2025-26 Daido Life SV.LEAGUE MEN Regular Season Section 4 GAME 1
November 15 (Sat) 14:05
away game
Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium
| OSAKA BLUTEON | team | JTEKT STINGS Aichi |
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3 
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1 
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Match Details
Round 4 GAME 1 of the 2025-26 Daido Life SV.LEAGUE was held on Saturday, November 15, at the Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium (Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture), where OSAKA BLUTEON (hereinafter referred to as Bluteon) faced off against JTEKT STINGS Aichi.
[Set 1]
In the early stages, the team attempted to find their rhythm by focusing on quick attacks, with Lopez playing a central role in scoring.
Additionally, Tomita showcased his strengths in defense and serve reception, and while utilizing Evade-Dan's height for blocks, Nishida also landed powerful spikes at key moments to take an 11-6 lead.
Continuing to widen the gap by scoring consecutive points through stable blocking and defense, the team overwhelmed the opponent with solid play starting from Tomita's serve.
Although a few errors occurred after reaching the final stages at 20-9, they quickly corrected them and took the set 25-14.
[Set 2]
In the early stages, the team struggled to secure side-outs and found themselves trailing.
Although they gradually built rhythm, they were hindered by errors and the opponent's strong play, remaining three points behind for a while.
Even so, they forced a momentum shift with a service ace from Nishida, followed by consecutive points from tenacious defense and a block by Yamauchi to successfully take a 13-11 lead.
They continued to fend off the opponent's counterattacks with blocks to score effectively, and in the final stages, they took advantage of a super-dig by Yamamoto to secure a break and control the match.
However, just one point away from winning, they were disrupted by serves and conceded consecutive points, resulting in a 24-24 tie.
Nevertheless, they held on to win 28-26 and took the second set.
[Set 3]
The team got off to a good start, calmly scoring points in the early stages, and succeeded in seizing the momentum to lead 8-4 thanks to two consecutive solo blocks by Brizard.
However, they were unable to side-out at all in the middle of the set, conceding six consecutive points to fall behind 14-18. During this run, Kai was brought on to replace Tomita in an attempt to change the flow.
Kai performed well, scoring consecutive spikes, and the Bluteon team showed high concentration in the final stages to close the gap to one point.
Even so, they couldn't quite catch up and lost the set 22-25.
[Set 4]
Kai was brought into the starting lineup from this set.
The early stages saw a back-and-forth battle for points, but after allowing consecutive points to fall behind 6-9, the opposite position was switched from Nishida to Nishiyama.
This allowed them to immediately rebuild their rhythm with two consecutive blocks by Brizard, successfully turning the score around to 10-9.
In the middle of the set, a service ace by Kai put them ahead 15-12.
Furthermore, blocks by Lopez and Yamauchi extended the lead to 20-15 as they headed into the final stretch.
Although the gap was closed to 22-20 late in the set, Lopez ultimately secured the set 25-22 by cleanly converting two consecutive side-outs.
They secured the victory with a set count of 3-1.
OSAKA BLUTEON now has a record of 6 wins and 1 loss, with a total of 18 points.
Tomorrow, Sunday, November 16, they will play another away game against JTEKT STINGS Aichi at the Okazaki Central Park General Gymnasium.
Comments from Head Coach Samuel after the match
I am very happy that we were able to win 3-1.
Today's match was quite difficult, but I think the second set was particularly good.
The flow of the game changed when DeFalco entered, but it was very good that we were able to think for ourselves about how to respond to that and manage to win despite the very difficult circumstances.
However, although we got off to a good start in the game, there were moments throughout that required a bit more adjustment at key points.
Especially in situations like the third set where we are in the lead, I want to make improvements for tomorrow so that we can maintain our momentum and close out the win.
Comments from Kai after the match
In today's match, we were able to control the pace and maintain a good atmosphere in the first and second sets.
The third set was a difficult development, and I wasn't able to play very well, so I want to reflect on that and use it for the next one.
In the fourth set, we were able to attack with a good tempo from the start, so I see that as a positive element, and since tomorrow's match will likely be tough as well, I want the whole team to work together toward a win.
