Jiangmen, China, July 4, 2024 – New Zealand recovered from the first-set setback to beat Hong Kong, China in dramatic 4 units 12-25, 25-14, 31-29, 25-23 to subsequent battle for the Ninth place in opposition to Iran within the twenty second Asian Ladies’s U20 Volleyball Championship on the Jiangmen Sports activities Middle Gymnasium right here on Thursday.
Exterior hitter Emma Mason delivered a match-high 18 factors from 15 kills, 2 blocks and one ace for New Zealand, whereas Pippa Henderson and Kiana Stevenson contributed 12 factors apiece for the victory. Exterior hitter Tang Sum Yuen led Hong Kong, China with 16 factors, all in assault.
Hong Kong, China made a powerful begin to take an early 7-2 lead earlier than widening it with a 11-point benefit at 20-9, due to positive assaults from Tang Sum Yuen and the 185cm-tall Lee Wai Ching’s quick spikes. The Kiwis tried laborious to come back again, however they suffered from poor reception, whereas Hong Kong, China additionally defended effectively to foil the rivals’ makes an attempt. Main commandingly 23-11, they allowed the Kiwis just one extra level to wrap up the one-sided set 25-12.
Conceding one set, the Kiwis fought again laborious in the identical style, with Pippa Henderson and Charlie Vail blocking for all the pieces and Emma Mason and Vail unleashing some good pictures to race to an preliminary 9-1 lead and prolonged it with a 11-point clear at 17-6. Hong Kong, China regrouped and hit again bravely, however their decided makes an attempt had been to no avail because the Kiwis went on their assault to win the snug set 25-14.
Hong Kong, China began effectively within the third set to steer 5-1 earlier than New Zealand counter-attacked to catch them at 8-8 and from then on, leads began altering arms for a number of occasions. A spike from Tang Sum Yuen went out broad, bringing the Kiwis to set level 24-23, however they let the win slip by their fingers. Hong Kong, China got here again, caught them at 24-24 and went forward 26-25. After that, leads nonetheless swung backwards and forwards till 29-29 earlier than the Kiwis scored two factors in succession to seize the hard-fought set 31-29.
The fourth set turned out to be extra aggressive as either side gave all of it out to win the set. Hong Kong, China led initially 7-4 however their counter-attack was not so good, whereas the Kiwis defended spectacularly in essential moments and so they roared again with assaults and strong block to catch the opponents at 15-15 and once more 18-18. From then on, either side traded factors, however the Kiwis fared higher to remain in entrance with two factors behind 24-22. Hong Kong, China didn’t hand over and scored another level from Tang Sum Yeun’s assault earlier than Charlie Vail hit a shot that went with out returning. New Zealand captured the set 25-23 and match.
As New Zealand will go up in opposition to Iran within the Ninth-Tenth place playoff on July 5, Hong Kong, China will battle it out with Australia to battle for the eleventh place.
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