Fighting against the tide bravely, Vietnamese women's volleyball created an earthquake against Korea
Although there is no victory at VNL, Korea is still considered one of the top teams at the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. Underrated, but Thanh Thuy and her teammates have no lack of desire. to create a surprise on the opening day of the AVC Championship.
In the opening minutes, Korea, although not performing too well, still quickly took the lead thanks to the ability to score effectively, especially in the position of Kang So Hwi. However, the excellence of captain Thanh Thuy and the barricade helped the blue shirt team follow the opponent with a close distance. However, the Korean girls' powerful kicks were used in the last minutes, helping them to get a 25-22 victory in the first set.
The two teams continued to create an extremely attractive score chase in the second set. Vietnam had times to take the lead, but could not maintain the advantage against a sure-playing South Korea. , especially in the barrier. In the last minutes, Korea continued to use strong kicks to break the first step of Vietnam, and they succeeded with a 25-19 victory, thereby taking a 2-0 lead.
Entering the third set, Vietnam has somewhat improved the weakness of step 1. The most powerful attack of Korea, Kang So Hwi, was also disabled by the students of coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet and could not be maintained. the ability to score as in the first 2 sets. With the tenacity in defense and the excellence of individuals like Thanh Thuy and Kieu Trinh, Vietnam successfully defended the desired gap, helping Vietnam to have an impressive 25-23 victory set.
After the victory in set 3, Vietnam continued to play sublimely in set 4, while Korea showed signs of weakness and could no longer maintain precision in their play. The defense with the appearance of Pham Thi Hien played bravely and firmly, thereby helping Vietnam destroy Korea with a 25-17 victory, bringing the match to the deciding set.
Korea had a good start in the beginning of set 5, but they no longer had enough physical strength to face Vietnam in durable ball situations. While the main attackers on the Korean side no longer retain their sharpness, Thanh Thuy still maintains an extremely high scoring performance. The captain of the Vietnamese women's team scored the most points in set 5 and also scored 15-13, ending a dramatic and emotional match on the opening day of the 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. .
The Vietnamese women's volleyball team had a dream start with a 3-2 victory (22-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-17, 15-13) against the team rated as the strongest in the Korean group. Country. With today's continental performance, Vietnamese fans can fully expect Thanh Thuy and her teammates to go far in this year's tournament.
