Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Kong Ning
On the evening of July 1, Beijing time, in the capital of Bulgaria Sofia , Chinese women's volleyball team defeated Dominican women's volleyball team 43-0, with 11 games, 7 wins and 4 losses, and temporarily accumulated 23 points. Ranked fourth, advanced to the 2022 World Women's Volleyball League Finals one round ahead of schedule, completing the first goal of the 2022 international competition.
The new head coach Cai Bin made it clear that the first goal of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the 2022 international competition is to strive to reach the World Women's Volleyball League finals. This is an objective understanding of the Chinese women's volleyball team, which is in a period of transformation. In the previous match with the Polish team, the Chinese team won 3-0. Not only did they get a valuable victory, but they also gained 3 points. As a result, they temporarily ranked fifth with 20 points from 10 games, 6 wins, and 4 losses. This game against the Dominican team is still very important. Only by winning can we have the chance to advance to the finals.
The starting lineup of the Chinese women's volleyball team is setter Diao Linyu, main attackers Li Yingying and Jin Ye, secondary attackers Yuan Xinyue and Wang Yuanyuan, support Gong Xiangyu and free man Wang Weiyi. The starting lineup of the Dominican team is the setter Marte, the main attacker B. Martinez and Penia , the secondary attacker J. Martinez and Gonzalez, the backup Lopez Gonzalez and the free agent L. Martin Ness.
The Chinese team, which was trailing 3-6 at the beginning, relied on Li Yingying's consecutive serve points to lead 7-6. The Dominican team is known as the "Caribbean Cyclone". They are highly aggressive personally, but their emotions fluctuate greatly and their technical and tactical performance lacks stability. If the opponent is driven crazy, it will be difficult for any team to restrain it, especially the restriction of the network port is very important to the Chinese team. The Chinese team made excellent targeted blocks and led 12-7. Subsequently, the Chinese team took the initiative and won the first game 25-19.
The Chinese team, which fell behind again at the beginning, relied on Jin Ye's counterattack and Yuan Xinyue's serve to take the lead 7-6. The Chinese team was resolute in fast and changeable tactics, and the net openings blossomed at many points, leading by 4 points 12-8. The Dominican team made a strong attack and was only 1 point away from 12-13. Diao Linyu served and scored, Li Yingying succeeded in a strong attack, Yuan Xinyue succeeded in back flying, Jin Ye's block worked, and the Chinese team led 19-13 by 6 points. Li Yingying and Yuan Xinyue continued to put pressure on the serving round, and the Dominican team lost confidence. The Chinese team swept the second game 25-16.
The Dominican team seemed to have lost patience, and the Chinese team, which had more rigorous techniques and tactics, took a 5-1 lead. After adjustments, the Dominican team tried to make a comeback, but the Chinese team did not give its opponents many opportunities, and the opponents themselves made constant mistakes. The Chinese team expanded its lead 12 to 6. Objectively speaking, the Chinese team used its own overall tactical system to suppress its opponents, preventing them from playing the "Caribbean Cyclone". In contrast, the Chinese team's small ball connection skills between offense and defense are also stronger than their opponents, and targeted blocks once again suppressed their opponents. The Chinese team led their opponents by 8 points 18 to 10. There is no suspense about the outcome of the game, 25 to 15! The Chinese team won the third game decisively and won the entire game.
The Canadian team, which has 4 wins, is temporarily ranked ninth. They will have three games to play in the Calgary station starting from July 2. If the Canadian team wins all games, the number of wins will reach 7 games, while China If the team maintains 7 wins, the Canadian team will tie the Chinese team. However, even if the Canadian team wins all 3-0, it still has 7 wins and 21 points, unable to catch up with the Chinese team. As a result, the Chinese women's volleyball team is determined to advance to the finals one round ahead of schedule.
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