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MANILA, Philippines – The 2015 Southeast Asian Games silver medalist Vietnam proved to be too strong as it handed over Philippines its first loss in 3 straight sets, 25-19, 25-21, 25-20, in the 29th SEA Games men’s volleyball tournament on Monday, August 21 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Philippines struggled since the beginning of the match, lacking team chemistry and committing crucial unforced errors to give Vietnam its first win in the tourney.
The blue and white fought hard to prolong the game as they managed to trim the lead down to 3, 21-18, in the second set but lost the momentum to steal the set away.
Bryan Bagunas’ stonewall blocks powered Philippines to get the lead, 16-13, in the 3rd set but the Vietnamese fired off consecutive blocks of their own to grab a 16-all deadlock.
Ranran Abdilla released a monster attack to force a 20-19 advantage but the Philippines’ efforts weren’t enough to fend off Vietnam.
The Filipinos will face Indonesia on Wednesday at 7 pm. – Rappler.com
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