Italy 3, Japan 2 (25-20, 25-23, 25-27, 24-26, 15-17)

Italy_Spiker-A. Michieletto (22-48), D. Lavia (16-36), Y. Romano (16-31) (won-total attempts); Blocker-S. Giannelli (2-12), A. Michieletto (2-7), D. Lavia (2-13), G. Galassi (3-19), Y. Romano (1-11), R. Russo (5-27); Server-R. Sbertoli (0-2), S. Giannelli (1-17), A. Michieletto (0-18), D. Lavia (1-21), G. Galassi (2-18), Y. Romano (2-21), R. Russo (0-16); Scorer-A. Michieletto (24-73).

Japan_Spiker-R. Takahashi (13-29), Y. Ishikawa (30-61), Y. Nishida (18-34) (won-total attempts); Blocker-R. Takahashi (1-4), K. Takahashi (0-9), Y. Ishikawa (0-12), T. Onodera (0-1), A. Yamauchi (0-14), Y. Nishida (1-14), M. Sekita (0-6); Server-R. Takahashi (2-19), A. Fukatsu (0-1), Y. Ishikawa (2-20), T. Onodera (0-3), A. Yamauchi (0-13), Y. Nishida (3-21), M. Sekita (0-19); Scorer-Y. Ishikawa (32-93).

Referees_Ivaylo Ivanov, Bulgaria. Wojciech Maroszek, Poland. Angela Grass, Brazil. Taoufik Boudaya, Tunisia.

Italy 3, Japan 2 (25-20, 25-23, 25-27, 24-26, 15-17)