CORRECTS “DISQUALIFIED ” TO “ELIMINATED “, EDITS THROUGHOUT
By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) – USA defeated Turkey 3-0 on Monday in FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in Japan's Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in the Pool F match.
Turkey — competing in Pool F against USA, Russia, Thailand, Azerbaijan, Italy, China, and Bulgaria — was eliminated after the result.
Japan is hosting the world’s best 24 teams in six different cities in the tournament between Sept. 29-Oct. 20.
After the match, USA Head Coach Karch Kiraly said: “We had three spectacular battles with Turkey during Nations League and each of those three went to five sets, so we expected another very fierce battle today. “
“We respect that team a lot and coach Giovanni Guidetti does a great job with them. Our game plan went well today and so we are happy with the result, ” Kiraly was quoted as saying by the tournament's official website.
Turkey's Captain Eda Erdem said US women “were much better than us in every position. “
“Right now America are one of the best teams in the world. They play so fast and are really, really good. There is nothing much to say, ” she said.
Turkey's Coach Giovanni Guidetti said the team played “much better ” than yesterday when the team fell to Russia 3-0.
“We tried to do something different on the court, but the difference between us and America is too big. We are not ready to fight at this level, ” he said.
Being ruled out from the third round, Turkey will play their last two matches against Azerbaijan and Thailand in Group F.
