The Alas Pilipinas Ladies fell brief in opposition to Vietnam, 25-14, 30-28, 25-22, on Friday to open its Leg 2 marketing campaign within the SEA V.League in Ninh Binh, Vietnam.
After a sluggish begin that led to a dominant first set win for the host nation, the Philippines made positive to provide the Vietnamese squad a tricky problem in its house stand.
Within the third set, Vietnam was main 19-15 earlier than the Philippines went on a 4-0 run, with Alas capitalizing on their opponents’ errors. Vietnam then broke the dry spell and pulled forward, 21-19, earlier than Eya Laure and Cla Loresco tied the set.
Thi Kieu Trinh Hoang then scored for Vietnam earlier than errors plagued Alas’ late-game rally. An error, this time from the Vietnam facet, gave a glimmer of hope for the Philippines, however a again row assault from Thi Nhu Quynh Vi sealed the victory for the hosts.
Within the first leg, Vietnam additionally defeated Alas in 4 units.
Previous to the match, some modifications have been made to the lineup, with Loresco and Maddie Madayag coming in for Thea Gagate and Leila Cruz.
Alas Pilipinas will face Thailand subsequent on Saturday.
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information
