Volleyball News: In the game on Thursday (06/29), Canada stunned Brazil with a 3-2 victory (28-30, 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 17-15) which pushed them into the qualifying rounds zone of the VNL 2023 Finals, in eighth, with five victories (15 points).
Outside forward and team captain Alexa Gray contributed 25 points (22 kills, one ace, two blocks) for Canada, helped greatly by her opponent Kiera Van Ryk, who added 19 more points.
Brazil captain Gabriela ‘Gabi’ Guimarães is playing her second game with 20+ points in two appearances at VNL 2023, scoring 20 points (19 eliminations, one block) for the South Americans in that game.
Other matches at the same place and on the same day, Turkey’s very good performance on Thursday (29/06), in Bangkok, put an end to Thailand’s dream of returning to the VNL 2023 final, silencing the local public who filled the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium.
After suffering a five-set defeat against Japan on Wednesday (28/06), Turkey reacted very positively, winning 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-20) against Thailand to get back on track in the 2023 VNL.
The results had opposite consequences for the two teams, while Turkey moved up to third place with seven wins (23 points) and their qualification for the final confirmed, Thailand remained in 13th place and, with only two wins ( 8 points) and two games again play in the preliminary stage, unable to travel to Arlington, United States, to play the final.
This Article Tags: VNL 2023, Canada, Brazil
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