{"id":127214,"date":"2024-05-16T05:38:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T05:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=127214"},"modified":"2024-05-16T05:38:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T05:38:22","slug":"fantastic-koga-inspires-japan-to-huge-upset-of-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/fantastic-koga-inspires-japan-to-huge-upset-of-turkiye\/","title":{"rendered":"FANTASTIC KOGA INSPIRES JAPAN TO HUGE UPSET OF TURKIYE"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong>The Japanese captain fires 31 points towards a five-set victory<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Sarina Koga in attack<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Japan delivered the first huge upset of Volleyball Nations League 2024, defeating defending champions, the world\u2019s number one team, and pool hosts T\u00fcrkiye in Antalya on Wednesday evening. Their captain Sarina Koga produced 31 points and a truly inspirational performance on the court to lead her team to victory despite the deafening support of nearly 10 thousand Turkish fans for the home side.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b> Watch Volleyball Nations League 2024 live on&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/vb.tv\/\"><b>VBTV<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Outside hitter Koga piled up 27 kills in attack, three aces and a kill block towards her 31-point match high in Japan\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.volleyballworld.com\/volleyball\/competitions\/volleyball-nations-league\/schedule\/18962\/\">3-2 (25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 20-25, 15-11)<\/a>&nbsp;victory over T\u00fcrkiye. This outcome resulted in 9.9 points changing hands from T\u00fcrkiye to Japan in their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.volleyballworld.com\/volleyball\/world-ranking\/women\">FIVB World Ranking<\/a>&nbsp;scores, which is really important for the Asian team as they have not qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games yet. Japan jumped over the Dominican Republic into position eight in the ranking, narrowed the gap to number seven Italy and widened the distance from number 10 the Netherlands, two teams that have yet to earn their Olympic visas too.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s other striker Mayu Ishikawa added another 20 points towards this important success. Her tally included two of the team\u2019s seven aces. T\u00fcrkiye outplayed Japan in blocking with a total of 15 stuffs against just seven. The two middles, Beyza Arici and Asli Kalac, impressed with four kill blocks each. As many as five Turkish players reached the double digits in scoring. Tugba Senoglu Ivegin led the way with 19 points, followed by Ebrar Karakurt with 16, Hande Baladin with 15, Melissa Vargas with 12 and Beyza with 10.<\/p>\n<p><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-127216\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-580x326.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-860x484.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-1160x653.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-1280x720.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-1920x1080.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-1320x743.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/frzvwc06naixqdxhocsj-600x338.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mayu Ishikawa in action<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Koga spearheaded Japan\u2019s attacks to help open a six-point lead in the first set. T\u00fcrkyie battled their way back to within one, but the Asians managed to edge ahead by a narrow 25-23. In a rollercoaster second set, Koga once again showed her leadership to steer her teammates to a 25-21 close and a 2-0 lead in the match.<\/p>\n<p>The really tight battle continued in the third set, with the lead going back and forth a couple of times. With Ebrar Karakurt taking charge in T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s offence, they took the set by 25-23 to stay in the match. There was no stopping them in a one-sided fourth set as they cruised to a 25-20 win and pushed the game to five.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye stormed the tie-breaker on a 3-0 run, but Japan quickly turned things around. After 9-5, coach Danielle Santarelli looked for options in the substitutions, but it was already too late. Koga kept shining to keep Japan in front and got a well-deserved chance to hammer the 15-11 match winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was our first game after a long period. We know that Japan is always a dangerous team and we tried our best. We lost by 3-2, but this is just the beginning. We have a long competition and for sure we\u2019ll play better,\u201d T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s libero Simge Sebnem Akoz said after the match. \u201cI can\u2019t explain how incredible it is to play in front of these fans. They love volleyball and we love them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing! It feels really nice,\u201d exclaimed Japan\u2019s Airi Miyabe. \u201cAlthough all these people rooted for T\u00fcrkiye, not us, there was a really nice atmosphere and we enjoyed it. It\u2019s a really good way to start in the VNL. We really need our points and I\u2019m glad we got some today. I think we did a really good job staying mentally strong in the fifth set.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In their next matches on Thursday, Japan will play against Bulgaria at 17:00 local time (14:00 UTC) and T\u00fcrkiye will meet the Netherlands at 20:00 (17:00).<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-127215\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-580x326.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-860x484.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-1160x653.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-500x281.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-800x450.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-1280x720.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-1920x1080.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-1320x743.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/eomyyrupqj4fh4aiikzu-600x338.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>German opposite Lena Kindermann celebrates with her teammates<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Germany spoiled France\u2019s VNL debut with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.volleyballworld.com\/volleyball\/competitions\/volleyball-nations-league\/schedule\/18961\/\">3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-22)<\/a>&nbsp;shutout. The result brought them a precious 7.57 points towards the World Ranking, as they have quite a lot of catching up to do to get into the real fight for Olympic tickets. Meanwhile, losing the same amount of points, France dropped below Puerto Rico into number 16 in the World Ranking, which, however, has no effect on their spot at the Games as Olympic hosts. German opposite Lena Kindermann hammered out a match-high 17 points towards the victory, including three blocks and an ace. Captain Lena Stigrot and middle blocker Anastasia Cekulaev added 10 points apiece. Outside hitter Maeva Schalk was France\u2019s leading scorer with 11 points, including two stuffs and an ace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1_rFvDcx3UE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/1_rFvDcx3UE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The VNL competition day will continue with the Pool 2 games in Rio de Janeiro. 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