On August 30, Vietnamese volleyball fans were ecstatic with the emotional victory of the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team against the 35th world team, the 4th place in Asia is South Korea. The victory was marked by the number 1 smasher Tran Thi Thanh Thuy when she scored a total of 25 points (20 points of attack, 5 points of blocking). Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh also contributed greatly with 13 points, including powerful attacks at the net.
Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh (blue shirt) possesses powerful ball smashes
At the beginning of game 2, Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh attacked and hit the ball with great force towards the Korean team’s double defense. The ball went through the barrier, causing assistant Park Eun-jin behind him to not have time to dodge and was hit in the face by the ball. Stunned by the “cannonball” from Kieu Trinh, Park Eun-jin collapsed on the field and then had to rest. It was neither intentional nor illegal, but as soon as she saw her opponent get hit in the face by the ball, Kieu Trinh immediately signaled her apology and was filled with worry. Fortunately, Park Eun-jin did not suffer a serious injury and returned to the field from game 3. That was also the time when the Vietnamese women’s team rose strongly, from a 0-2 loss to a 2-2 draw and completed the comeback. spectacular comeback against Korea.
Assistant Park Eun-jin (Korea) collapsed on the field after being hit in the face by Kieu Trinh
Sharing after the match, hero Tran Thi Thanh Thuy said: “It was a surprise to win this match because we all know that the Korean team is very strong and has good serves. It was difficult at the first step, but the whole team clasped hands together to fight, overcome everything to be happy with the victory.” Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet is still not overjoyed after the unbelievable comeback of his students and thinks that this is the match that the Vietnamese women’s team played with more than 100% of their strength. He expressed that he was surprised when he witnessed such a good match from his students.
The Vietnamese women’s volleyball team had an emotional victory over Korea
With this impressive victory, the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team accumulated 6.2 points for a total of 77.7 points and remained ranked 47th in the world. Meanwhile, with the loss to the Vietnamese team, the Korean team dropped 3 places to 38th in the world.
At 6:00 p.m. on August 31, Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh and the Vietnamese women’s volleyball team will play the second match of Group C, the 2023 Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship, facing the Uzbekistan team (ranked 69th in the world).
