Today (September 27), LPB Ninh Binh will enter the semi-finals of the 2024 Asian Volleyball Club Championship against Kuanysh VC (Kazakhstan).
According to the regulations, the top two teams of the tournament (champion and runner-up) will qualify for the FIVB Women's Club World Championship 2024, which will be held in December in China. Therefore, by defeating Kuanysh VC, LPB Ninh Binh will get a ticket to the world-level tournament for clubs.
The biggest support for the ancient capital team at present is opposite Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen. The hitter from Vinh Long is showing impressive form in this year's tournament. After 4 matches, Bich Tuyen scored a total of 100 points, averaging 25 points/match. She is leading the list of hitters with the most points in this year's tournament.
Through each match, at many times, despite having to face disciplined, aggressive, continental-level defenses, and often being put in uncomfortable scoring positions, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen still knew how to shine to lead LPB Ninh Binh to victory.
Besides Bich Tuyen, coach Thai Thanh Tung also has 2 players in his squad, Le Thanh Thuy and Nguyen Thi Trinh. The pair of middle blockers have both shown their abilities well in recent matches. The ability to judge situations is one of the strongest points of both Le Thuy and Nguyen Trinh. In addition, the finishing skills of the duo are also highly efficient, contributing to the victories of LPB Ninh Binh.
In addition, Dinh Thi Thuy, Warisara and Hoai Mi are also ready to shine, sharing the scoring fire with their teammates to realize the goal of winning tickets to the world tournament.
However, the Vietnamese representative needs to be very careful with the upcoming opponent, Kuanysh VC. This is a familiar name when they just competed in the VTV Cup 2024 and defeated Bich Tuyen and the Vietnamese team 3-0 in the opening match. The Kazakhstan team is considered a well-balanced team, bringing together many notable faces in Asia such as Sana Anarkulova, Kudryashova Anastasiya... The above players have impressive heights. In particular, middle blocker Polina is the highlight of this team with an impressive playing style, connecting and enhancing the home team's strength.
In the group stage, Kuanysh VC also easily defeated another representative of Vietnam, Duc Giang Chemicals, with a score of 3-0. Therefore, the representative of Kazakhstan has somewhat grasped the playing style and physical strength of the Vietnamese players. Besides, having faced Bich Tuyen, Polina and her teammates have more experience to guard against LPB Ninh Binh's number 1 star.
Therefore, in order to defeat Kuanysh VC, LPB Ninh Binh needs to build a tactical strategy, have many attacking options, avoid being dependent on and counter-passing Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen. Each player is an indispensable factor in coach Thai Thanh Tung's tactical scheme. If just one link is missing, the whole machine will not be able to operate smoothly.
The semi-final match between LPB Ninh Binh and Kuanysh VC taking place at 7:00 p.m. is predicted to be a difficult challenge for Bich Tuyen and her teammates. However, with good spirit, courage and calmness, the Vietnamese representative can absolutely make things happen.
