Việt Nam to vie for ninth position in volleyball event

July 31, 2017 - 09:30

Việt Nam defeated archrivals Thái Lan 3-2 in their classification round yesterday at the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship in Indonesia.

Việt Nam (in yellow) will fight for the ninth place at the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship in Indonesia today. — Photo asianvolleyball.net

Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam defeated archrivals Thái Lan 3-2 in their classification round yesterday at the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship in Indonesia.

Việt Nam cruised to a 25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 16-25, 15-10 win and will vie for today’s ninth place with Qatar, who beat Pakistan 25-19, 20-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-12 yesterday.

In their previous round, Việt Nam lost 22-25, 15-25, 25-19, 25-27 to Qatar on Saturday.

In the other matches yesterday, defending champions Japan won 25-21, 25-16, 25-22 over Australia; Indonesia beat two-time winners Iran 25-18, 25-18, 23-25, 24-26, 11-15 and South Korea overcame China 25-18, 25-19, 25-23. — VNS

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