On August 13, the Chinese men's volleyball team and the South Korean team competed in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup. Facing the Korean men's volleyball team with all the main forces, the Chinese team fought for five rounds, and finally reversed the Korean men's volleyball team and entered the final of the Asian Cup with a total victory. Next, the Chinese men's volleyball team will compete with the Japanese men's volleyball team for the asian cup championship.
In the previous Asian Cup competition, the Chinese men's volleyball team advanced to the final four with an unbeaten record of 4 consecutive wins, and encountered the South Korean men's volleyball team. This is also the second time in 14 years that the Chinese men's volleyball team has competed for the right to the final in the Asian Cup and the South Korean team. In this campaign, the Chinese team started with Li Yongzhen and Peng Shikun to partner the secondary attack and receive Zhang Guanhua; The main attack is Zhang Jingyin and Yu Yuantai, the second pass is Yu Yaochen, and the free man Yang Yiming.
Although before this game, the Chinese men's volleyball team had said that it would carry out targeted defense against the serve end on which the South Korean team was famous. However, in the first game, the power of the South Korean men's volleyball team in the serve still made the Chinese men's volleyball team somewhat overwhelmed. Due to the extremely high quality of the opponent's serve, the Chinese men's volleyball team has always been difficult to organize an effective counterattack, losing the first set 20-25. In the second set, the Chinese team also strengthened the strength of the attack after improving the quality of the serve. With confidence returning, The Chinese team equalized the General Bureau points 25-17.
In the third set, the situation was once again stuck in a stalemate, and after the two teams saved the inning point one after another, they hit the rare 32 draws all the way. At the critical moment, the South Korean team scored more decisively, scoring two consecutive points to win 34-32. In the fourth inning, the Chinese men's volleyball team, which could not be retreated, competed with the Korean men's volleyball team to serve and block. Facing the match point, the Chinese men's volleyball team won the key points to win 29-27. The Chinese men's volleyball team stopped the decline on the edge of the cliff.
The Chinese men's volleyball team swept away the weakness of the first four innings in front of the net and strengthened its strength on the blocking net. Among them, Yu Yaochen twice blocked the goal of the opponent's No. 1 main attack Lin Donghe, once opening up the score gap. The South Korean men's volleyball team desperately threw a spell to serve, although it sent points due to many service mistakes, but still chased the score to 13 draws. After that, the Chinese team once made a mistake in slaming the ball and sent the Korean men's volleyball match point, but then Peng Shikun's slam score pulled back a match point. At the crucial moment, Zhang Guanhua's serve smashed on the opponent's sideline, ending the game 17-15. The Chinese men's volleyball team reversed the opponent in five sets and reached the final of the Asian Cup with its head held high.
Next, the Chinese men's volleyball team will encounter the Japanese team in the final of this Asian Cup. In the semi-finals, Japan, which was dominated by youth players, defeated Bahrain to advance to the final. The Chinese men's volleyball team has previously won a total of 7 Asian championship trophies in the Asian Arena, including the Asian Games, the Asian Championships and the Asian Cup. In this Asian Cup, the Chinese men's volleyball team will launch an impact on the Japanese men's volleyball team for honor.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Chu Peng