Alas Pilipinas participant rejoice with followers after sealing a semifinals berth within the AVC Nations Cup. –AVC PHOTO
On Independence Day, Alas Pilipinas stood fearless in opposition to the much-taller and final 12 months’s runner-up Kazakhstan, reserving its second straight semifinal look within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Ladies’s Volleyball Nations Cup.
Workforce captain Jia De Guzman praised her teammates for staying locked in and exhibiting no concern in a must-win match, because the Filipino spikers pulled off a shocking 25-21, 25-15, 25-19 sweep to high Pool B with a 4-1 document on Thursday at Dong Anh Enviornment in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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“Truthfully, proper after yesterday’s recreation, the second we obtained into the dugout, our minds had been already targeted on Kazakhstan. We knew right now can be a troublesome match, and we needed to give our easiest to win,” mentioned De Guzman in Filipino.
“I nonetheless can’t imagine we received in straight units. We simply instructed ourselves we’d step on the courtroom and do no matter it takes to win, and I’m so happy with my teammates.”
De Guzman, the match’s reigning Finest Setter, orchestrated a balanced assault with the potent trio of Bella Belen, Angel Canino, and Alyssa Solomon, who mixed for 42 factors.
Alas, which captured a historic AVC bronze at Rizal Memorial Coliseum final 12 months, avenged its semifinal loss to World No. 30 Kazakhstan.
The 30-year-old captain mentioned the crew is using excessive on momentum because it prepares for the semifinal in opposition to the No. 2 crew from Pool A.
“Regardless of who we face within the subsequent spherical, this win is a big enhance for our confidence. That’s precisely what we wanted from right now’s recreation and even from the opposite wins on this spherical. I nonetheless can’t imagine it, however I’m so joyful,” mentioned De Guzman. “We’ve been in search of our rhythm all through the match, and it lastly clicked on the good time in opposition to Kazakhstan.”
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