On the evening of June 18 in Bahrain, the Vietnam men's volleyball team (ranked 56th in the world) will compete in the opening match of Group D of the AVC Nations Cup 2025 against New Zealand (ranked 57th in the world).
Facing an opponent who is considered inferior to Vietnam, the coaching staff of the Vietnam men's volleyball team is still cautious and uses the most optimal squad with setter Dinh Van Duy, main striker Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, Quan Trong Nghia and opposite Nguyen Van Quoc Duy. The middle blockers such as Truong The Khai and Tran Duy Tuyen were also given the task of scoring.
The first two sets witnessed a score struggle between the two teams. However, coach Tran Dinh Tien's students are still the team that continuously leads and has had two first victories.
The lack of effort to stick to the Vietnam men's volleyball team in the second set and set left the New Zealand boys exhausted, and their playing style was disjointed in the third set. Taking advantage of this, Quoc Duy and his teammates took a deep lead and ended the match with a 3-0 victory (25-23, 25-22, 25-15).
In this match, the Vietnamese men's volleyball team exploited the weakness of the opponent in the first step. Coach Tran Dinh Tien's students are also the team with the better defensive index.
Quoc Duy is the most outstanding player of the Vietnam men's volleyball team. According to statistics from the Asian Volleyball Confederation, Quoc Duy scored the most points in this match. The 2001-born setter scored 17 attack points, achieving an efficiency of 65%.
Powerful smashes on the floor with your left hand are still the "brand" of Nguyen Van Quoc Duy. In addition, Quoc Duy's high scoring efficiency also comes from his smooth coordination with setter Dinh Van Duy.
In addition to Quoc Duy, the players who scored for the representatives of Vietnam were Duy Tuyen, Ngoc Thuan (11 points), The Khai (8 points), Quan Trong Nghia (3 points), Dinh Van Duy, Quoc Du (1 point).
With this result, the Vietnam men's volleyball team won a ticket to the quarter-finals just after the opening match because New Zealand lost 0-3 to Korea 1 day earlier.
Coach Tran Dinh Tien's team will compete in the final match of Group D, facing the Korean team (ranked 25th in the world) to determine the top spot. According to regulations, the two leading teams after the group stage will have a place in the next knockout round.
In last season, the Vietnam men's volleyball team participated in this tournament and passed the group stage in second place.
Although the match with Korea is expected to face many difficulties, with high spirits after the opening day victory, the Vietnam men's volleyball team is expected to make a difference and get a favorable result in the final match of the group stage.
The match between the Vietnamese and Korean men's volleyball teams will take place at 8:30 p.m. today (June 19).
