Beijing time on July 14th, the World Women's Volleyball League finals continued today. In a game that attracted much attention from Chinese fans, the newcomer Chinese women's volleyball team lost to the Italian team with a score of 1 to 3. It is worth mentioning that while the team was eliminated in the first round, it also missed its five-game winning streak against Italy.
Game preview: The Chinese women's volleyball team has four consecutive victories against the Italian team
The last time the Chinese women's volleyball team lost to its opponent, it dates back to the semi-finals of the 2018 Women's Volleyball World Championship . Since then, the Chinese women's volleyball team has completed four consecutive victories against its opponent. In the most recent confrontation (the first week of the World Women's Volleyball League), the Chinese women's volleyball team easily defeated the Italian team with a score of 3 to 1, but the absolute core of the Italian team Egnu did not appear in the game at that time.
When it came to this game, head coach Cai Bin made it clear before the game: Among 's current main lineup, only Gong Xiangyu and Yuan Xinyue are the main players. Some of the rest have been substitutes in the past, and some have had great opportunities to play in the past. No, their cooperation in the international arena is very important. It can be seen that Cai Bin has already been mentally prepared to lose.
Li Yingying Scored points in the first game
In the first game, the Chinese women's volleyball team got the start, and the girls ushered in a technical timeout with a score of 12-8. Subsequently, the team blocked the opponent again with a double block, and the score was 15-9 at this time. However, as Egonu served and scored, the Italian team gradually narrowed the point difference. In the end, after Li Yingying made three mistakes in the final stage, the women's volleyball team lost the first game with a score of 22-25.
After entering the second game, the Chinese women's volleyball team still grasped the start. When entering the technical timeout, they were only 2 points behind their opponents (10 to 12). Then Egnu showed off her power again, and her jump serve put great pressure on the Chinese women's volleyball team's defense! After widening the score to 21-15, the Italian team seized the opportunity and immediately won the second game 25-19.
The Chinese women's volleyball team lost 1 to 3 to the Italian team
In the third game, the Chinese women's volleyball team's offensive success rate gradually increased. After leading 12 to 6, the girls took the score to 20 to 16. However, the Italian team's offense began to improve, and they chased the score to 19-20. Only this time Li Yingying did not disappoint the fans. She scored with a strong attack in position 4 to set the score at 26-24.
However, the Chinese women's volleyball team, which had made a comeback, made the same old mistake again in the fourth game. Even with a 4-1 lead at the start, the Chinese women's volleyball team was constantly being chased by their opponents. The two sides played extremely anxiously, from 12 to 11 to 17 to 17. In the end, with a pass, attack and counterattack all ineffective, the women's volleyball team was overtaken by their opponents, with a score of 22 to 25. Egonu scored 36 points to help the Italian team defeat the Chinese women's volleyball team 3-1.
