Although Thailand started well in all three sets and took the lead at times, their lack of concentration in the decisive points caused them to continuously lose their advantage. In the last two sets, the home team tried to save set-points but made errors in serving, leaving many regrets for the audience.

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Host Thailand played with great effort... - Photo: Volleyball World

Statistics show that Japan is superior in attack with 47 points, 7 points more than Thailand, with 4 points on serve and taking full advantage of 22 errors from the opponent.

On the contrary, Thailand is better in defense (5 points, double that of Japan), but cannot maintain stability when pressure increases.

The brightest star of the match was captain Mayu Ishikawa with 14 points, while Shimamura and Yukiko Wada scored 12 and 11 points respectively, helping Japan deploy a diverse playing style.

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... However, Japan showed a higher level of class - Photo: Volleyball World

On the Thai side, Chatchu-On (12 points) and Pimpichaya (11 points) tried hard, but their teammates played below their ability.

With this victory, Japan will enter the quarterfinals of the 2025 Women's Volleyball World Championship to face the Netherlands - the team that just caused a big shock when eliminating defending champion Serbia after 5 fiery sets. The match promises to be extremely attractive and dramatic.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/thailand-is-lost-by-nhat-ban-loai-khoi-giai-vo-dich-bong-chuyen-the-gioi-2437786.html