On the evening of May 16, Beijing time, the 2024 World Women's Volleyball League, Turkey Station, the Italian women's volleyball team played against the German women's volleyball team, and in the end, the Italian team finally won 3-1 and ushered in the first victory.
Italy were not the main players, they also lost 3-0 to Poland in their opening game, and Germany beat France 3-0 in their opening game! Judging from the current lineup of the two sides, the German team, ranked 12th in the world, still has a good chance of overturning the Italian team, ranked 7th in the world.
In the first game, Italy won 3-1, and Germany then won 8-7. After the timeout, the Italian team scored four points in a row to stabilize the situation, and the German team chased two points in a row to bite, and then the Italian team stopped the German team 15-11. In the following time, the German team looked a little weak, and the Italian team was like a rainbow, easily won the game point, 25-16 smoothly took the lead, and led the German team 1-0, and the Italian team did not experience much challenge in the first game.
In the second game, the Italian team started 2-0, and the German team chased 2 points in a row after 3-6, but the Italian team still maintained the advantage. The German team finally chased consecutive points, 12-12, and the Italian team scored two points in a row to stabilize the situation. In the middle game, Italy stopped Germany 16-13. The Germans hoisted over the wheel, but then served into the net. The Italian team's serve was also a direct score, taking a 22-15 advantage. Italy won the game point 24-16 and Antropova served to score, and Italy scored another game at 25-16 to lead 2-0.
In the third game, Italy started 4-2, and Germany then won 8-7, 12-10. Entering the middle game, Germany had a slight lead at 16-13. Antropova made a mistake in smashing the ball, and Germany stopped Italy 21-17. Italy chased 20-23 and Germany took a timeout. After the timeout, the German team still won the game 25-21.
In the fourth game, the German team established an early advantage, 13-7. Italy went from 10-16 to 17-17. Danesi scored 18-17. Germany scored four points in a row to stop the decline, and Italy chased it to 21-21. Italy won match point 24-22 and 25-22, with a big score of 3-1.