The Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the world's No. 1 and advanced to the finals. A Jedi counterattack staged a big reversal! Zhang Changning showed the strength of a veteran
The first match point was cashed in to win the final victory. On June 15, at the World Women's Volleyball League Hong Kong Station, the Chinese women's volleyball team staged a big comeback and defeated the world's top-ranked Turkish women's volleyball team 3-2 after falling behind 0-2 in the game, and advanced to the World Women's Volleyball League finals. Turkey's opposite Vargas scored 31 points to become the top scorer of the game, and China's main attacker Li Yingying scored 25 points to become the team's top scorer.
In the final of the World Women's Volleyball League last year, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost 1-3 to the Turkish women's volleyball team and finished second. At that time, the Turkish women's volleyball team relied on the two offensive firepower points of Vargas and Karakurt to attack in turn, which put great pressure on the first pass system of the Chinese women's volleyball team and made it difficult to organize an effective tactical attack. It must be admitted that the joining of Vargas has made the upgraded Turkish team's offensive strength first-class. Last year, the Turkish women's volleyball team also won the European Championship for the first time. Vargas not only took on the offensive responsibility of the team, but her powerful jump serve was also a great weapon. Facing the Turkish women's volleyball team, the Chinese women's volleyball team can only defeat the opponent if every position performs beyond the level.
The Chinese team, which has already secured an Olympic ticket, put the injured Zhu Ting on the bench. The starting lineup of the Chinese team: main attackers Li Yingying and Wu Mengjie, secondary attackers Yuan Xinyue and Wang Yuanyuan, opposite Gong Xiangyu, setter Diao Linyu, and libero Wang Mengjie. The starting lineup of the Turkish team: main attackers Baladin and Karakurt, secondary attackers Aida and Karachi, opposite Vargas, setter Elif, and libero Oger.
In this match, the Chinese team only needs to win two games to advance to the finals. Serving and attacking are the strengths of the Turkish women's volleyball team. At the beginning of the game, the lightly equipped Chinese women's volleyball team quickly entered the game state, but in the face of the strong attacks of Vargas and Karakurt, the first pass was not stable, especially when the opponent served Wu Mengjie. In the second half of the second game, Zhang Changning came on as a substitute, intending to stabilize the defense. Zhang Changning is experienced, and her outstanding performance on both offense and defense also sounded the clarion call for the Chinese team's counterattack.
The first pass is the lifeline of the team. Starting from the third game, the Chinese women's volleyball team relied on tenacious defense to ensure the efficiency of one attack while playing a beautiful defensive counterattack. Vargas only scored 2 points on serve, which also reflects the success of the Chinese team's first pass defense. As the main scorer of the team, Li Yingying is in full swing, combining hitting and spiking. Zhang Changning has a strong ability to read the game, especially when facing the opponent's high block. She is good at flat hitting or making the opponent's hitter go out of bounds, and her tactics are flexible. Wang Mengjie's defensive ability is online, and the substitute libero Ni Feifan's performance has lived up to the mission; the team's blocking has also improved. The team scored 12 points, Yuan Xinyue and Wang Yuanyuan scored 4 points and 3 points respectively.
In terms of absolute strength, the Turkish team is better than the Chinese team. But the Chinese team was able to win the game in the end because every player on the field had a responsibility to defend the field. Everyone worked together as one, fought tenaciously, and showed the spirit of the Chinese women's volleyball team. Of course, the Turkish team's mistakes gave the Chinese team 13 more points, which was also part of the reason.
Amid the thunderous cheers from the home crowd, we saw a Chinese women's volleyball team that is constantly improving. Veteran players like Zhang Changning are role models, while Wu Mengjie and Zhuang Yushan are new players who are brave enough to fight. This victory has tempered the team and boosted their confidence.
Competing with strong opponents and preparing for the Olympics. As the head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, Cai Bin, said before the game, "This is also an opportunity to communicate with each opponent before the Olympics. We will cherish it. I also hope that the players can put down their burdens and go all out."
