Alas Pilipinas women throughout a recreation towards Indonesia within the Princess Cup Girls’s U18 Volleyball Championship in Thailand.–Photograph from SMM Volleyball
MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas women missed an opportunity to achieve the twenty second Princess Cup Southeast Asian Beneath-18 Girls’s Volleyball closing after getting swept by Indonesia, 22-25, 18-25, 19-25, on Wednesday at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium in Thailand.
The Indonesians have been an excessive amount of for the Filipino Spikers as they completed second within the preliminary spherical with a 4-1 report, forging a winner-take-all duel towards host Thailand on Thursday.
The nationwide youth workforce saved it shut late within the opening set behind the efforts of Harlyn Serneche, Denesse Daylisan, and Avril Bron to chop it right down to 22-24 however Azzahra Dwi Febyane delivered the set-clinching hit off the Filipino blockers to attract first blood.
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The Indonesians dominated the final two units to e-book a visit to the ultimate.
Alas, led by Kimberly Rubin, completed the preliminary with a 3-2 report in third place, battling the No.4 seed for the bronze medal on Thursday at 3 p.m. (Manila time).
Australia and Malaysia, tied at 3-1, have been nonetheless disputing the fourth seed as of posting time, dealing with Singapore and unbeaten Thailand, respectively.
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The Philippines beat each squads within the prelims, following a 25-16, 25-23, 21-25, 25-19 win over Australia lower than 24 hours in the past.
Japanese coach Taka Minowa nonetheless has an opportunity to achieve the rostrum in his debut stint as a nationwide youth tactician for Alas.
Alas women may also compete within the Asian Girls’s U18 Volleyball Championship from June 16 to 23 on the identical venue.
