United states of america dudes sweep Italy and you may play Poland to have Volleyball Countries Category gold
By the effective 25-19, 25-18, 25-19 the newest Americans (12-2) complex so you can Sunday latest up against server Poland (12-2). Poland beat Japan in the five earlier Monday.
“You will have on 10,000 somebody cheering to own Poland on latest,” the USA’s Thomas Jaeschke told you, “so it are going to be a great meets.”
The fresh new veteran, contrary Matt Anderson, achieved it again, best which have 17 kills, like the match-ender and you may eight digs. He just got you to error into the twenty five episodes and you can struck 64%.
Jaeschke got twelve eliminates in just you to mistake inside twenty six episodes, two-blocks and two aces and tied up libero Erik Shoji getting the team direct having 10 digs.
“I played well within our system and you may didn’t proper care continuously when they produced an effective performs, which was the biggest thing.,” Jaeschke said. “These are generally a great cluster and you may we’re merely happy we were able locate out with a victory.”
TJ DeFalco got eight eliminates when you look at the 17 errorless episodes, three reduces and you may half a dozen digs. David Smith had around three kills, two blocks and you will an expert and you may Max Holt had about three kills and you can an excellent cut-off.
“I imagined i prohibited golf ball early perfectly and you can the suffice continued to put pressure on it on the matches,” United states of america coach John Speraw said. “That gave you higher-quality cut-off and defensive ventures therefore done for the those individuals possibilities well.
“Matt Anderson was enchanting, Micah dished they around well again, and additionally and also make certain vital decisions in the important times, and that i consider Thomas got a very sweet fits. A great all of the-around performance and you may thinking about a different opportunity to go to the VNL latest.”
Before contained in this VNL, the brand new Americans swept Poland to the Summer 24 on the Netherlands. Where twenty-five-22, 25-18, 25-19 win, DeFalco led the usa that have 14 eliminates, an excellent cut-off and two aces together with four digs. Aaron Russell got seven kills, two blocks, eight digs and you can an any ace. Anderson had seven eliminates as well as 2 aces to go with a great match-high 9 digs.
“It will not rating a lot better than to try out Poland when you look at the Poland https://gorgeousbrides.net/sv/heta-och-sexiga-ukrainska-flickor/ for a title,” Speraw told you. “Which is an intense and incredibly skilled cluster. We did has actually the opportunity to enjoy them, and then have had enough possibilities to gamble them out-of later, unlike Italy. Therefore there can be particular expertise there and you may whatever you learn about them is because they was a very difficult class to conquer.
“He’s got a lot of choice stopping the workbench if the they want they and they’re to play before certainly, if you don’t the good, home crowds around the globe. It’ll be noisy and you may a very problematic ecosystem getting united states against a superb people.
Poland beats Japan
Wilfredo Leon had 21 eliminates with just you to error in 29 swings and two stops due to the fact Poland struggled back regarding an initial-place loss, had a difficult earn about second and completed an excellent 19-twenty five, 28-26, 25-17, 25-21 semifinals earn more than Japan.
Lukasz Kaczmarek had 15 eliminates with one error when you look at the twenty-seven periods and five blocks and you can Aleksander Sliwka got a dozen kills, a great block and you will an expert. Mateusz Bieniek got four eliminates, an excellent cut-off and you can about three aces. The competition designated over ten,000.
“The audience is fortunate having a lot of admirers cheering for all of us,” Leon told you. “They provide us a great deal time and you will adrenaline.
“And i also need to say, big regard to The japanese. He has got produced large progress typically. Now it was a hard video game for all of us and you will well done so you can Japan for this.”
Yuki Ishikawa added The japanese (11-3) which have 17 kills, good block and four aces. Ran Takahashi got several kills, a good cut-off and three digs, and Kento Miyaura got 13 kills.
Italy overcome The japanese for the five within VNL meeting July 8 in the Philipinnes. Romano Yuri added Italy with sixteen eliminates, about three stops and you can three aces and you may Daniele Lavia got fifteen eliminates, two blocks and you can an adept. Japan’s Ishikawa had 17 kills, three prevents and you can an adept having Japan. Yuji Nishida additional sixteen eliminates, an effective cut-off and you can three aces.
