ASIAN VOLLEYBALL NEWS BLOG

ASIAN VOLLEYBALL NEWS BLOG

Monday 18 July 2016

Princess Cup South East Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Tournament:Day 3 updates and scores

At Princess Cup South East Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Tournament day three opening match saw Indonesia take on Malaysia.Indonesia though lost their last game to Vietnam were favorites against Malaysia as they won the game by comprehensive 3-0 margin.Malaysia showed moments of brilliance throughout the game but in the end Indonesia were more organzied as a side as they held their tactical shape and formations throughout the game to the match by 3-0 margin(25-17;25-15 and 25-11)

The second game was the most competitive match of the day as New Zealand were stacked up against an ever improving Singapore side.The match saw see saw battle between the two youth sides as both teams fought for dominance from opening set. New Zealand had the advantage of reach and power whereas Singapore were showing good tactical positioning of the ball movements to stretch the Kiwis.New Zealand inched past Singapore in neck-to-neck battle in the first set to win by a narrow 25-23 margin.Singapore came back strong in the following set as New Zealand made some glaring errors during the rallies to let Singapore back into the contest.Singapore spikers showed good play off the court and won the second set by 25-22 margin.
The third set was again a close battle and the New Zealand finally managing to overcome Singapore in the third set to win by 25-17 margin.
The fourth set was another close encounter but New Zealand managed to seal the set and match by beating Singapore by 25-23 margin.
New Zealand vs Singapore(3-1): 25-23,22-25,25-17 and 25-23.

In the third games Vietnam faced Australia , Vietnam coming back from brilliant run in this tournament gave Australia no chance as they thrashed Australia 3-0 winning by identical 25-12,25-12 and 25-12 margin to win the game by a comprehensive margin.
Australia vs Vietnam(3-0) 25-12,25-12 and 25-12


In the final game Asian rivals and upcoming regional powerhouse Thailand girls were faced against the Philippines sides.Both teams have shown good form in this competition but Thailand proved their mettle by winning 3-0 beating Philippines 25-14,25-23 and 25-16.Thailand survived a scare in the second round as they trailed the game midway in second set by 18-12 margin but a late dramatic comeback ensured they won the second set by a close 25-23 margin. Philipines never looked to recover from 2 set down as Thailand upped the ante in the final set amidst cheering home crowd to win the final set by 25-16 margin.
Thailand vs Philippines(3-0): 25-14,25-23 and 25-16.

Revised Match schedule for 19.07.2016:

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