Sanest Khanh Hoa - Tan Cang Sports Club
As two highly rated teams in this year's tournament, fans are expecting Sanest Khanh Hoa and The Cong Tan Cang to create an exciting score chase. As expected, both teams played impressively in the first set.
If Sanest Khanh Hoa has the main striker Evandro Dias, The Cong Tan Cang has a varied and flexible style of play with the presence of Sergei Kostrov. The Russian hitter is the destination for most of the balls of setter Phan Cong Duc. In the decisive points, The Cong Tan Cang played more focused to win 25-21.
After losing set 1, the defending champions regained their spirits and played better in set 2. It seemed like this would be the set where Quoc Du and his teammates could equalize the score, but Nguyen Van Quoc Duy from The Cong Tan Cang spoke up at the right time. He played impressively, bringing home important points, helping his team win 25-23 in set 2.
All of Sanest Khanh Hoa's efforts were rewarded with a victory in set 3. They blocked the explosive Nguyen Van Quoc Duy, actively defended and played effectively in attack to win 25-22.
However, that was all Sanest Khanh Hoa could do. They showed a lack of connection between the two lines. Meanwhile, Quoc Duy continued to have a brilliant day. He continuously scored points, bringing a 25-22 victory in set 4 for The Cong Tan Cang.
In the end, The Cong Tan Cang won 3-1 against Sanest Khanh Hoa.
Ha Tinh - Da Nang
In set 1, Da Nang was the better team thanks to the excellence of Tran Minh Hieu and foreign player Iurii Kruzhkov. The Han River team won 25-22 in set 1 to create an advantage in the score.
Set 2 witnessed a strong rise of Ha Tinh. Both teams created an exciting set, fighting for each point. Set 2 only ended when Ha Tinh scored the 31st point to win 31-29 against Da Nang.
Continuing the winning streak, Ha Tinh took advantage of their opportunities better than their opponents in set 3. Spearhead Gonzalez Garcia played better and better, helping the Hong Mountain team win 25-23, thereby taking a 2-1 lead.
In set 4, Da Nang players seemed to be mentally affected. They made many mistakes, especially the serve error. The first step of this team also had certain misunderstandings.
Taking advantage of this, Ha Tinh clung to every point to advance. This team also tightly blocked foreign player Kruzhkov, causing this player to be continuously blocked. At the end of the set, Ha Tinh won 26-24, thereby defeating Da Nang with a final score of 3-1.
