| Date | 7 September 1972 — 21:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Volleyballhalle, Olympiapark, München | |
| Referee #1 | Alexander Mühle |  FRG |
| Referee #2 | Franjo Vidačović |  YUG |
| Attendance | 4,220 | |
| Details | Match Time: 2-24 Set #1 Time: 0-26 Set #2 Time: 0-25 Set #3 Time: 0-30 Set #4 Time: 0-37 Set #5 Time: 0-26 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Sets Won | Set #1 | Set #2 | Set #3 | Set #4 | Set #5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Soviet Union |  URS | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 15 | |
| – | Japan |  JPN | 2 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
Soviet Union| Pos | Number | Competitor | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyudmila Buldakova | – | ||||
| 2 | Lyubov Tyurina | – | ||||
| 3 | Vera Duyunova | – | ||||
| 5 | Tatyana Sarycheva | – | ||||
| 6 | Nina Smoleyeva | – | ||||
| 7 | Tatyana Tretyakova | – | ||||
| 8 | Roza Salikhova | – | ||||
| 9 | Inna Ryskal | – | ||||
| 11 | Galina Leontyeva | – | ||||
| 12 | Tatyana Gonobobleva | – | ||||
| Team Totals | 58 | |||||
| Coach | Givi Akhvlediani | |||||
Japan| Pos | Number | Competitor | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katsumi Matsumura | – | ||||
| 2 | Noriko Yamashita | – | ||||
| 4 | Takako Iida | – | ||||
| 5 | Sumie Oinuma | – | ||||
| 6 | Makiko Furukawa | – | ||||
| 7 | Keiko Hama | – | ||||
| 8 | Seiko Shimakage | – | ||||
| 9 | Yaeko Yamazaki | – | ||||
| 10 | Michiko Shiokawa | – | ||||
| 11 | Mariko Okamoto | – | ||||
| 12 | Takako Shirai | – | ||||
| Team Totals | 63 | |||||
| Coach | Koji Kojima | |||||
