Defeated by "old friend" Korabelka, Vietnam team consecutively finished second in VTV Cup

The VTV Cup 2025 final is probably the best and most intense match for the title in the history of the tournament. The fact that the two main characters of last season's final meet again this time does not reduce the appeal of the match.

In 2024, Korabelka ranked 1,897th in the world women's volleyball club rankings of volleybox, far behind former Vietnamese champion LPBank Ninh Binh with a ranking of 960. However, in the latest statistics table of 2025 also of volleybox, Korabelka rose to 294th position while captain Bich Tuyen's team only climbed to 432nd position.

Thất bại trước — Korabelka quickly took the lead in the first two games.

Therefore, it is completely wrong to judge Korabelka as weaker than the first time they came to Vietnam to participate in VTV Cup 2024. The opponent is strong, the host is also in stable form and the final match is worthy of being a worthy battle at VTV Cup this year.

In the opening game, the score was tied at 9-9 before Korabelka took the lead with powerful cross-court and floor shots from main striker Elizaveta Nesterova. The Russian team broke away and won 25-19 in this game.

The situation seemed more pessimistic for coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet's team when all positions on the field played awkwardly, especially in the back line defense. Korabelka played better and better as he exploited his opponent's mistakes to score points and win the second game 25-14.

In the midst of a dire situation and everyone was expecting a tragic ending for the home team, the Vietnamese team made an incredible comeback. Thanh Thuy and her teammates won two consecutive games with scores of 25-23 and 25-21, bringing the match to the deciding game.

As the defensive errors in the back row were gradually corrected, and in the front line, Bich Tuyen, Thanh Thuy, Nguyen Uyen and Bich Thuy took care of each point, the Vietnamese team caught up to the score of 4-4 and then took the lead 9-6, 11-8 and 12-10.

Korabelka was not to be outdone, equalizing and then rising to 13-12, 14-13 and winning with a thrilling score of 20-18!