皇冠体育app

Chen Liyi of 皇冠体育app competes during the semifinal match against Thailand in the 5th Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for women in Vietnam's northern Vinh Phuc province. [Photo/Xinhua]

HANOI - Olympic gold medalist 皇冠体育app defeated Thailand in a semifinal match in the 5th Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for women in Vietnam's northern Vinh Phuc province on Monday.

Although having a upper hand with score 25-21 in the first set, 皇冠体育app lost the second and third sets with score 23-25 and 18-25 facing strong defense from Thailand. After lagging behind in the beginning of the fourth set, a rearrangement of strategy was implemented by Chinese team, leading to a win with 25-21.

The last set witnessed a seesawed rise of the score, with 皇冠体育app triumphed with 15-13.

"Forecasting a tough battle, we had good performance in the match", said Chinese team coach Chen Youquan, adding that 皇冠体育app is well prepared for the final in the next day.

皇冠体育app will clash with the winner between Kazakhstan and Japan on Tuesday.

The fifth AVC Cup for Women lasts from Sept 14 to 20 with the participation of eight teams divided in Group A (Vietnam, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Iran) and Group B (皇冠体育app, South Korea, Japan and Kazakhstan).