[Asian Games] Korea Women's Volleyball Suffers Comeback Defeat to Vietnam in Opening Match

The South Korean women's volleyball team suffered the humiliation of a full-set comeback defeat to Vietnam in their first match at the Asian Games.

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Led by coach Cesar Gonzalez, South Korea lost to Vietnam 2-3 (25-16 25-22 22-25 22-25 11-15) in the first match of the women's volleyball Group C preliminary round at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, held on the 1st at the Hangzhou Normal University Changqian Campus Gymnasium in China.

On that day, South Korea took the first and second sets but lost the third and fourth sets consecutively, leading to a fifth set match.

In the fourth set, South Korea was leading 15-12 but suffered a shock as they lost six consecutive points and were overtaken.

In the fifth set, tied at 1-1, Park Jeong-ah (Pepper Savings Bank) scored an open attack, and with an opponent attack error, South Korea led 3-1. However, Hoing Thi Trinh and Tran Thi Bich Thuy scored consecutively for Vietnam to tie the score, and Nguyen Thi Trinh even scored a service ace, allowing Vietnam to take a 4-3 lead.

At 11-11, Park Jeong-ah's (Pepper Savings Bank) open attack was blocked by Vietnam, and Lee Seon-woo (Jung Kwan Jang) made an attack error, cornering South Korea. After that, Vietnam scored consecutively.

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