Our substitutions in the third set was key to victory, say Santilli

Tokyo, Japan, June 2, 2016 – Australia coach Roberto Santilli emphasised that their substitutions in the third set was key to their victory, while Japan coach Masashi Nambu felt the struggle of his players as they could not play their normal game.

Australia coach Roberto Santilli: “We are very happy about the result. This has been a difficult tournament, but we have played better day-by-day. We deserved to win tonight but we were lucky. We made some substitutions in the third set and that was key. We will rest tomorrow and then focus on our next match with China. Carroll, Sanders and Staples really did well. We played like a real team.”

Australia captain Thomas Edgar: I cannot be more excited and proud. The Japan defence was tough. Our bench players did an amazing …

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