On the afternoon of August 6, Beijing time, in the first game of the volleyball women's 1/4 finals of the Paris Olympics, the Chinese women's volleyball team was reversed by the Turkey women's volleyball team with a total score of 2-3 and failed to advance to the semifinals, with the scores of 25-23, 21-25, 24-26, 25-21, 12-15.
Although this edition entered the knockout round, it was eliminated in the first game. And this loss, although the Chinese women's volleyball team was defeated, it was only a controversial decision by the referee in the tiebreaker, which made it difficult for fans to be convinced.
In the group stage, the Chinese women's volleyball team led the group with a complete winning record, while the Turkey women's volleyball team won 2-1, including a 0-0 defeat to the Italy women's volleyball team, showing that there is a clear difference in performance and form between the two teams.
According to statistics, the Chinese women's volleyball team has a 2-1 advantage in the three meetings between the two teams in the past two years, including the 3-2 reversal of the World Women's Volleyball League this year, which has greatly enhanced the self-confidence of the whole team.
Against the Turkey women's volleyball team, the Chinese women's volleyball team took a 25-23 lead in the first game. However, in the second game, due to the instability of the first pass, the game was lost 21-25. In the third game, the state of the Chinese women's volleyball team did not improve significantly, although the score was chased to 24 draws, but it failed to hold on at the critical moment of deciding the outcome and lost again.
In the crucial fourth game, the Chinese women's volleyball team withstood the pressure and equalized the total score 25-21. In the decisive game, the Chinese women's volleyball team suffered a controversial penalty, when the Turkey team obviously hit the ball over the net, and the referee first mistakenly awarded the Turkey team 1 point, leading the Chinese team 11:10. At this time, Cai Bin frantically signaled to ask for a challenge.
According to the rules of the game, it is not allowed to attempt to hit the net. Therefore, Cai Bin can only choose to challenge whether there is a situation of touching the net.
This means that he asks the referee to confirm through a video replay that a shot at the net has actually occurred, and if there is a misdecision, it needs to be corrected. In the end, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost 12-15, and the total score was reversed 2-3.
Just after the game, the girls of the Chinese women's volleyball team were reluctant to leave the court for a long time, tears rolling in their eyes. In particular, Zhu Ting, an iconic figure of the women's volleyball team, revealed in an interview that this may be her last Olympics.
She sat on the sidelines with a thick ice pack wrapped around her hand, and injuries clearly affected her performance. This scene moved countless fans. After the game, fans and experts commented on the performance of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Here's a look at the performances of some of the key players.
Li Yingying (8 points)
As the offensive core of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Li Yingying played steadily in the game, contributing 25 points in the game, ranking the highest in the team. She repeatedly opened up the situation for the Chinese team at critical moments, showing strong attacking power and individual ability.
Zhu Ting (6 points)
As an iconic figure of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Zhu Ting's performance in this game was slightly flat, although she scored 19 points, ranking second in the team, but compared with the previous highlight moments, Zhu Ting's state has indeed declined.
Wang Yuanyuan (7 points)
Wang Yuanyuan had a good performance on both offensive and defensive ends, especially in blocking the net. After the game, the picture of her lying on the shoulders of her teammates and crying was impressive, and it was clear that she was very sad about the result of the game.
Gong Xiangyu (6 points)
Gong Xiangyu's performance in this game can only be described as average, especially in the first pass, which did not do a good job, which affected the team's overall attack.
Yuan Xinyue (6 points)
Yuan Xinyue's performance in the game has great ups and downs, with highlights and shortcomings, but she suddenly hides when she needs to stand up, especially in the tiebreaker, which is very obvious and difficult to be worthy of as a captain.
Diao Linyu (5 points)
On the one hand, she can pass good balls, but on the other hand, she can also pass outrageous balls, in which the key moment touches the net to give the opponent points for nothing, which also affects the morale of the team.
Wang Mengjie (5 points)
As a libero on the court, Wang Mengjie's defensive performance in the first game was very good, and she made many successful saves. However, in the next few games, she contributed relatively little, especially in the first pass, which did not play as well as it should.
To sum up, Li Yingying is undoubtedly the most eye-catching player in this game, Zhu Ting, Gong Xiangyu, and Yuan Xinyue's performance is barely passing, while Diao Linyu, Wang Mengjie, and their performance in this game needs to be improved.
Their head coach Cai Bin said at the post-match press conference that despite the difference in strength between the two sides, the Chinese team relied on some luck to stalemate with the opponent in the last game.
He was pleased with the team's overall performance, but admitted that there were some regrets. However, these words were interpreted as a kind of rhetoric by the outside world, and fans felt that his scheduling at key moments was not flexible enough, leading to some mistakes that could have been avoided.
Young attacker Li Yingying also expressed regret in an interview after the game. "We're growing as a team, we've put in a lot of hard work, but we didn't get far this time," she said. It can be seen that although the results are not satisfactory, Li Yingying and her teammates are actively looking for the positives.
However, during the game, Cai Bin's scheduling decisions were met with some criticism. For example, it was pointed out that he was a little hesitant in timing his substitutions, especially when the game entered a critical moment and failed to send potential rising star Wu Mengjie on the field in time.
Although Zhu Ting tried her best, due to the impact of her hand injury, her smashing power was not as good as before, and she even attacked out of bounds several times.
In addition, Zhuang Yushan on the bench, as a P card player, did not play her due role in the game. The veteran Zhang Changning was only replaced on the court at a critical moment, which was also regarded by some fans as a waste of valuable resources.
There are many reasons why the Chinese team lost in this game. The first is the excellent performance of Vargas, a strong foreign player of the Turkey team, whose crazy attack and serve have brought great pressure to the Chinese team, and the Chinese team has difficulty finding effective countermeasures.
Before the game, it was widely believed that the Chinese women's volleyball team had the ability to defeat Turkey, after all, the latter exposed many problems in the group stage. However, the Chinese team did not seize the opportunity at the critical moment, but was seized by the opponent to counterattack, and finally lost the game regrettably.
Although the Chinese women's volleyball team failed to go far in the Paris Olympics, this experience also provided valuable lessons for the team. I hope that in the future, the Chinese women's volleyball team will be able to overcome difficulties, stand up again, and shine again on the international stage.
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