Cambodian men's volleyball team creates historic feat in final

This was a very dramatic victory for the Cambodian men's volleyball team. They were easily led 2-0 by Thailand (18/25 and 21/25) and it seemed like they would lose quickly, let alone hope to turn the situation around. However, the boys from the land of pagodas played really well, turning the impossible into possible to recover each game 1-2 and 2-2 and finally won impressively in the deciding game.

Thrilling 3-2 victory in semi-final 2

In the 2 games to tie 1-2 and 2-2, the fighting spirit of the boys like Voeurn Veasna (9), Phol Ratanak (16), Pin Sarun (7), Mouen Meng Laiy (12), libero Khim Sovandara (1) and setter Soun Channaro (17) suddenly improved. Partly they felt cornered and decided to play with nothing to lose while the Thais were a bit lax and sometimes lost focus. On the other hand, the fierce cheering of nearly 7,000 spectators present at the Olympic Stadium helped to warm up the spirit of the Cambodian team. They played strongly and won the next 2 games with scores of 25/21 and 25/16.

The joy of Cambodian volleyball reaching the final

Entering the decisive game, although at times Saranchit of Thailand won the serve 3 times, the Cambodian players did not panic or worry. Veasna's face became cold and confident. He almost did not show any emotion while playing, but only continuously spread his arms after each scoring situation as if to tell the audience to cheer strongly so that the Cambodian team could overthrow Thailand at the decisive moment. Veasna himself played extremely well with his teammates, continuously blocking the ball successfully, causing the Thai hitters to become disoriented and continuously hitting the ball inaccurately.

Cambodian men's volleyball team enters final

In Game 5, Cambodia took a big lead but Thailand caught up to 9-9. But the home team did not let the match slip away from them as they continuously deepened their lead and finally won with a score of 15/10 to win the final 3-2. The Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh exploded with this historic comeback victory, bringing Cambodia to the final for the first time against Indonesia, the team that beat Vietnam 3-0 in the previous semi-final. This is also the second consecutive victory at the SEA Games for Cambodian volleyball against Thailand, confirming the great progress of the host team. Last year, they also won against Thailand in the bronze medal match at the 31st SEA Games and no matter what the result with Indonesia tomorrow, this is a historic victory for Cambodian volleyball, creating a new milestone for this country.

Fans rejoice at the victory of Cambodian men's volleyball team over Thailand

Cambodian fans will surely be happy with this achievement that exceeded their expectations. It helps to ease the disappointment of the host nation after the men's football team had almost given up hope of reaching the semi-finals. This victory also helps Cambodian football to still have a certain position at this SEA Games.

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