Vietnam team makes Qatar win 'sweatily' in AVC Nations Cup volleyball quarterfinals

It took until the 5th nerve-wracking game for the defending champion Qatar to defeat the Vietnamese men's volleyball team in the quarterfinals of the AVC Nations Cup.

On the evening of June 21 in Bahrain, the Vietnamese men's volleyball team faced the defending champion Qatar in the quarterfinals of the AVC Nations Cup 2025. Although rated much lower than the defending champion Qatar, the Vietnamese men's volleyball team created an explosive match and only lost by a narrow margin of 2-3.

Vietnam men's volleyball team played excellently against Qatar

Coach Tran Dinh Tien continues to give playing opportunities to players in high form such as Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, Nguyen Van Quoc Duy, Truong The Khai, Quan Trong Nghia, Tran Duy Tuyen, Dinh Van Duy. The relaxed mentality helps the Vietnamese male volleyball players confidently launch attacks, creating great pressure on the opponent's defense.

The Vietnamese men's volleyball team created a surprise when they won the first game against Qatar in the quarterfinals of the AVC Nations Cup 2025.

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The first game was full of tension when the Vietnamese men's volleyball team created a balanced game, competing fiercely with the Qatar team. Accurate complaints at the end of the game helped the Vietnamese men's volleyball team rise to a "breathtaking" victory of 31/29. That was also the game in which Nguyen Van Quoc Duy played very effectively, contributing 8 points to the team. The Vietnamese players also showed their fighting spirit, saving many times against the opponent's powerful attacks.

Nguyen Van Quoc Duy and his teammates continued to maintain their good form in the second game, creating a fair "tit for tat" match against the defending champion Qatar. The timely acceleration of the Qatar team helped them rise to win 25/21, equalizing the score 1-1. The strength of the defending champion Qatar was demonstrated in the third game when the attack line operated very effectively. This was also the game where the Vietnamese players were not in their best form, so they accepted defeat 15/25.

Vietnam men's volleyball team had a great match against Qatar in the 2025 AVC Nations Cup

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Coming back strongly in game 4, the Vietnamese men's volleyball team with the excellence of Nguyen Van Quoc Duy created great attacking pressure against Qatar. Coach Tran Dinh Tien's students took a 19/17 lead, then took advantage of the opportunities at the end of the game to take a 24/22 lead, then won 25/22, equalizing the score 2-2 and bringing the quarter-final match to the decisive game 5.

The match that decided the ticket to the semi-finals of the AVC Nations Cup 2025 between Vietnam and Qatar was full of tension. Qatar created a 3-point gap (7/4) but Quan Trong Nghia and his teammates narrowed the gap to only 1 point (7/8, 9/10). However, Qatar came back and won 15/12, thereby closing the hard-fought 3-2 victory over Vietnam and winning the ticket to the semi-finals.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-viet-nam-khien-qatar-thang-muot-mo-hoi-o-tu-ket-bong-chuyen-avc-nations-cup-185250621214441786.htm