Japan - Czech Republic (short cut, 1st match)

Yuki Ishikawa led Japan to a victory in his hometown on Saturday. Japan lost the first set against Czech Republic, but showed composure bouncing back to take the match 3:1 (21:25, 25:18, 25:22, 25:20). Czech Republic's head coach Zdenek Smejkal was impressed with Japan’s effort, but also felt his side needed to fight harder in this match: "After the first set when we were in the game, we made lots of mistakes, and we did many stupid things. The Japan team just took the game their way because of this. The last three sets were very much about the fighting and energy on the court, and this was the biggest difference. We congratulate the Japan team on this first win".

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