DAY 2 WRAP-UP
Manama, Bahrain, May 15, 2023 – Four groups have secured their locations within the prime eight whereas the remaining 4 should struggle on on the ultimate day of the preliminary spherical motion on Tuesday within the 2023 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship in Bahrain.
Among those that have already punched their tickets to the quarterfinal swimming pools are South Korea’s Korean Air Jumbos Pro-Volleyball Club, Suntory Sunbirds from Japan, Shahdab Yazd of Iran and Police Sporting Club of Qatar, three of them made it two in a row of their pool encounters.
Four others stored their hopes of advancing alive after claiming their first wins. They embrace Thailand’s Diamond Food Fine Chef-Air Force, South Gas Sports Club from Iraq, Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi of Indonesia and Atyrau VC of Kazakhstan.
Bahrain’s Al-Ahli additionally nonetheless have an opportunity of going by regardless of dropping to their Korean counterparts in an thrilling conflict that introduced Monday evening’s play to a detailed.
The full roster of eight that might be marching ahead and persevering with their title bids might be decided Tuesday evening, because the preliminaries will wrap up at Isa Bin Rashed Hall.
Korean Air Jumbos confirmed their class of their Pool A conflict with house staff Al-Ahli, staving off a late cost by the Bahrainis to triumph 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-22). Jung Jiseok had a high-quality displaying with 17 factors because the Koreans’ main scorer, whereas Im Donghyeok added 14.
Cuban Yosvany Hernandez was Al-Ahli’s solely participant who scored double figures with 11, whereas Nasser Anan had 9 and Brazilian Gabriel Candido completed with eight factors.
“It was a really difficult game,” mentioned Jiseok. “We were worried about Bahrain, but in the end our performance was as we had planned. The Bahrain team almost showed their colours, but we blocked them better and we were able to get this win”.
“We came here to be champions. We know it’s not going to be easy but we have to learn game by game, and if we play how we have to, then the rest will come to us.”
Al-Ahli’s Italian setter Davide Saitta admitted that they have been outplayed, however added that they continue to be targeted on successful their last recreation Tuesday within the hopes of transferring ahead within the competitors.
“We faced a really good team,” mentioned Saitta. “We misplaced some events within the second set after we have been nonetheless preventing level for level, however couldn’t take the benefit. In the third set, we got here again, however they have been stronger than us.
“There is no time to be sad [about the loss]. Tomorrow, we will do the same routine of yesterday and today, and try to be more prepared and try to win.”
Japan’s Suntory Sunbirds opted to not area a full-strength squad towards Bayankhongor Crownd Geo VC of Mongolia in Pool C however nonetheless comfortably disposed of their opponents 3-1 (25-11, 25-18, 17-25, 25-19).
Cuban ace Alain Junior de Armas had a game-high 23 factors, whereas teammates Shikun Peng and Kenshin Kuwada added 10 factors apiece because the Japanese claimed their second successive win. Nyamsukh Sukhee had 12 factors to tempo Bayankhongor, which suffered back-to-back losses.
Sunbirds wing spiker Kenya Fujinaka mentioned after the match: “The final set was actually good for us at the moment; it was expertise to proceed our efficiency to tomorrow’s recreation [against Yemen’s Khaypil Sports Club].
“It is not our goal just to reach the second phase. We have a different goal, so tomorrow’s game is very important for us to win as we go to the next round.”
Iranian volleyball giants Shahdab Yazd additionally maintained their undefeated file after two outings, sweeping previous winless Kam Air VC of Afghanistan 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-18) in Pool B.
Shahdab loved a balanced assault, with Mohammad Sadeghi scoring 14 factors to prepared the ground. Younes Niazghelich added 13, Saeed Javaheri Tavana had 12 and Mehrdad Babaei completed with 11 markers.
Qatar’s Police eased previous Kuwait SC 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-14) in a Pool D fixture. Croatian Petar Dirlic was their prime scorer with 13 factors, whereas Turkish skilled Efe Bayram added 10 markers. For the Kuwaitis, Mohammed Salem Alsuwaid scored eight factors within the staff’s loss.
In Pool C, Evandro Dias De Souza spearheaded Diamond Food Fine Chef-Air Force to a hard-earned victory towards Khaypil, protecting their hopes alive of creating it to the highest eight. The Thais shrugged off a slender first-set setback to defeat their opponents 3-1 (24-26, 25-17, 25-13, 25-21).
De Souza, from Brazil, scored a game-high 32 factors, whereas compatriot Luiz Ferreira Perotto added 14 and Chaiwat Thungkham scored 13. For Khaypil, Essa Elhossiny scored 20 factors whereas Gamal Khairalah chipped in with 14.
De Souza commented: “I feel it was an amazing recreation. In the primary set, we performed to win, however we gave them an opportunity on the final second and we misplaced. However, we stored our thoughts robust and we have been capable of get the win.
“This was very crucial for us so we really needed to win it to have a chance to go to the quarterfinals. For us, it was like a final. We proved again that we are in good shape. We will do our best tomorrow to win once more.”
South Gas Sports Club bounced again from a gap day loss with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-14) sweep of Taichung Bank from Chinese Taipei in Pool B. Bulgarian Todor Skrimov and Serbian Nikola Meljanac mixed for 31 factors, with Skrimov registering 16 markers.
Islam Sachit Challab Matraw added 11 for the triumphant Iraqis, who should now win their last fixture to qualify for one of the best eight. For Taichung, Chang Yu-Sheng put in a valiant particular person effort of 16 factors.
Claiming their first victory in Pool A have been Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi of Indonesia, which breezed previous Canberra Heat from Australia 3-0 (25-9, 25-23, 25-15). Farhan Halim had 14 factors as their main scorer whereas Hendra Kurniawan added 13. Matthew Aubrey had 16 factors for the Aussies as he virtually helped them steal away the second set.
Finally on Monday, Kazakh outfit Atyrau cruised previous Aspiring Volleyball Team of Hong Kong, China 3-0 (25-11, 25-20, 25-11) in Pool D to remain within the combine for the quarters swimming pools. Slovakian Boris Kempa scored 13 factors within the win, whereas Bekarys Gabituly and Vitaliy Vorivodin every contributed 12 within the staff’s win. Hin Shing Tang was the highest participant for Aspiring with simply six factors.
MATCH SCHEDULE
Hall 1
11:30 – Kam Air VC (Afghanistan) v South Gas Sports Club (Iraq)
14:00 – Bayankhongor Crownd Geo VC (Mongolia) v Diamond Food Fine Chef-Air Force (Thailand)
16:30 – Police Sports Team (Qatar) v Aspiring Volleyball Team (Hong Kong)
19:00 – Al Ahli (Bahrain) v Canberra Heat (Australia)
Hall 2
11:30 – Suntory Sunbirds (Japan) v Khaypil Sports Club (Yemen)
14:00 – Shahdab Yazd (Iran) v Taichung Bank (Chinese Taipei)
16:30 – Korean Air Jumbos Pro-Volleyball Club (South Korea) v Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi (Indonesia)
19:00 – Kuwait Sporting Club (Kuwait) vs Atyrau VC (Kazakhstan)
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