The second round of the first week of the 2024 World Women's Volleyball League ushered in a key match, with the Chinese women's volleyball team playing against the United States women's volleyball team.
Both teams won each other in the first round.
The two teams have played each other many times, and they have won and lost each other. Both sides took the game very seriously and sent out their strongest lineups. The Chinese women's volleyball team continued to start the first game, and Wu Mengjie entered the starting lineup again.
The Chinese women's volleyball team played well and defeated the United States team 3-1.
In the first game, the U.S. women's volleyball team won the Chinese women's volleyball team 25:23. The newcomer Wu Mengjie is remarkable, but a little nervous. When the American team led 22:20, Cai Bin replaced Wu Mengjie with Wang Yunrui.
In the second game, Cai Bin replaced Wu Mengjie with Wang Yunrui, and the others remained the same. Cai Bin's substitution this time had an effect. Wang Yunrui defended steadily and made contributions to the serve. In addition, Li Yingying played bravely. The Chinese women's volleyball team pulled back a game 25:23.
The personnel of the Chinese women's volleyball team in the third game and the second game remain unchanged. The U.S. team got off to a 3-1 start. The U.S. team got off to a good start. Gong Xiangyu hit out of bounds, and the American player hit the pole. The Chinese team scored 3 points in a row to overtake the score. The two sides fought to a 5-all draw, and the U.S. team scored 2 points in a row to take the lead again.
The two sides were locked in a stalemate, and the U.S. extended their lead to 13-11. The Chinese team attacked successfully, and Wang Yuanyuan served and scored. The Chinese team scored 3 points in a row to overtake the score. The two sides fought to an 18-all draw, with Larsson scoring in a straight line and the U.S. team scoring two points in a row to take the lead again. After each side scored 1 point, Gong Xiangyu scored on a slash, the Chinese team successfully challenged the opponent's hitter, and Wang Yuanyuan blocked the net to score. The Chinese team scored three points in a row to take the lead again.
Li Yingying served out of bounds, and Wang Yuanyuan blocked the net to score. Wang Yuanyuan is really mature, and the blocking effect is very good. Cai Bin exchanged Zhang Changning for Wang Yuanyuan's serve. Zhang Changning served and scored directly, and the Chinese team won the game point at 24:22. The U.S. team called a timeout. However, the Chinese team has gained momentum. Cai Bin replaced Wang Yunrui with Wu Mengjie. The Chinese team blocked the net and scored to win another game 15:22.
In the third game, Li Yingying scored 5 points.
In the fourth game, the U.S. team started 3-1. Wang Yuanyuan scored on a fast break, and then scored on serve. Wang Yuanyuan's performance is really good. Wang Yunrui blocked the net and scored. The Chinese team scored 3 points in a row to overtake the score. The U.S. players touched the net, Li Yingying scored with a small slash, and the Chinese team led the U.S. team 9:5 and opened up the difference.
The U.S. team chased to 13 draws. The U.S. player hits the pole. Gong Xiangyu served and scored directly. The Chinese team scored five points in a row to lead the United States team 18-13. Gong Xiangyu's serve was too crucial. The U.S. team stubbornly chased the score, but the Chinese team scored immediately, extinguishing the hope of the U.S. team. At 21:16, the Chinese team blocked the net and scored, the American player smashed the ball into the net, and Li Yingying scored with a small slash. The Chinese team scored 3 points in a row, and the difference reached 7 points. It will be difficult for the American team to recover.
In the final moments, the U.S. player served out of bounds. The Chinese team won the fourth game 25-19. The head coach of the American women's volleyball team, Kiraly, was so angry that his face turned blue.
In the end, the Chinese women's volleyball team won three games in a row and defeated the United States team 3-1 and won two consecutive victories. The Chinese women's volleyball team has increased by 9.1 points, which is really profitable.
Li Yingying and Wang Yuanyuan played bravely and made great contributions to the Chinese women's volleyball team.