VTV Binh Dien Long An had an opening match in the 2025 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Cup with mixed emotions. Coach Thai Quang Lai and his team won the first two sets to lead Beijing BAIC Motor 2-0.
Seen as a big win for the representative of Vietnam, the students of coach Thai Quang Lai suddenly revealed many misunderstandings. VTV Binh Dien Long An's playing style was not implemented well due to problems with Kim Thoa's passes. In addition, Beijing BAIC Motor was predicted to have received the attack instructions of VTV Binh Dien Long An.
As a result, Beijing BAIC Motor won the next two sets to equalize the score. In the decisive set 5, the Chinese girls were also more confident and brave players. With the brilliance of Jin Ye - who competed in the first phase of the 2024 Vietnam National Championship, BAIC Motor came back to win 3-2 against VTV Binh Dien Long An.
Despite losing, many bright spots were still shown in the first match of the Western team. That is the strength of the two main attackers Tran Thi Thanh Thuy and Vi Thi Nhu Quynh. Both have done well in the leading role in the attack.
In particular, for Vi Thi Nhu Quynh personally, although she was only borrowed from the Quang Ninh team to participate in this tournament, the striker from Nghe An has quickly integrated with the team's playing style. According to statistics from the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), Vi Quynh is the player who scored the most points for VTV Binh Dien Long An with 22 points (18 attack points, 3 blocking points, 1 direct serve point).
Then ranked above Thanh Thuy (20 points), Natalia (12 points) and Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa (7 points).
This will be the fulcrum for VTV Binh Dien Long An to enter the match against Saipa Tehran. This is the opponent that suffered a 0-3 defeat to Duc Giang Chemicals in the 2024 Asian Women's Club Cup.
However, the Iranian representative is still a team with international experience.With a squad of many national players and stable domestic performance, they are still a formidable opponent for VTV Binh Dien Long An.
In the opening match, Saipa Tehran also suffered a 3-0 defeat to Beijing BAIC Motor.In that match, Saipa Tehran showed a lack of connection and inorganic coordination between positions on the field, leading to a loss of gameplay.
This is an extremely important factor for VTV Binh Dien Long An to take advantage of and create an advantage in the upcoming match.
The match between the two teams is expected to be dramatic and exciting as both teams want to win to get tickets to the next round. The match between VTV Binh Dien Long An and Saipa Tehran will take place at 09:00 today (April 22).
