“It was an amazing match for us. To play against Japan is always difficult, because they play really well in defense. The atmosphere here today was also amazing for us. We had a really good match against a strong team, so congratulations for everyone and especially the fans, who came here to cheer for Japan and also for Brazil,” Flavio told VBTV. “We have a young team. We have a lot of guys that come inside with new energy and try to push us. So it’s really, really good to play with them. Now we are so excited to go to China and play the Finals. It was our first goal here. We are really happy to get this one, but now we are going for more…”
Also on 11 points to his name, opposite Kento Miyaura was Japan’s leading scorer. His tally included two of Japan’s three aces in the match. Outside Shoma Tomita put away another 10 points for the home side.