
Angel Canino and Alas Pilipinas through the 2025 SEA V.League Leg 2 towards Thailand. –SAVA PHOTO
Alas Pilipinas put up a tricky combat however nonetheless fell to Thailand, 25-22, 25-17, 24-26, 25-16, Saturday within the second leg of the SEA V.League in Vietnam.
The Filipino spikers slid to 0-2 however not earlier than stealing a set from the powerhouse Thais after ruling the prolonged third body.
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This was the second time on this iteration of the four-nation match that Alas Pilipinas dragged Thailand into an prolonged sport after dropping a four-setter final week.
Angel Canino led that third-set fightback, scoring back-to-back factors together with a kill block that prolonged the match after the Thais raced to a 2-0 set lead.
In that set, the Philippines rallied from an early four-point deficit and edged Thailand in assaults, 17-16 and blocks, 3-1.
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Alas Pilipinas managed to maintain its scrappy displaying within the fourth set, even taking the lead, 8-9, on some extent from Shaina Nitura earlier than Thailand obtained its act collectively and strung a 7-1 run that introduced the momentum to its facet for good.
The Thais, who struggled with their error-prone displaying within the opening set, peppered the Philippine facet with working assaults to maintain their clear document within the match intact and enhance 2-0 in Leg 2.
They face Vietnam for the gold on Sunday.
The Filipinos, in the meantime, face a must-win towards Indonesia–a crew which they beat for bronze final week–to maintain their podium streak within the SEA V.League alive.
Alas Pilipinas dropped its opening match to the hosts Vietnamese on Friday evening.