HANGZHOU, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — China notched its second victory by beating Kazakhstan 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-20) within the males’s volleyball preliminary spherical of the nineteenth Asian Games on Thursday.
The first set was carefully contested till each groups had been tied 15-15. Then got here the turning level as Li Yongzhen’s highly effective serves propelled the house group right into a four-point lead.
China stored seizing alternatives in serves all through the second set. The third set was deadlocked till 12-12, when China began to name the pictures.
“Kazakhstan is a strong opponent. They caused much trouble to us at first. We should not make any mistake in the upcoming matches. I hope we can do better,” mentioned China captain Jiang Chuan.
Jiang additionally hoped the group can get bodily and technically ready for the Olympic {qualifications}. “But currently focusing on the Asian Games is the most important,” he added.
Elsewhere, Qatar triumphed 3-1 over Hong Kong of China in an earlier match. With a 25-21 flying begin, Qatar dominated the second set by protecting double-digit benefit after 20-10 to conclude the set 25-13.
However, the third set was an intense affair as Qatar made extra errors.
The Hong Kong group obtained a confidence enhance once they had a judging mistake corrected with the assistance of the VAR system, which fueled them to drag one set again 25-22.
In the fourth set, Qatar piled up stress on their opponents and ultimately took it 25-21.
“We are very happy to win today, but we did not play at the level we expected. We will come back and do better to win the competition,” mentioned Qatar’s participant Raimi Wadidie.
“We are very, very satisfied with this performance, because my players are amateur players and we only train three to four times a week,” mentioned Hong Kong head coach Dragan Mihailovic.
Also on Thursday, Iran prevailed over Bahrain 3-1, South Korea crushed Cambodia 3-0, Indonesia thrashed Afghanistan 3-0, Japan swept the Phillipines 3-0, and Chinese Taipei outclassed Mongolia 3-0.