Vietnam team makes impression in opening match of Women's Volleyball World Championship

No expert dared to put his faith in the ability of the Vietnamese team to score points against the team in the Top 3 of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) rankings - the Polish team. Even the winning percentage table announced by the FIVB computer system at the time when the Vietnamese team was leading 1-0 was only 3% for the team of coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet, meaning that 97% of the chance of victory was in favor of Poland, who were behind at that time!

Not focusing on the goal of outperforming the very strong opponents in this tournament, the Vietnamese team always affirms to play the best they can in every phase and every game. Not having the most complete force also makes the team much more modest with the purpose of participating in the tournament to learn.

No one thought that the team that was underestimated in every aspect, the Vietnamese team, would have a historic victory, a "lifetime" victory... Entering the match with a truly tenacious fighting spirit, the Vietnamese team surprised Poland with their subjectivity.

They let Vietnam score 4 points in a row to lead 15-14 in the first game, then continued to be loose in both defense and attack, from leading 23-21, they lost 4 points in a row again, losing the first game at 23-25.

Poland's place in the world's Top 3 is not a matter of luck as the Eastern European team possesses an excellent squad of players, three of whom are over 2 meters tall. Striker Magdalena Stysiak alone "tormented" the Vietnamese team in the second set from every position on the field. With the support of the captain, middle blocker Agnieszka Korneluk and Martyna Czyrnianka, Poland easily won 25-10 and then 25-12 to take the lead after three sets.

Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's personnel adjustments brought a boost to the Vietnamese team in the fourth set. Vi Thi Nhu Quynh, Tran Thi Bich Thuy, and Tran Thi Thanh Thuy took turns scoring important points, closely following Poland from 11-11, 19-22, and 22-24. However, their superior class helped Poland speak up at the decisive moment, closing the fourth set at 25-22 and ending the opening match with a score of 3-1 after 105 minutes of competition that was not as easy as imagined.

Difficulties are predicted to come to the Vietnamese team when the team meets the world's 11th ranked opponent, Germany, on the afternoon of August 25 (Germany just beat Kenya 3-0 in the first match of Group G. It seems that Kenya and Vietnam can only compete on the afternoon of August 27 to avoid the bottom position in the group, but there is no way to find a way to the next round when there are 2 opponents in the same group that are too "terrible"...

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tuyen-viet-nam-tao-an-tuong-tran-ra-quan-giai-vo-dich-bong-chuyen-nu-the-gioi-196250823230759089.htm