(Dan Tri) - The Vietnamese women's volleyball team is holding many advantages to win a ticket to the semi-finals of the 19th Asian Games volleyball event when competing against direct opponent North Korea.
After a dramatic comeback victory over Olympic Korea with a score of 3-2 after 5 sets on October 1, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team stands a chance to win a ticket to the semi-finals if they continue to overcome Olympic Korea at 3:30 p.m. on October 4.
The Vietnamese women's volleyball team was confident after their comeback victory over South Korea on October 1 (Photo: BL).
Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's team has many advantages, both psychologically and professionally. First, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team has more time to rest than their opponents (3 days), while the North Korean Olympic team has less than 48 hours to recover their physical strength when facing us.
Overcoming the Korean team in the previous match helped the Vietnamese girls gain both confidence and psychological comfort when facing North Korea.
In competitive, intense and stressful matches like this, a relaxed mentality will be the key factor to victory.
Meanwhile, the easy 0-3 loss to China yesterday (October 2) is causing North Korea to have a bad mentality before the confrontation with Vietnam.
However, in terms of expertise, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team is not afraid to compete with the North Korean Olympic team, because at the VTV Cup 2019 we defeated our opponent with a score of 3-2.
The five players who participated in the match against North Korea four years ago, Thanh Thuy, Kieu Trinh, Nguyen Thi Trinh, Khanh Dang and Bich Thuy, are expected to solve the difficult problem for the home team to win a ticket to the semi-finals of the 19th Asian Games.
Thanh Thuy was once in the Vietnamese women's volleyball team that defeated North Korea at VTV Cup 2019 (Photo: BL).
In the North Korean squad that played against the Vietnamese team at the VTV Cup 2019, there are also some faces playing at the 19th Asiad: main attacker Kim Hyon Ju (scored 30 points in the 3-1 victory over India), opposite Choe Pok Hyang (scored 19 points in the 3-1 victory over India), main attacker Kim Jin Hyang (scored 6 points in the match against India), middle blocker Kim Kuk Hwa and setter Rim Hyang.
In this reunion, the North Korean Olympic team will not have the service of talented striker Jong Jin Sim, who was voted the best striker of VTV Cup 2019 along with Kim Hyon Ju and previously, was voted the best athlete of VTV Cup 2015. Jong Jin Sim's absence is certainly a big loss for the North Korean Olympic team this time.
"Of the 12 athletes North Korea brought to the 19th Asian Games, it's easy to see that they are building a young squad, but after the match with China, I saw that they have a good striker (Kim Hyon Ju), who scored 30 points in yesterday's match.
However, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team has competed a lot this year, we have a good defense. The coaching staff will have a reasonable strategy, determined to achieve good results in the upcoming matches," said coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet.
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