VTV Binh Dien Long An suffered a reverse defeat on the opening day of the AVC Champions League

VTV Binh Dien Long An (yellow shirt) lost to Beijing BAIC Motor - Photo: PVL

Beijing BAIC Motor brought to the AVC Champions League 2025 a squad of only 9 players, in which only 7 players played in the opening match against Saipa Tehran. Along with that, they have less than 20 hours of rest before entering the next match in the group stage against VTV Binh Dien Long An.

Not only taking advantage of the above disadvantages of the opponent, VTV Binh Dien Long An also entered the game with determination, making the Beijing team somewhat surprised. The Chinese representative's defense focused a lot on Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, VTV Binh Dien Long An found points from Vi Thi Nhu Quynh.

With two main attackers Thanh Thuy and Natalia Lijewska, coach Thai Quang Lai decided to put Vi Quynh in the opposite position and she completed the task well when continuously scoring points at position 2 and behind the 3m line.

In the usual position of 4th wing, Thanh Thuy is still the main scorer for the Vietnamese representative. Thanh Thuy's high performance is also the key to bringing 2 consecutive wins for VTV Binh Dien Long An.

On the other side of the net, Beijing BAIC Motor made 9 errors in serving and taking a step in the first 2 sets. This was the main reason why they fell into a chasing position. However, when pushed into a corner, Ye Jin and his teammates played with more determination, especially improving their defense.

The Chinese representative proved their class as they played better and better from defense, step-in, serve to block. In set 4, the Beijing team often maintained a 10-point gap, forcing coach Thai Quang Lai to take the main squad out to rest and save energy for the decisive set 5.

However, the Chinese team still maintained their excitement when they took a big lead in set 5 and ended the comeback with a final victory of 3-2 (22-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-13, 15-10).

VTV Binh Dien Long An will play the decisive match tomorrow, April 22, to compete for a ticket to the quarterfinals - Photo: PVL

Thus, with 2 wins, Beijing BAIC Motor is the first team to enter the quarterfinals of the AVC Champions League 2025 as the winner of Group C. The remaining ticket belongs to the winning team in the match between VTV Binh Dien Long An and Saipa Tehran (Iran) taking place at 9am tomorrow, April 22.

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