September 08, 2009 | 21:52 (GMT+7)
Vietnam tops Asian Volleyball Championship’s group A
Vietnam took its third consecutive victory over Sri Lanka on Sept. 7 to top group A of the 15 th Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championships which is being held in Hanoi...
Vietnam took its third consecutive victory over Sri Lanka on Sept. 7 to top group A of the 15 th Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championships which is being held in Hanoi.
The host, who won the International Women’s Volleyball Tournament-VTV Cup last month, began the match with strong attack to cruise to a first set 25-13 victory.
Playing against the weaker rival, Vietnam easily dominated the second and third sets with 25-17 and 25-21 win to complete the match 3-0 after one-hour competition.
Earlier, Vietnam also beat Australia and Iran 3-0.
The team will play against much stronger rivals Kazakhstan on Sept. 9 and China on Sept. 10.
Coach Thai Thanh Tung said the Vietnam team will try its best to satisfy its fans.
Source: VNA