Russia x Japon Into FIVB Womens Junior 2011

The final first round match of the FIVB Volleyball Womens Junior World Championship Peru 2011 ended with the first Russian victory a 2523, 2522, 2519 score over Japan in Lima. Both teams were seeking their first victory of the tournament in the third match of the first round and gain momentum into the second round 916 classification. The top scorer for Russia was Natalia Malykh with 12 points and teammates Yana Manzyuk and Valeriya Safonova with 11 points each. For Japan, the top scorer was Azusa