On December 30, the 2021-22 season entered the third stage of the Volleyball Super League. There were four matches on the first matchday, two qualifying matches and two semi-finals.
In the two qualifying matches that have been played, the Fujian women's volleyball team defeated the Shenzhen women's volleyball team 3-0, and the Shandong women's volleyball team defeated the Guangdong women's volleyball team 3-1. Both teams in Guangdong are not playing well, the players are not in good shape, there is no morale.
In a semi-final that was played first, the Tianjin women's volleyball team defeated Liaoning 3-0. Tianjin won one more game to reach the final.
The second semi-final was played by the Shanghai women's volleyball team against the Jiangsu women's volleyball team, and the two teams did their best. The Jiangsu team sent Wu Mengjie, Wan Ziyue, Wu Han, Yang Jia, Diao Linyu, Gong Xiangyu and Ni Feifan to start. The Shanghai team sent Zhang Yuqian, Gao Yi, Jin Softjing, Ouyang Xiqian, Zhonghui, Xu Xiaoting and Wang Weiyi to start.
The Jiangsu players played better, beating Shanghai 3-1 and taking the lead.
Jiangsu made a 4-0 start in the first inning. The Shanghai team called a timeout. Diao Linyu made a mistake in the serve, and the Shanghai team stopped the round. Gong Xiangyu was blocked with a slam, and The Shanghai team scored two consecutive points to narrow the point difference. Behind the Jiangsu team maintained the advantage of less than 4 points.
At 15:13, Shanghai scored two consecutive points to tie the score. This was the first time that Shanghai team had tied the score in the first set. Gao Yi served off the net, and Jiangsu once again took the lead. Jin Softjing played in a straight line, Xu Xiaoting served the ball directly to score, and the Shanghai team reversed the score and led Jiangsu team 17:16. This is the first time that Shanghai has taken the lead in this game.
However, Wu Mengjie won the short ball, and the Jiangsu team once again equalized the score. Jiangsu won the set point 24:22. Shanghai scored two consecutive points to tie the score. Jin Softjing's slam was blocked, and Gong Xiangyu served the ball directly to score. Jiangsu won the first set 26:24.
In the second set, Shanghai took a 6-3 lead. Later, the Shanghai team widened the point difference, and the score came to 11:6. Wu Mengjie, Wu Han and Gong Xiangyu scored consecutive points, and Jiangsu scored 6 consecutive points to surpass Shanghai 12:11. Wang Zhiteng's suspension cannot change the decline of the Shanghai team.
When Shanghai took a 15:14 lead, Jiangsu played a wave of 7:1 to lead Shanghai 21:16. The Shanghai team will have a hard time recovering the score. Jiangsu won another set 25:20. Unexpectedly, the Shanghai team was reversed by the Jiangsu team in the lead.
In the third set, Jiangsu took an 8-6 lead. Wang Zhiteng replaced Jin Softjing with Larson. Larson came up and the effect was noticeable. She first scored with a slam and then served straight to score. The Shanghai team blocked the net, and the Shanghai team scored 3 consecutive points to overtake the score. Wu Mengjie scored a goal, and Jiangsu stopped the round. The Shanghai players made a series of mistakes, and Jiangsu scored four consecutive points to lead Shanghai again at 12:9. Shanghai scored two consecutive points to narrow the point difference to one point.
After jiangsu team took the lead several times, all of which were equalized by Larson. Larson was like a divine helper. After Wang Yindi scored with a slam, Shanghai won the set point 24:23. Gong Xiangyu tied the score. In the back, Shanghai team won a difficult set back at 28:26. The Shanghai team can win a game, and Larson is indispensable.
In the fourth set, Jiangsu team made a 7:2 start. Although Shanghai chased the score to 10:9 and trailed by only one point, Jiangsu kept the lead. At 13:11, Jiangsu scored 3 consecutive points, and the point difference reached 5 points. The point difference widened in the back, and Jiangsu won the set 25:18. Winning the game, the Jiangsu team members gathered together to celebrate happily, and Cai Bin also smiled.
The two teams played a wonderful game. Although the Jiangsu team won, it was not easy to win. That's why when Jiangsu won 3-1, the players would gather together to celebrate, and Cai Bin would not laugh so relieved.
If the Shanghai team can play two foreign aides at the same time, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the Jiangsu team to win. There are two games to go, and it's hard to predict who wins and who loses. If Jiangsu wins the second game, then advance to the final. If Shanghai wins the second game, then the two teams will win and lose in the third game.
Individual scoring statistics: Jiangsu's Gong Xiangyu scored a game-high 22 points, Wu Mengjie scored 19 points, Wu Han scored 16 points, and Wan Ziyue and Yang Jia scored 11 points.
Shanghai's Zhong Hui and Larsson, who played less than two innings on the bench, both contributed 18 points. Starting main attack Jin Softjing scored 10 points, and Gao Yi and substitute Wang Yindi scored 9 points.