Kisada. And the quality of the passing is so good. And the quality of the swinging is so good. And Stephen Boye. Much better pass. And the outcome, fantastic. Luccarelli, Udai, Defalco. 22. Anarac, 23. 17. Oh, well watched by Udai. Oh, the cover was good. Bouncing around. Free ball here. But JTEC stings and Boye goes cross-court. Brings up set point to win the first set and win it pretty easily. Oh, what a block. Huge block. Absolutely massive. Still set point. Another great serve. Nathan Ratchesima. They found a bit of something here, haven't they? They certainly have. And Kisada, as expected, still set point. That's a great pass. And that is the first set done and dusted. Stephen Boye, after a little bit of a wag of the tail from Nakon. Decent reception to start with. And that picture-perfect pipe attack from TJ Defalco. Recycle when there's no one to recycle to. Go on, you just need to be a little bit better. Kisada can't quite make the kill block, but he will create the free ball opportunity. Set doesn't work out for Maxim. And then Boye. A tough day continues. Gotta get the reception right. Oh, Boye. Boye. I think Boye's got a dinner reservation. He wants this game done. The Libro. They're not really going after him in serve. Oh, what a block. Three meters off the net every time. Surely not. Bunyadid. That one pushed to the back of the court. Lots of space there. Oh, another monster block. Oh, Boye out there on the edge. Daigo Iwamoto has played a lot of volleyball in the league this year. He's been with the first team since 2022 out of Waseda University. Boye. This time, the read is good. Tanapat with the defense, but the block comes in on Maxim. Oh, wow. Pipe attacks are beauty, but what about the defense? Came through fast and then comes through faster. 21-10 to Falco. Oh, finding a winner from there. Lovely shot selection from TJ. Oh, what a swing for the set, but they're gonna have to reload. Oh, another brilliant dig by Maxim, but a third chance not taken. Maxim throws it back in the mix and then swings off the block. Wonderful rear guard action from the Russian. Kisada. This for the set. Job done. Boye delivers the killer blow in set two. And JTEC stings, what, 47? But he is gonna serve first in the third set. Stings two. Nakon Ratchasima zero. And that is over on one. Could be a great start here for Stings, but another opportunity for Nakon Ratchasima. Not taken. Yudai backs himself up into position. That's 3-1. Oh, has that dropped on the line? Yes, it has. Yudai. Yeah, straight back to business. 7-6. That pass forced a little wide. No one to cover the block. 8-7. Yudai. Oh, and then Boye. 10-7. Oh, the off-speed tip works for Maxim. Right, 10 points to eight. It's a much better contest than we've seen so far. Luccarelli, though. 12-9. Oh, beautiful. Luccarelli. Defalco. Chaos with that serve. And that makes it look easy. Backcourt. Yudai. Out wide. Little tip thrown back down. Back out the same way. Luccarelli. Hand on that. And Maxim. Oh, straight into. They were looking at that. They're looking at a net Up go the arms. Back and away. 17-11. Boye. This time he gets blocked. That's a big one. 13. Oh, 18-13. In this four victory for JTEC Stings. Into the net, but don't worry. Luccarelli and Libero Kazuki all ready to receive this ball, but it's not going to get that far. It is into the net from Maxim and the JTEC Stings cruise to victory in the opening game of their AVC Champions League.