Tianjin, China, January 19, 2016 - Tianjin Bohai Bank kicked off the China Women’s Volleyball League Finals with a bang after producing a magnificent comeback 3-1 (18-25, 25-16, 34-32, 25-18) home victory over Jiangsu Zhongtian Steel on Saturday.
It was a real breath-taking battle as both parties even produced the season-highest score 34-32 in the third set, where Jiangsu saved six set points compared with three of Tianjin.
Both teams are quite familiar with each other and both head coaches Wang Baoquan and Cai Bin were once head coach of China national team. There was a fantastic energy and tension throughout the match. In the first set, Tianjin Bohai Bank caught stalled as Jiangsu posed a perfect defense. In the second set, Tianjin Bohai Bank substituted their “trump card” Li Ying and locked a big lead immediately, leading a smooth going to the end, except the third set of jigsaw pattern.
The best scorer went to Cuban Nancy Carrillo, as she bagged 28 points for Tianjin. Both Zhang Changning and Gong Xiangyu contributed 21 points apiece for Jiangsu.
“Tianjin Bohai Bank are formidable rivals. Our team need to take warning from them. Technique and mentality matter, but sometimes a little luck decides. Of course, the intimidating home atmosphere also helped Tianjin a lot.”said Cai Bin, head coach of Jiangsu Zhongtian Steel.
The Finals of China Women’s Volleyball League will play best of five. Both teams will resume the second match Tuesday in Tianjing, and then Jiangsu will have consecutive three home matches.
Tianjin Bohai Bank hold the record for the highest set score during the League Finals with a 39-37 win over Shanghai in 2010.
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