Hangzhou, China, July 2, 2023 – China proved their overwhelming superiority by sweeping Uzbekistan 3-0 (25-7, 25-10, 25-8) in 57 minutes in the 1st Asian Women’s U16 Volleyball Championship at Linping Sports Centre Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.
Yang Shuming chipped in with 18 point from 15 attacks and 3 aces for the host side, while Huang Yuexin added 8 attacks, 1 block and 2 aces.
Hosts China came up with oppressive attacks, leaving the smaller-built Uzbeks far behind. Middle blocker Ren Weiyu was instrumental in lifting the China’s 25-7 set win in a completely lopsided battle.
Facing the mighty Chinese, Uzbekistan showed no fear as they came back from a five-point lag (1-6) to narrow the gap to 6-7 in the beginning of the second set. However, their Chinese counterparts showed no mercy but reinforced their offense. Following consecutive aces, outside hitter Huang Yuexin was on fire as China grabbed the set 25-10, again without much effort.
Uzbekistan failed to carry out an effective strategy in the third set, but could only earn several points by taking advantage of their opponents errors. China took control of the set and finished it off 25-8 within 17 minutes.
“It’s such a pity that we lost the game. As you can see, my team members had no advantage over height, but they still fought hard to save every opportunity. Anyway, we’ve learned a lot from team China,” said Rakhimov Shukhrat, head coach of Uzbekistan, at the post-match press conference.
“Team China’s powerful attacks inspired us to try harder. I hope we would play better in the future and have another chance to play them,” said Uzbekistan’s captain Absamatova Zebokhon.
“Team Uzbekistan showed great perseverance during the match. That’s also what we should have,” said Kuang Qi, head coach of China.
“We’ve made good preparation for this match and played better than yesterday. Hopefully, we can keep the momentum,” Yang Shuming, captain of China, said.
With a 2-0 record, China finished their preliminary round with the top spot in the pool, while Uzbekistan will take on Mongolia Monday to compete for the remaining ticket for the Top 8.
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