Japan 🇯🇵 vs. India 🇮🇳 - Quarter Final | AVC Men's Continental Championships 2026 | Highlights

India in the yellow serving, Japan in all black receiving for this quarterfinal match of the ABC Men's Volleyball Continental. Big serve, but look at that, he's on a plate. Fukatsu hasn't had to move and Larry will eventually come up with the point. Dispatched by Larry. Larry didn't do that over the other side. Again, middle's gone with middle. Onodera, serving run last time he was there. He's going to get another one, that's the detail. Champion of the season. Oh yes, touches. And again. Oh yes, he serves again. Oh, has he got the ace? He has got the ace! Big old swing from Chirag. Fukatsu with the serve goes really short. That was really easy for Chirag. Pass from Anand. In the block, Fukatsu's like lightning and so too is Ishikawa. It's very, very frightening right now for India. He's just literally, you just see his arms going, his shoulders are perfectly square the whole time. He's so upright. It's pick up from Bran. I'm sorry, I'm not having that. I am not having that. He didn't quite make it. That will do it. Onodera finds the floor. It's 25-17. Japan take the opening set here. Opening set here in Fukuoka. There was a moment where India were looking like, okay, we've got this, but just the quality and consistency of Japan, too good. That really has been the difference. India did a great job on reception. Set two underway. Japan serving, they're leaning. One set to nothing over India. Well, yeah, great dig. Unfortunately, you can't go. Cheeky ace. But the stats say he's going to. Great block. He's always tight on the net. Chirag. He's got it. There is a bookmark challenge coming. At the point. Those of you that spend an hour and a half on the bench and come on the serve, remember those words from Liam? Well done, Larry. Because Nishida is serving to stay on court. Who's going to set this one? Oh, nice. Very nice. They know exactly what they're doing. There's no confusion. Ogawa. Now block flats. Little delay in that one from Ishikawa. Big serve. JT and Katie Springs. Excellent. All need to be moving around your setter. What a great pick up that is from Hemant. Can he finish? Another go. Larry gets it done. Great variation from Ran. He's done. Larry's out. Matsuka's on to serve. Massive from Miura. Brings up set point for Japan. Substituted out. Leaving Kawahigashi in the front row. And he nearly did it. Free ball coming though. Two front row attackers plus two in the back row. Four players moving in time. And it is put away by Tomita. Set number three. India with the serve. Japan leading by two sets to nothing. That is a great block from Jerome to shut down Ran. Burns the block. To go in front. Not happening. Lady Ishikawa. As India will make a few errors. Is that to rely on as well. The serving pressure. Needs to wait to be there in that sense. Because he's got nine next to him. From Japan. The action now for India is to pass this serve. Kind of done. And make the side out. Good blocking by Fukatsu and Larry. Perfect ball. Side out. Achieved. It's a good serve. That's all the way over. Fukatsu's line. I'm not playing. You get that ball to me. And they do. But a good pick up from Anand. Oh that's got to be two. Play continues. Oh my goodness. Nishida's going apoplectic. But you've got to play to the whistle. You can't become the referee yourself. You've got to keep going. Here comes Nishida. Oh and he's still got by the floor. Another chance for Japan. Everybody moving. And it's going to be Ishikawa who gets it done. You've got to keep playing as much as you don't like it. Same goes for the coaches. Chirag to serve. Excellent. Well played, Jerome. You can't let Japan score. Nishida. Pass. Lovely swing from Otsuka. And it is now match point for Japan. Jerome to serve. That's it. It's all over. Japan have the win.