In the end, Korea defeated Vietnam with a score of 3-0 in the final match of the group stage of the AVC Nations Cup 2025.
Set 3: Vietnam 12-25 Korea
Vietnam's smash could not get past the opponent's blocker. Set 3 victory belongs to Korea.
Set 3: Vietnam 12-23 Korea
South Korea bang towards the finish line. The victory is coming very close.
Set 3: Vietnam 6-15 Korea
The gap is now 11 points. It is too difficult for Vietnam when the opponent plays a solid defense and takes advantage of the opportunity to score points.
Set 3: Vietnam 4-8 Korea
Korea was still the team that created the better game. Vietnam's opponent's extremely solid defense made it difficult for Quoc Duy and his teammates to attack and get points.
21:55: Set 3 begins.
Set 2: Vietnam 23-25 Korea
South Korea has the decisive point. Vietnam was behind with a score of 0-2.
Set 2: Vietnam 23-24 Korea
Ngoc Thuan handled it skillfully to help Vietnam save 1 set-points.
Set 2: Vietnam 21-23 Korea
The Khai helped Vietnam shorten the gap but the advantage still belonged to the opponent.
Set 2: Vietnam 15-14 Korea
Truong The Khai hit the ball quickly at the net when Korea had not yet broken the ball. Vietnam took the lead.
Set 2: Vietnam 4-5 Korea
Duong Van Tien could not defend against the Korean player's smash. The 5th point goes to the Korean team.
11:23: Set 2 begins.
Set 1: Vietnam 22-25 Korea
Quoc Duy serves the ball but does not go over the net. The victory in set 1 belonged to Korea. The Korean team took the lead 1-0.
Set 1: Vietnam 16-19 Korea
Korea took the lead at the end of the set and led Vietnam by 3 points. The two teams entered the time-out.
Set 1: Vietnam 12-10 Korea
South Korea's impressive points standings. They shortened the gap to just 2 points.
Set 1: Vietnam 8-4 Korea
Duy Tuyen seized the opportunity at the net very quickly. The gap is now 4 points for Vietnamese players.
Set 1: Vietnam 4-3 Korea
A player from the Korean side serves the ball out to help Vietnam take the lead by 1 point.
20:51: Set 1 begins.
2024: Similar to the match between the Vietnam men's volleyball team and New Zealand yesterday, the match with Korea was also delayed by about 15 minutes compared to the expected time.
Pre-match information
The Vietnam men's volleyball team successfully launched their tournament at the AVC Nations Cup 2025 with a convincing 3-0 victory over New Zealand.
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 was the most outstanding player of the Vietnam men's volleyball team when he scored 17 points - the most in the whole match. Powerful smashes on the floor with your left hand are still the "brand" of Nguyen Van Quoc 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).
This result put the Vietnam men's volleyball team in the quarter-finals against Korea to compete for the top spot in Group D.
The two teams met in the third-place match of the AVC Challenge Cup 2023 (the predecessor of the AVC Nations Cup). South Korea won with a score of 3-1.
In this reunion, the Vietnam men's volleyball team is still rated lower than the Korean team. On the world rankings as of the evening of June 18, Vietnam was ranked 53rd, while South Korea was ranked 25th and 5th in Asia.
Therefore, this will be a difficult match for the Vietnam team. However, not being pressured because they have a ticket to the quarterfinals helps Dinh Van Duy and his teammates feel comfortable and demonstrate their abilities.
The bright spot of Vietnamese men's volleyball is still the names that played well in the opening match such as Ngoc Thuan, Nguyen Van Quoc Duy, Quan Trong Nghia... In which, Quoc Duy is expected to shine with powerful left-handed smashes, setting the floor.
