体坛英语资讯：Leaders China, United States fight hard for 3-2 win, to meet on Monday
<p><span word="SAPPORO">SAPPORO</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 22-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="set">set</span> <span word="thriller">thriller</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIVB">FIVB</span> <span word="Volleyball">Volleyball</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 6-0 <span word="record">record</span>. <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="fended">fended</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Serbia">Serbia</span> 3-1 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="third">third</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withstand">withstand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Fabiana">Fabiana</span> <span word="Claudino">Claudino</span> 25-23, 23-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-8. <span word="Zhu">Zhu</span> <span word="Ting">Ting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="Xinyue">Xinyue</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span>-<span word="high">high</span> 26 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champions">champions</span>. <span word="Gabriela">Gabriela</span> <span word="Braga">Braga</span> <span word="Guimaraes">Guimaraes</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attackers">attackers</span> <span word="with">with</span> 20 <span word="points">points</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>," <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Zhu">Zhu</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span>."</p><p><span word="Blocking">Blocking</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="win">win</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="outperformed">outperformed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> 17-7 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Yuan">Yuan</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="match">match</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> 26-24, 22-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-8 <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="Michelle">Michelle</span> <span word="Bartsch">Bartsch</span>-<span word="Hackley">Hackley</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> 30 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="champions">champions</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="rotated">rotated</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="line">line</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="benched">benched</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="Larson">Larson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="hitter">hitter</span> <span word="Karsta">Karsta</span> <span word="Lowe">Lowe</span>. <span word="Mayu">Mayu</span> <span word="Ishikawa">Ishikawa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yuki">Yuki</span> <span word="Ishii">Ishii</span> <span word="had">had</span> 23 <span word="and">and</span> 21 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="each">each</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Congratulations">Congratulations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>," <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Karch">Karch</span> <span word="Kiraly">Kiraly</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tenacious">tenacious</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>."</p>
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