The results of the draw for the continental tournament just opened on the afternoon of August 30 in Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand) put the Vietnamese women's team in the same group C with South Korea, Taiwan (China) and Uzbekistan.
Experts soon commented on the situation of this group, according to which, Korea may be the candidate for the top spot in the group and if they play with the highest determination, the Vietnamese women's team can completely overcome. Two equal opponents are Taiwan (China) and Uzbekistan to continue to the second qualifying phase.
Kieu Trinh and Nguyen Trinh blocked Lee Han-bi's attack
Facing the strongest opponent in the group, South Korea, in the opening match seems to be a big disadvantage for coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's team. However, something no one expected appeared right in this first round.
South Korea quickly took the lead thanks to the effective attacking ability of attacker Kang So-hwi. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese team is not inferior when it comes to effective attack and quite solid defensive organization. Only the powerful kicks of the Korean side at the end of the half helped them win 25-22 in the first game.
Kang So-hwi scored effectively to help Korea take a two-game lead
The situation became more difficult for the Vietnamese team in the second game when Korea promoted its strength in powerful kicks to break the first step of the already weak Vietnam team. Korea succeeded and won 1-25, taking the lead over Vietnam after two games.
Kieu Trinh maintains high scoring performance
Having just overcome the weakness in the stage of catching step 1 and at the same time blocking the enemy's main attack, Kang So Hwi, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's army exploded with the duo Thanh Thuy and Kieu Trinh to win 25-23. In game three, the gap in the match was narrowed to 1-2.
Continuing to play sublime in the fourth game, the Vietnamese team exploited the decline of Korean players to win the gap 25-17, leveling the score 2-2 after four games and bringing the match into the game. decision.
Captain Thanh Thuy was explosive in attack and defense
No longer having enough physical strength to confront Vietnam in double-attack situations, Korea can no longer maintain its effectiveness in attack. Up to this point, captain Thanh Thuy continued to be as effective as in all four previous games.
The captain of the Vietnamese team scored the most points in game 5 and was also the author of the successful finish that set the score 15-13, closing the match extremely dramatic and emotional for every watching audience. heroic battle.
Thanh Thuy scored the decisive point to bring a 3-2 victory for Vietnam
Starting off like a dream with a spectacular 3-2 upstream victory (22-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-17, 15-13) against the strongest team in the table, Korea, Vietnam. Nam is thinking about the miracle that could appear at the continent's largest arena. After success in the AVC Cup and AVC Challenge Cup, can the Vietnamese team go far at this AVC Championship?
Vietnam national team's group stage match schedule:
August 31: Vietnam – Uzbekistan (8g)
September 1: Vietnam – Taiwan (China) (9:12 p.m.)
