Winning once can be considered lucky but defeating the opponent who won the Asian championship with the same "scenario" for the second time within a month must be considered a miracle.
The Vietnamese female volleyball team just did the unthinkable in the second round of the qualifying round of Group C to top the group and qualify for the quarterfinals, making it into the top 8 teams at the continental sports festival.
The two teams Vietnam and Korea met at the Asian Championship in late August.
A month ago, the two sides faced each other in the opening match of the group stage at the 2023 Asian Championship, held in Thailand.
Korea was the defending champion of the tournament at that time and with a strong squad, the team of Spanish coach Hernandez Gonzalez had no difficulty leading two games against the Vietnamese women's volleyball team.
Vietnam team reverses the flow to defeat Korea and reach the semi-finals
Strong will and a great performance later helped the Vietnamese team beat Korea after 5 games, advance straight to the semi-finals and become one of the four strongest teams in the Asian Championship, only behind the three "big sisters" Thailand, China and Japan.
The two sides met again at ASIAD 19 and Korea won the first two games.
In this reunion at ASIAD, the opportunity is considered 50-50 for Vietnam and Korea. The Korean team still retains the same squad of athletes who participated in the Asian tournament and just participated in the 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers, including prominent faces such as Park Jeong-ah, Lee Da-hyeon, Park Eun-in, Kang So-hwi...
Kieu Trinh attacks to score
The start was quite good when Vietnam continuously led their opponents, but the Vietnamese team gradually let Korea regain control of the game. The Korean team, just like the encounter in Thailand at the end of August, continuously took the lead and won 25-16, 25-22 in the first two games.
Unable to retreat, the Vietnamese team adjusted their tactics, carefully studied the opponent's defense to focus on scoring points at position number 2.
Effective defense
Tied 2-2 with scores in the third and fourth games being 25-22, the Vietnamese team was confident and in the deciding game, Thanh Thuy, Kieu Trinh and teammates played enthusiastically to win with a thrilling score of 15-11, ending the great battle with a score of 3-2.
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With the top position in Group C, Vietnam – and possibly South Korea – will continue to be placed in Group E with the two leading teams in Group A, most likely China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
In this cross-match stage, the result of the match between Vietnam and Korea will be kept intact and the results of the two matches between Vietnam and the two remaining opponents will be added to determine the teams that will continue to advance to the semi-finals. The Vietnam team will have three days off before this important stage.
...and the whole team burst into victory.
Vietnam women's volleyball team ready for the quarter-final battle
The victory delighted the players and fans.
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