Vietnam volleyball team lost the opening match of the Asian Cup

On the opening day of the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, Al Muhharraq suffered a 0-3 defeat against Group D rival Al Rayyan (Qatar). Therefore, Sport Center 3 - essentially the Vietnam national team - aims to defeat Bahrain to compete for a ticket to the quarterfinals of the 2025 AVC Champions League.

Nguyen Van Quoc Duy faces off against Al Muhharraq

The calculations of coach Tran Dinh Tien and his team were not without basis when Al Muhharraq's simple playing style mainly relied on the height and strength of the three "towers" Alex Ferreira (Portugal, 2.02 m), Jacob Link (Sweden, 1.97 m) and Van Maarten (Netherlands, 2 m)! At many times in the first three games, Sport Center 3 led their opponents quite far and the chance of winning was very clear.

Jacob Link (14) is a sharp attacker for Al Muhharraq.

Foreign players are one of the important and interesting highlights of the AVC Champions League 2025 when every team can recruit and use three foreign players on the field at the same time. Al Muhharraq hired up to 3 foreign players and the brilliance of Swedish striker Jacob Link was the difference.

Sport Center 3 only won the second game with a score of 25-20.

Comprehensive attack and defense, especially the thunderous serves and powerful attacks of Jacob Link from position 3 always give Sport Center 3's defenders a headache, even without a solution to stop them. Besides, Alex Ferreira is a pretty solid support every time he drops back to the back line to make a very accurate step, discouraging the Vietnamese attackers.

Leading all three games but only winning the second game with a score of 25-20, Sport Center 3 gradually lost their advantage and lost their mentality, losing the fourth important game 22-25, which was also the game that decided the final score of the match 3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22) in favor of Al Muhharraq.

Al Muhharraq completely overwhelmed the Vietnamese representative.

Losing the opening match, Sport Center 3's chances of advancing have narrowed considerably. The team's next match on the morning of May 13 against Al Rayyan will not be easy, as this Qatari team won 3-0 against Al Muhharraq in the opening match of Group D. Of course, every team always wants to win and as long as they overcome their weaknesses in passing and serving, Sport Center 3 still has the ability to win to qualify for the quarterfinals.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tuyen-bong-chuyen-viet-nam-that-thu-tran-ra-quan-cup-chau-a-196250512135023983.htm