Victory of Vietnam women's team This was a predictable result, although the Australian team entered the tournament with great determination and the squad was also reformed with players of good professional qualifications.
Not being subjective or underestimating his opponent who is 30 places below him in the FIVB world rankings, Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet fielded an extremely strong starting lineup with all the key players.
Tran Thi Thanh Thuy hit the ball past the Australian team's block.
Entering the match with great excitement and continuously leading the home team, the Australian team could only maintain this fragile gap in the first few points. When the score was leveled at 5-5, the Vietnamese women's team officially accelerated and continued to pull away, reaching the finish line after only 19 minutes with a score of 25-11.
The home team easily overcame the first obstacle after just 19 minutes.
There were no surprises even though in the second game, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet withdrew Thanh Thuy and Lam Oanh from the field and brought in young players to replace them.
On a sublime day, Bich Tuyen led the Vietnamese women's team's play with unstoppable scoring attacks.
The home team easily won the next two games with scores of 25-14 and 25-15, ending the final match of the group stage after just 61 minutes.
Vi Thi Nhu Quynh shines when given the responsibility
Winning all four matches in Group A with a score of 3-0, the Vietnamese women's team officially won a ticket to the semi-finals at the top of the group. The opponent of the home team, the defending champion of the tournament, in the semi-final match taking place at 5:30 p.m. on June 13 is Kazakhstan, the runner-up of last year's tournament.
This is probably the biggest surprise so far of this year's tournament.
With comprehensive offense and defense, the Vietnamese women's team has its 4th consecutive victory.
Kazakhstan won all four opening matches, but in the confrontation with the Philippines in the final match of Group B (including 6 teams), the team from Central Asia surprisingly lost with a score of 0-3.
The absence of key striker Sana Anarkulova due to injury was considered the reason for Kazakhstan's unbelievable defeat. However, according to experts, it seems that this team decided to "choose" its opponent in the semi-finals in a rather negative way.
Philippines (left) beat Kazakhstan and finished first in Group B, a surprising result.
This unexpected outcome completely changed the situation of Group B. The Philippines took the lead in the group and will meet Taiwan (China) in the second semi-final at 8:00 p.m. on June 13, while the two main characters of the AVC Challenge Cup (predecessor of the AVC Nations Cup) final last year will soon face each other in the semi-finals.
The fourth victory in the AVC Nations Cup group stage continued to help the Vietnamese women's team thrive. The team received an additional 3.96 bonus points, rising to 28th place in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) rankings with a total of 131.19 points. This is the highest ranking in the history of Vietnamese women's volleyball.
If they continue to play well and successfully defend their championship title at the AVC Nations Cup 2025, the Vietnamese women's team will significantly improve their current ranking, even approaching the world's Top 25.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/tuyen-nu-viet-nam-toan-thang-gianh-ve-ban-ket-bong-chuyen-avc-nations-cup-19625061306465391.htm
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