VTV Binh Dien Long An - LPB Ninh Binh
The earliest semi-final match was between VTV Binh Dien Long An and LPB Ninh Binh. Both teams were highly rated in this year’s tournament, so they played cautiously when entering the match. However, the girls from the West were still the more effective offensive team.
Nguyen Thi Tra My and Joyce Agbolossou scored in turn, making LPB Ninh Binh and Bich Tuyen alone unable to make a difference. Set 1 ended with a 25-17 victory for VTV Binh Dien Long An.
In the second set, the advantage belonged to LPB Ninh Binh. The girls of VTV Binh Dien Long An showed a clear decline in this set, so they lost 14-25. Continuing the winning momentum, LPB Ninh Binh maintained a tight and effective playing style in the second set. Bich Tuyen and Dang Thi Hong took turns speaking up, helping the Ancient Capital team win 25-21 to lead 2-1.
However, with the excellent performance of middle blocker Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa, VTV Binh Dien Long An won 25-22 in set 4 to bring the match into a decisive set 5. In the final set, coach Thai Quang Lai's students were the brave players, taking advantage of the opportunity to win 16-14.
In the end, VTV Binh Dien Long An won 3-2 against LPB Ninh Binh to enter the final match of this year's tournament. Meanwhile, LPB Ninh Binh officially became the former champion.
Duc Giang Chemicals - Thanh Hoa
Thanh Hoa is highly appreciated in this match when Doan Thi Xuan and her teammates have shown their dedicated, passionate and effective playing style in previous matches.
However, in this match, the weakness of the Thanh team was clearly revealed. Thanh Hoa's first-step and defense were both inaccurate. Taking advantage of this, attackers like Tu Linh, Sharon Chepchumba and middle blocker Tran Thi Bich Thuy scored points, helping Duc Giang Chemicals win the first two sets, with scores of 25-23 and 26-24 respectively.
It seemed like the second semi-final would end in 3 sets, but the main attacker Tu Linh got injured. She had to go out and needed medical attention. This caused Duc Giang Chemicals to lose their advantage and lose 21-25.
Despite the pain, Tu Linh came back and played with dedication in set 4. Besides, Chepchumba and Bich Thuy still knew how to speak up to help Duc Giang Chemicals win 25-22 in set 4, thereby helping the home team defeat Thanh Hoa with a score of 3-1.
With this result, VTV Binh Dien Long An will meet Duc Giang Chemicals in the final, while Thanh Hoa and LPB Ninh Binh will compete for third place.
