Alas Pilipinas stuns Kazakhstan, secures AVC semifinals spot anew

SCHEDULE: Alas Pilipinas ladies at AVC Nations Cup semifinals

MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas dissatisfied closing 12 months’s runner-up Kazakhstan, 25-21, 25-15, 25-19, to advance to the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Volleyball Nations Cup semifinals for the second one directly 12 months on Thursday at Dong Anh Arena in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The Filipino Spikers grew to become to the trio of Angel Canino, Bella Belen, and Alyssa Solomon to pounce at the taller Kazakhs, who neglected injured Sana Anarkulova. They completed Pool B with a 4-1 file, taking the primary seed with 13 issues, only a marker forward in their opponents.

Straight units is difficult to occur on this stage, however some components you must imagine. Kazakhstan they misplaced the captain [due to injury], however the primary issue is we performed just right at all times. So I be expecting to my group to play higher and I all the time inform them that to accomplish just right and the end result will come,” Alas head trainer Jorge Souza de Brito stated.

Belen led all scorers with 16 issues off 14 kills and two blocks. Solomon delivered 14 issues, whilst Canino drilled 11 spikes, one block, and an ace to complete with 12 issues and actual candy revenge at the Philippines’  tormentor in closing 12 months’s semifinals.

Alas Pilipinas throughout an AVC Nations Cup sport in opposition to Kazakhstan. –AVC PHOTO

“Mindset for semifinals is the same, play good and take every advantage that we can. I will try to find some weak points [in the opponent]. We’re in the top 4, it will be a hard match,” de Brito added.

Tied at 17 within the 3rd set, Dell Palomata’s block ended Alas’ 5 directly issues for a 22-17 unfold prior to Kazakhstan halted their scoring run. Belen scored two consecutive assaults, adopted by means of Solomon’s game-winning hit.

Setter and captain Jia De Guzman’s good playmaking introduced out the most productive within the troika of Belen, Solomon, and Canino, as Dell Palomata and Fifi Sharma contributed 5 issues each and every.

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Alas battles the second one seed of Pool A in a knockout semifinal on Friday, with protecting champion Vietnam main the opposite crew with a 3-0 file, whilst Chinese Taipei is operating 2d with a 2-1 card as of posting time.

The Filipino Spikers began sturdy within the first set and taken the momentum in the second one with a 19-13 unfold prior to the Kazakhs scored two consecutive issues. They unleashed a 10-0 run capped by means of Solomon’s again row kill and set-clinching ace for a 2-0 merit.

Tatyana Nikitina was once the lone double-digit scorer for the Kazakhs with 12 issues, whilst Margarita Belchenko added 9.