Thai newspaper: Angry! Vietnam Tel beat South Korea in the most exciting match AVC Championship
"The Vietnamese women's volleyball team put all their strength into fighting, coming back to win 3-2 against Korea at Chatchai Stadium in the framework of AVC Championship 2023" - Siamsport commented on the match. "The match was dramatic and tense. Korea played explosively and led the first 2 sets. But then Vietnam came back to win the last 3 sets to win an extremely attractive 3-2 final. Vietnam national team had our first victory and successfully won 3 points."
Meanwhile, the homepage of the AVC Asian Volleyball Federation also has an article about the victory of coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet and his team.
"Vietnam national team won an unprecedented victory over Korea after a spectacular comeback at the 22nd AVC Championship" - author Preechachan wrote on Asianvolleyball.
"Korea, the team currently ranked 35th in the world and who won the 2019 AVC Championship bronze medal at home, are looking for their first Asian title. But their campaign did not get off to a good start when they suffered a loss. First defeat against Challenge Cup champion Vietnam.
"After holding a 1-0 advantage, Korea with Kang Sohwi (scored 24 points, the most of the Korean team in this match) and Lee Seonwoo (scored 17 points) playing explosively in attack led to 21 points. -19 and then closed the second set with a 25-19 victory. In a corner, Vietnam used all its strength in the third set to win. After a tense match, Vietnam won 25-23. This victory helped The Vietnamese team is confident and they still rely on perfect defense and excellent attacks from Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, Vi Thi Nhu Quynh and Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh in set 4. A 6-point lead separates the score. 22-16, Vietnam only allowed Korea to score one more point and then ended the set with a 25-17 victory, bringing the match into a 5th set to decide the winner.
"Korea played more focused in the deciding set and led 6-3. But the Vietnamese team came back to catch the score at 6-6. Lee Seonwoo made many good attacks but it was too late for the comeback. when Vietnam widened the gap to 11-8. In this crucial moment, Korea tried its best but did not bring results as Vietnam continued to play well, with star Tran Thi Thanh Thuy attacking full strength brought Vietnam the final and most important score of the match.
"It was surprising to win this match when we all knew Korea was a strong team with good kicks. I must admit we had difficulty in step one. I feel grateful to all my teammates . There were times when we faced difficult situations, but we still supported each other. We fought together and are now happy with the results. This is the first time we defeated Korea ", Thanh Thuy shared.
