Pre-match information
The Vietnamese women's volleyball team will face the Philippines in the second match of leg 2 of SEA V.Cup 2026. After the reverse defeat against Indonesia, coach Ngoc Hoa and her students need to quickly return to maintain the opportunity to compete in this leg.
The match against Indonesia showed that Vietnam had a good start when winning the first two sets with a proactive game. However, the 2-0 advantage was not preserved. Indonesia changed its organization, putting more pressure on the serve and defense stages, while Vietnam began to show errors in the first step and attack. The opponent won three consecutive sets to complete the 3-2 comeback.
This is the first defeat of the Vietnamese women's team against Indonesia after 7 years. The result forced the team to change, especially in the ability to maintain stability when the match entered the decisive stage, and at the same time maintain the quality of step one to create conditions for setters to have more attacking options.
On the other side, the Philippines also lost to Thailand in the opening match. Therefore, this team certainly wants to look for positive results to improve their position before the final match. In stage 1, Thanh Thuy and her teammates once defeated this opponent 3-1.
For Vietnam, victory will be of great significance both in terms of points and spirit. This is also a match for the coaching staff to assess the team's ability to reverse the game before entering a difficult confrontation with Thailand.
