Drawing prolific performances from stars Bryan Bagunas and Marck Espejo, the Philippines seizes a 2-1 set lead but fizzles out in a five-set loss to Thailand in the Southeast Asian Volleyball League.
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines gave Thailand a major scare before it absorbed a five-set loss in the second leg of the Southeast Asian Volleyball League at the Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Laguna on Friday, July 28.
Drawing prolific performances from stars Bryan Bagunas and Marck Espejo, the Filipinos seized a 2-1 set lead but fizzled out in a 26-24, 25-27, 21-25, 25-23, 16-14 loss as they fell short of their revenge bid against the Thais.But the Filipinos showed out in front of their home crowd as they nearly pulled off an upset behind Bagunas, Espejo, and Leg 1 Best Opposite Hitter awardee Steven Rotter.
In the first match, Indonesia disposed of Vietnam, 25-23, 21-25, 25-14, 25-23, for a rousing start to its back-to-back title bid after sweeping the opening leg in Jakarta last week. Dimas Saputra produced 22 points on 21 attacks as the Indonesians gained a piece of the lead with the Thais.
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