Defeating rival Thailand, Vietnam men's volleyball team flies high in SEA V.League

(NLDO) – Defeating defending champion Thailand for the second consecutive round, the Vietnamese men's volleyball team is gradually realizing its dream of a medal at the SEA V.League 2025.

The great rival Thailand has always been a "monument" of Southeast Asian men's volleyball, but this does not mean that the Golden Temple team is an invincible force. They can overcome all opponents in the region, but every time they face the Vietnamese team from 2022 until now, the Thai people cannot help but be afraid...

Quan Trong Nghia returns with confidence, Vietnam team overwhelms Thailand

Having just lost 1-3 to the Vietnamese men's volleyball team a week ago, in the rematch on the evening of July 18 in Jakarta (Indonesia), Thailand entered the match with a very cautious spirit.

However, with the brilliant performance of Ngoc Thuan, Quoc Du, Duy Tuyen and Trong Nghia, the Vietnamese team continuously took the lead and won 25-19 in the first set.

Vietnam team is becoming the real "nemesis" of Thailand

It seemed like there was no way back, Thailand played explosively and won 25-16 to equalize the situation after two games. The "scenario" of the match was repeated similarly in games three and four, Vietnam took the lead and Thailand caught up to bring the match to a 2-2 draw, entering the deciding game after more than 2 hours of competition.

Vietnam team crushed Thailand twice in two consecutive weeks.

Quan Trong Nghia scored consecutive points from the serve, Ngoc Thuan and Duy Tuyen took turns attacking effectively and the Vietnamese team won the fifth game 15-11, winning the final match 3-2. In two weeks, twice "defeating" the Thais despite the opponent being the SEA V.League 2024 champion and having just won the first stage of the SEA V.League 2025, the Vietnamese team is full of hope to change the color of the medal after finishing third in the stage in the Philippines last week.

Vietnam women's volleyball team lost in the semi-finals of the Future Stars 2025 tournament

On the evening of July 18, the Vietnamese women's team - with mostly young faces - lost to the U21 Netherlands team with a score of 2-3 in the semi-finals of the Future Stars 2025 International Volleyball Tournament taking place in Shanghai (China). After losing the first set 23-25, the team of coach Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa won the next two sets in a row with scores of 25-20, 25-23. The U21 Netherlands team accelerated, tied the score 2-2 by winning the fourth set at a score of 25-23 and then won the deciding set 15-12.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/thang-kinh-dich-thai-lan-tuyen-bong-chuyen-nam-viet-nam-bay-cao-tai-sea-vleague-196250718220501287.htm