Japan 🇯🇵 vs. Bahrain 🇧🇭 - Highlights | FIVB - Asian Continental Championships - Men

Japan in the black and purple receiving for this men's ABC Volleyball Continental here in Fukuoka. That's a great block, a little triple to get things going for Japan. That is an ace serve, that is a big point. Ranz now on an uneven keel after being blocked. Stay tuned, Clayton will have more running stats updates as we go. That is a super serve. That is a fantastic serve. Four players all moving on, it's just glorious. Take your eye off the ball, watch the player's movement and Ukatsu could have gone anywhere here. Synchronicity in the offense, trust that the ball is going to be there where it needs to be. Target one, good covering again, Ishikawa deep for that one and that's some set to find Nishida. Forcing that one through but Bahrain still in the rally and Bahrain will take the point. Excellent work from them. Fantastic patience. Japan looked like they've worked the situation so well in their cover and recycle play. Good set, one good swing. Setting this ball into the space between the two blockers. Just if you can, when that ball comes in like that, it's a perfect pass. Just watch the movement of all the players. It's a really tough decision to block to make against an offense that coordinated in that pass. Well done, that's well played. Stayed outside the antenna, came back outside the antenna and that is the quality of Zagashi Ranz. Look at this hand, look at this hand, look at this hand. I'm banging with the other one. The block from Bahrain doesn't do anything wrong here. Hiran has too many options available. Bahrain take the option of a timeout. Just a joy to watch again, the space and the movement for the service team. It's a long way off the net, it was time to make an adjustment. Nishida puts a dent in the floor and Japan take the set. 25-50. Away we go then, set number two. No catch ball, play on. Looking for the opening point. Better chance now for Bahrain. Oh monstrous, kaiju block Ishikawa one-on-one. Just not fast enough. Ishikawa can see that one coming from a long way out, so disciplined. Ranz once again, big serve. Free will coming, three front row attackers plus Ranz on pipe. Nishida behind, Onodera in front with Ishikawa and it's Onodera. It's too tight. Oh it's still in play, what a touch and they'll take the point. Not sure how much Bahrain knew about that. Katsu gets to serve. Oh he's down the side of Ranz, thought for a second he was down his own, he was down the side of Bahrain. Find a better solution in serve receive at the moment Bahrain. Nishida getting involved and he's given it back here to Japan and they'll take another point. So you're telling me Grozer isn't a world-class server? He is but a different kind of server. He is indeed. I will tell him that from his face. I just love it, if Bahrain were doing this. Another foot fault from Ishikawa. Monster block from Larry. Nice, really good swing through the middle from Ali who's coming to the action. Nice tactical serve. Now there's a chance, now there's a chance for Bahrain. Good up Larry. Well left Kawahigashi. That'll do it. The set goes the way of Japan. 25-15 they lead Bahrain by two sets to nothing. The way we go is set number three. Bahrain with the serve. Japan leading two sets to nothing. It's a super touch and Katsu will keep this in play. Free ball Bahrain. Three front row attackers for them plus the pipe. Oh somehow that's not, somehow it stays in play and I thought then for a minute. Good ball. Tied out. That's more like it for Bahrain. That's what's been missing. That's a good save. That's a good spot for a swing. And they'll take it. This is, this is what the coach has been wanting and what the players have been wanting. This is, this is much much better for Bahrain. Abdullah to serve. He's in trouble. Overpass dispatched and Bahrain are on level terms. Which he has done. A serve Miura. Heard himself free ball Bahrain. Four attacking options all moving. And that is a great swing and look at this now. Bahrain are back level and that's the man to give the ball to right now. He's been the one constant for Japan in this set. He just times the ball and arrives in that last step so well and so consistently. Larry with the serve. Match point Japan. Saved by Bahrain. Here's a good serve. Lovely pass and Ryan has found the baseline and that's it. It's all over. Japan have the win. They have beaten Bahrain by three sets to nothing. A much improved performance from Bahrain in set number three. They'll be really pleased with that.