Japan vs Slovenia Epic Volleyball Battle Highlights

Under way for a serve. Matsuka. Big block to combine. Japanese block shuts it down. Three across. Two and a half across. Soft down the line. Sekita sends it to the middle. Establishing the middle is Japan early on. It's that physical game of chess. Forty-one. Yeah, it's not six. Forty-one. Well done. Outside. How many people does it take? Outside. Ishikawa. Releases for the first time, but not the last. Plenty of this. Goes right to the same spot. Trying to take the middle out of it. There's heat. Tanya Stern. Big blocking presence. Massive. Pass is good. Overloading the outside zone. Matsuka. Pass is rock solid. Nishida winds up. It's good. Over. Sekita well done. Ishikawa is a little bit low. Maybe for him. Ropret. That ball to the sideline. Sekita back. It's coming over the shoulder. There's a big block. I think he's trying to use it out, but no dice. It's been a 5-1 run. Jalikar. In-system options available. They double up through the middle zone again. They haven't had many opportunities to do that as of late in Japan. They're one of the world's best because of the speed at what's coming. Tough serve. Matsuka inside a triple block. Sekita gets himself around and blasts him through the block. Nishida breaking down walls. Slovenia called Japan's bluff. Players I've ever seen go up and have a swing through four and end up lying on his back because his feet got caught in the bottom of the net. He's had a swing on the cross-court angle. All systems go. A little bit of a roundhouse. I just love the way that Yamouchi took care of that one. Decent pass. Those blocks inspire Japan, especially when they come off a stern. That time they've closed the block completely. Benefit from seeing your flopping hands a second time. Sorry. Set it up. Beautiful symphony play. Alan, look at this. 38 years of age. One of the greatest films as well where the scary thing was the music. Yes, absolutely. Japan stacked right. He goes away from it. A little bit of trouble. Ishikawa cleans it up. His own pass. He says, don't worry, I'll make it better. The quote was, is that even legal? As he went over the advertising hoardings to bring the ball back. Great block. Shape block by stern back in. Ball down. Atsuka service. Pressure well handled. That block. Solid and good. Ishikawa posing for pictures. The emotion he showed. A little fist bump. Got you. Big words on television. Parabola. There it is. From the back court. Ow. Oh my goodness. Laser from stern. Yamamoto up. That could not. Did that get him in the face? No, I think it got him in the side. Pass is good. They give it to Tsumida. Off hand. It's still good. Keep playing. Here it comes. It's going to be quick to the middle. Again. That's insane. Slovenia cannot find the floor. Japan, everything up. Just going to wear him down. Touch. Off hand. Unbelievable. Japan is everywhere. Not going to give up. Anybody getting tired? No chance. Ishikawa. Roper. Sakita. They are everywhere. Japan. Oh my goodness. That is lit. The place here. Nishida. Is it good? It is. On set point. Wow. Just one. So smooth. It's lightning quick. Pass is nice. Nishida. Winds up and lets it fly. Nishida. Roper. Beautiful. Here he goes again. Ishikawa. Come down. A hammer. He's come all the way in to play this cover ball. Look then. He's all the way out. Drifting with it. Stern. Just straight down the line. Katsara thought it was out. Great service. Pressure. Even better pass. Wow. Have we got the words left anymore to describe what's going on with Nishida. The pass. Yamamoto. Look at this. Here he goes. Little hop, little skip. Gets himself set. Handle. Stern. Nishida. Japan stack left. Outside. And delivered. Love what Slovenia is doing right now. This is a Slovenia team that's back within one. Powerful serve. Ball is over but it's in the hands of Slovenia. Hammered. Czechoslovakia have been renewed. That is some swing. They have just said to Japan right, come on then. What have you got? Nishida pass. Through the middle. It's as quick as a middle attack. It really is. No, last night. Again. It's up. Here's your chance. Nishida plays it smart, keeps it in play. Stern. Chopped away and then this is when you take the big swing. Oh yes. This is going back to the set that Onodera made that they were calling for two. Keeps it in. Robret. And that's the trouble, right, with the softer serve. It's in but hammered. Onodera thought this is going to pying. So that is a free. Glistering serve. Back. Nishida winds up and lets it fly. That might just be it. Because Stern has caused some real problems in this set with serving. Serve is good. Ball will go outside. There's going to be a challenge for a touch. Kentaro is saying no. They're saying he touched it in defense now. So that's just the end then.