Asian Games: Indian men's volleyball team bow out in quarterfinals after 3-0 defeat against Japan
Asian Games in China's Hangzhou.
Japan won the tie by winning straight three games by 25-16, 25-18 and 25-17 to secure their spot in the semi-finals.
Japan proved to be a much higher challenge for the Indians as they established their dominance with a 10-6 lead in the opening set.
Japan who are ranked No. 1 in Asia showed their command and prowess by stretching their lead to 15-8.
They went on to dominate the Indian team who were riding high on confidence on the back of their successful triumph against the Republic of Korea and Chinese Taipei.
Japan closed the first game with a 25-16 victory.
The second game was a similar story for India, they tried hard to not let Japan run away with the second set. But Japan rose their game to seal the second straight game in their favour with a 25-18 victory.
India were stuck in a do-or-die situation and had to seal off a victory in the third game to keep their hopes alive.
