According to the match schedule, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team will have a match with the Kuanysh club (Kazakhstan) in the opening match of the VTV Cup 2024 international tournament , taking place at 7:30 p.m. today (August 24).
Coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet and his team have carefully prepared for this tournament, especially when the whole team has just gone through a series of matches at the SEA V.League and somehow maintained their form and physical strength.
The Vietnamese women's team is still familiar faces such as Bich Tuyen, Tu Linh, Nguyen Trinh, Le Thanh Thuy, Khanh Dang, Lam Oanh, Kieu Trinh, Kim Thoa, Nhu Quynh or Tra Giang... Only Tran Thi Thanh Thuy could not attend because of her schedule to go to Türkiye and her replacement was young competitor Nguyen Thi Tra My.
In the past few days, in addition to implementing gameplay and physical training, coach Tuan Kiet also asked his students to maximize the first step of supporting. This is considered a weakness of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team. when many players often make mistakes leading to losing points or not being able to attack smoothly.
Before the tournament in Ninh Binh, Mr. Kiet said: "According to the registration list, the international guests all sent the best team to participate in the tournament. This is an opportunity for Vietnamese athletes to compete and accumulate Gain more experience. We aim to defend our championship."
However, this will be a big challenge for the Vietnamese women's volleyball team. The home team's first opponent is the Kuanysh club from Kazakhstan.
Kuanysh is one of the highly rated teams at this year's VTV Cup. They once won the runner-up position in the national championship; ranked 6th at the 2022-2023 World Club Championship; 3rd place in the national championship, champion of the Asian Club Cup for the 2023-2024 season.
Participating in the VTV Cup, coach Azamat Esimov brought 12 players to Vietnam, including: Farida Razamanova, Petya Barakova, Ayaulym Turdykhanova, Anastasia Kudryashova, Ekaterina Selezneva, Margarita Belchenko, Sana Anarkulova, Yuliya Dymar, Zhanna Syroyeshkina, Anastassiya Kolomoyets , Polina Ufimtseva and Sabira Bekisheva.
Among these, Sana Anarkulova is a familiar face to Vietnamese women's volleyball fans. She used to play for Thanh Hoa club and contributed greatly to helping the Thanh team play sublimated in the second round of last year's national championship.
Sana Anarkulova is also the captain of the Kazakhstan team. Therefore, she is the leader in the playing style of the Kuanysh club.
With her understanding of Vietnamese women's volleyball, Anarkulova will definitely help Kuanysh cause many difficulties for Bich Tuyen and her teammates. The important thing is that the Vietnamese women's volleyball team needs to stay calm, careful and show their maximum ability.
