Stings Aichi 🇯🇵 vs. Foolad Sirjan 🇮🇷 - AVC Champions League 2026 | Highlights - Semifinal

Straight away, TJ Defalco picks up where he left off with an ace on the first serve of the match. Higashi continues. That is brilliant first tempo. Valisade. Speed is excellent here. Jaitek back within one. Niccarelli to serve. They have to deal with a high ball. Now a chance for Boyer. Will only end up being a free ball. Another high ball set missed by Jaitek. Another point through the middle for Mohammed Valisade. Valisade left one on one. Valisade dug by Cantoro. Niccarelli does keep it alive. Still one more free ball. Valisade finds a way past the double block. It's a challenge of who can have the best control in transition. Big swing. Ali Haji. Again the variation. Scrambled to keep alive. Draws another free ball. And Nikolov does not need a second time of asking. Now Higashi serving for the Jaitek's things. Valisade. Great find from Ramazan. Now to Niccarelli. Teases the ball onto the arms of Nikolov who demolishes this ball down the line. He has troubled the Jaitek receivers with his change up. This time managed to find Cantoro. Now Niccarelli converts. Nikolov. Haji squeezes past the block. He's having a great time. Goes strong at Poirier. Free ball coming over. Now Higashi feeds Stéphane Boyer. Again the target. Brutal attack but chased down by Essie. High ball. Poirier works the block and that is the first set for Fulad Sirian. Poirier finishes off a great defensive chase down from Essie. His substitution comes with great effect. Poirier gets this underway in set number two. Stretched on reception. Niccarelli great solution. Poirier here. Throws him into the middle on reception. The high ball for Nikolov. Looks to recycle for Cantoro Block. Uchi continues and once more on to Poirier. Nikolov muscles up. Goes through the seam over Kawahigashi. Get the angle right. Poirier on reception. Now according to Judy on defense from the Balazada attack. Nikolov. Strong cross court from a difficult spot. Not under control. Niccarelli brings the heat. Aji squeezes past the block. Matsuyama within one. The block. Poirier against Boyer. Stings. Another lead of one. Sir kisses the tape. Sir stings the legs from Boyer. Rifles the ball in the seam between Luccarelli and Defalco. The result is a free ball for Fuladzian. Is that it? Drawn out Nikolov. Did find a way to show a little bit more rhythm. Nikolov would like to add one on serve. Niccarelli says no. Cantoro. Return their advantage to just one. And as the Cantoro serve. Aji goes strong on the line. Defalco leaves way too much space. That gives him a chance to serve. And he goes strong at Nikolov. Poirier off speed. With a one point lead and Defalco serving. Sukte. Leaves some of that frustration. Poirier. Big at Kazuyuki once more. High ball for Luccarelli. He's recycled. But unable to be controlled by Defalco. Sends that over the net. And Sukte finishes the point. A serve. A little stronger this time. Pushes pretty strong himself. Sending that one down the line. After Poirier. Aji goes strong. Cross court again. His tenth point on set point. The overpass from Luccarelli. Valizade. Luccarelli. Get us underway in set number three. Trolls the ball into recycle. And Nikolov gets his chance. And with no block. From four and a half, five meters off the net. Nikolov finds the corner. JTEC teammates. Dani. Sukte. Just over the top. For defense to adjust. To make an extra read. The ball has been called out. And in set number two. This one has missed. Serve. Block. Against the Luccarelli attack. Sukte and Ramazani combining. Valizade with a rip. Disconnected. Having the consistency they would like. A strong serve from Haji. Falco, Doug. Nikolov. Bits today. This one tags. Carter Luccarelli on the reception. Haji. Goes short. Haji. So strong. Fujiwara. His serve is almost the overpass. But Ramazani extends. The top score with Boye. Stabilized as well. Nikolov. Comes off speed. In time. Well. Falco handles the reception with a flop. Kalaguchi. The serve. Kalaguchi. One step closer. ABC Champions League final. Boye. Is the target. He's locked. Kentaro. Finishes off the point. The question will just be what color they leave the tournament. For the medal around their necks. Cycle from Luccarelli. Great off speed again. One gashi. Nikolov the target this time. Ramazani makes the save. And Tukteh finishes it off. And it is Fulad Sirian. Iranian. Booking their ticket in the final of the ABC Champions League.