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More 2005 Junior Women’s Under-20 World Championship
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Japan
surprise Turkey
 July
24, 2005 - Japan surprised on the second day of the FIVB
Junior Women’s U20 World Championship and beat host
Turkey 3-1 in Ankara. It was a very fascinating game.
The Asian girls could overcome the pressure of more than
2.000 enthusiastic fans in favour of Turkey and with
Kimura Saori leading with 26 points, they were
triumphant. The best scorer for Turkey was Seda
Tokatlioglu with 23 points. Thus both teams have one
victory and one defeat to keep their hopes alive.
Meanwhile, the favourites of Brazil, Italy, China,
Russia and Serbia & Montenegro continued successfully
with two victories at the end of the second day, which
was more interesting.
In Pool A in Ankara, the four times world champion
Brazil, with good service, attack and block beat the USA
3-0 quite easily. Thus Brazil succeeded a second victory
and the USA a second defeat. The athletes of USA will
have to try hard in order to have hope.
Serbia & Montenegro also collected a second victory by
winning their derby with Croatia 3-1, helped mainly by
crucial mistakes from Croatia players.
In Pool B in Istanbul, Italy scored their second victory
in straight sets, thanks to some strong blocking against
Puerto Rico, who now have two defeats.
China, in the second game of the day, beat the Dominican
Republic 3-2. The winner easily won the first two sets
(25-14, 25-12) and looked the stronger team, but the
Dominican Republic rallied to win the third and fourth
sets (25-15, 25-13). Finally China finished stronger
(16-14).
Russia, in the third and last game of the day,
overpowered Egypt in straight sets. |
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