Qatar volleyball team qualify to AVC Cup semifinals
Taipei, August 12, 2018 –The Qatari volleyball team qualified to semi-finals of the 2018 AVC Cup after thrashing Korea 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-22) in the quarterfinals on Saturday.
The beginning set saw both sides come up with great defense to level at 7-7 before Qatar's height advantage in blocking forced the Koreans to make more mistakes and go down the first set 25-19.
The second set turned out to be a similar script as the Qataris remained in awesome form, holding the Koreans off with their solid blocks to win a comfortable set 25-14.
Trailing with just two points behind at 6-8, Korea fought hard for a comeback in the third set. Narrowing to one-point margin at 22-23, Korea called a timeout to set blocking tactics against Qatar. However, Qatar rejected to be chased and won the set with three straight points.
In the semifinals, Qatar will take on Japan after two-day rest.
“We did a great job today. We performed excellently and felt better and better day by day. We need to do more research and pay more effort to win next game," said Qatar head coach Soto Camilo.
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