2025-26 Daido Life SV.LEAGUE MEN Regular Season Section 15 GAME 2
March 1st (Sun) 14:05
away game
Ariake Coliseum
| OSAKA BLUTEON | team | Tokyo Great Bears |
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Match Details
Round 15 GAME 2 of the 2025-26 Daido Life SV.LEAGUE was held on March 1st (Sun) at Ariake Coliseum (Koto Ward, Tokyo), where OSAKA BLUTEON (hereinafter referred to as Bluteon) faced the Tokyo Great Bears.
[Set 1]
In the early stages, the team built their offense around Nishida, scoring point by point, and gained momentum through the defense of Yamamoto and Tomita.
However, in the middle of the set, they were blocked by the opponent and conceded 4 consecutive points, leading to a timeout at 11-14.
Even so, Nishida led the team by scoring, and they narrowed the gap to one point at 19-20 after scoring two consecutive points from 17-20.
They hoped to maintain high concentration in the final stages, but struggled against the opponent's blocks and serves, lacking precision and losing the set 21-25.
[Set 2]
Showing a calm start in the early stages, they scored consecutive points with blocks from Tomita and others to take an 8-5 lead.
Afterward, they were unable to respond to the opponent's counterattacks from defense and were tied at 10-10, but they initiated a diverse offense from serve receives to trigger consecutive points, and with Tomita's feints and Kai's back-row attacks working well, they fought through the middle of the set while maintaining a 17-13 lead.
Also, by winning intense rallies against the opponent and riding the momentum, Evade-Dan scored a block to reach the final stages at 20-14.
In the final stages, they successfully fended off the opponent's counterattacks while scoring, and without losing concentration until the end, they took back the set 25-20.
[Set 3]
Nishiyama was brought in from the start of this set.
With the block and defense functioning from the start to set up an ideal attack, the team succeeded in scoring four consecutive points.
However, they were then disrupted by serves and gave up four consecutive points, allowing the score to be tied at 4-4.
From then on, both teams refused to give an inch in a back-and-forth battle, but the team fought patiently, scoring with back-row attacks from Tomita and Kai, and spikes from Nishiyama.
Bluteon called a timeout when the deficit reached two points at 16-18.
From there, they were unable to successfully side out in the final stages, allowing the opponent to dictate the pace of the match, and they lost the set 19-25.
[Set 4]
Nishida returned to the court and played well, stopping a block following a serve from Brizard.
Tomita also contributed to the scoring with a stable attack, giving the team some breathing room as they maintained a three-point lead at 11-8.
In the middle of the set, a service ace from Pon led to consecutive points, and Tomita also landed a spike to successfully extend the lead to 15-10.
However, errors due to a lack of precision meant they could not side out, leading to five consecutive points lost and a difficult situation where they were trailing 16-17.
After that, they steadily scored one point at a time, including a block by Nishida, and at 21-21, Nishida hammered home a powerful spike following a defensive play to take the lead once again.
In a situation where not a single mistake could be afforded, the match became a close deuce battle, but Bluteon committed an error first, and unable to stop the opponent's momentum, they lost the set 26-28, resulting in a narrow 1-3 defeat.
OSAKA BLUTEON has a record of 24 wins and 6 losses, with a total of 71 points.
The next match will be against Toray Arrows Shizuoka at home (Ookini Arena Maishima) on Saturday, March 7.
Comments from Head Coach Samuel after the match
Tokyo Great Bears' floater serves were very effective, making it difficult for us to side out, and we struggled especially in the middle of the fourth set.
We also made a lot of our own mistakes. There were moments where we didn't seem fresh, both physically and mentally. In the fourth set, we had chances and were leading, but failing to side out in those situations was the cause of our defeat.
As for future challenges, we need to improve on the fact that we made quite a few service errors when we were on a break.
There were also times when our controlled serves went straight to the libero.
I believe we need to work on our serving as a team moving forward.
Thank you very much for all your support today, even though we were playing away.
Comments from Tomita after the match
We lost today with a set count of 1-3, and while the game unfolded similarly to yesterday, I think the opponent was far superior in their ability to score points in tight situations.
I believe Bluteon is a team that should never be outdone in terms of tenacity, so I want us to be fully conscious of that in our practice and work hard to rebuild ourselves.
Personally, I felt that I was slightly inferior in terms of attacking power, such as with my spikes. I need to work hard to improve my kill percentage and efficiency, and I'm just glad this wasn't the championship yet.
We still have matches ahead, so I will work on making corrections and do my best to ensure we become a stronger team in the future.
