Volleyball News: In the first match of the VNL 2023 tournament in Orléans, Tuesday (06/20), the Japanese leader remained undefeated in the competition by winning their fifth consecutive victory, winning 3-1 (25-22, 25- 17). , 24-26, 25-14) on Canada.
The loss keeps Canada at the bottom of the standings with a 1-4 win-loss record and two points. Japanese star and team captain Yuki Ishikawa produced a game-high 23 points, including three aces and a block.
In another match held on the same day, Slovenia started the second week of the 2023 Men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) with a 3-1 victory (21-25, 25-21, 25 -21, 25-21) against Argentina during a Pool 3 match in Orléans, Tuesday (06/20).
This victory improved the win-loss record to 4-1 and 12 points to third place in the current standings. Meanwhile, the South American team sits in fifth place with a win-loss record of 3-2 and nine points.
Slovenian star Klemen Cebulj contributed 17 points to his team’s success, including his first three aces of the tournament, in addition to several deadly blocks. Rok Mozic added 16 more points, while captain Tine Urnaut finished with 12 points.
Meanwhile, from the Argentine team, Luciano Palonsky led Argentina and contributed the most points for his country in this match, he collected a total of 17 points, followed by Bruno Lima with 16 points including two aces and Agustin Loser with 11 points.
Article label: VNL 2023, Japan, Canada
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