Team Japan might be thousands of kilometers away from home but it feels like they always had the home-court advantage whenever they step on the court of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL), which was held in Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
On the last day of the competition, the Japanese squad again had thousands of fans watching their game. Unfortunately, they lost to Poland led by Wilfred Leon who scattered 16 points.
The Polish team defeated Japan in straight sets (25-17, 25-19, 25-18).
Despite their loss, one of their players Yuki Ishikawa took to Instagram to express his appreciation to all their fans, who came to see their game and supported them.
Yuki posted, “Thank you all Filipino fans. Hope to see you again.”
Source: yuki_ishikawa_official (IG)
The final phase of the VNL will be held in Poland from July 19 to 24 and Japan will face Slovenia in the quarterfinal round.
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