Defeating Korea for the second time, Vietnamese women's volleyball team caused a stir

The scenario of the comeback to win 3-2 against Korea in the 2023 Asian Championship continued to be repeated at the 19th ASIAD. The Vietnamese women's volleyball team defeated their opponent for the second time, opening the door to the semi-finals.

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The emotional victory of the girls of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team. (Source: Dan Tri)

Before the decisive match for the top spot and a ticket to the next round with Korea, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team had a favorable start at ASIAD 19 when they easily defeated Nepal 3-0 on the opening day. This victory not only helped Thanh Thuy and her teammates have a good mentality, but also gave many key players a chance to rest.

South Korea is no stranger to the Vietnamese women's volleyball team. At the 2023 Asian Championship in early September, coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's team caused a stir when they came from behind to defeat South Korea 3-2, then reached the semi-finals of the tournament.

Meeting again after about a month, the two teams entered the match with an attractive attacking style. The Vietnamese women's volleyball team played very confidently, leading their opponents by 3 points, but then the Korean team equalized and took the lead.

After the score was 15-15, Korea had effective attacks, while the defense of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team was confused, accepting a 16-25 loss.

Entering set 2, the Vietnamese women's team still entered the match with great confidence, at one point leading their opponents by 3 points. After the two teams tied 12-12, the match was very exciting.

Unfortunately, at the decisive moment, the Korean women's volleyball team took advantage of the poor organization of the Vietnamese defense, thereby winning 25-22.

In set 3, the Vietnamese girls played with 200% of their strength to shorten the score so they could create a spectacular comeback like in Thailand in early September.

Thanh Thuy was still the main hitter, scoring many important points to help the Vietnamese women's volleyball team take the lead 14-12. The score was 19-19, and from this point on the Vietnamese girls played with a brave spirit.

Bich Thuy's diagonal moves behind her back surprised her opponent and the 1m84 tall hitter had a drop shot that helped the Vietnamese women's volleyball team win 25-22 in this set.

In set 4, with the psychological advantage, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team played very effectively. After the score was 15-15, Thanh Thuy and her teammates took the lead 18-15, before defeating their opponents 25-22, bringing the match into the decisive 5th set.

Entering the final set, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team had a 2-point advantage, but the gap was closed when Korea equalized 11-11. However, at the most important moment of the match, the Vietnamese girls scored 4 consecutive points to end the set with a 15-11 victory, winning 3-2 overall.

This is the second time in a row in just about a month that Thanh Thuy and her teammates have defeated Korea in a comeback scenario. The victory not only helped the Vietnamese women's volleyball team rank first in Group C, but also opened the door to the semi-finals to compete for a medal at the 19th ASIAD.

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