Thailand downs Peru on day-5 of 2012 FIVB Women’s World Olympic Qualifiers – Volleyball news
Thailand women’s national volleyball team topped Peru in the fifth match of 2012 FIVB Women’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament on Friday.
Thailand emerged as giant winner of the match by posting 25-19, 25-19, 25-20 in three respective sets. Tokyo Metropolitan Gym hosted the match, which continued for solid 70 minutes. Success against Peru moved Thailand to 3-3 record in the tournament.
Kanthong Malika of Thailand settled for the position of top-scorer as she charted match-high 16 points. She added 13 spikes, two blocks, and one ace to get hold of top slot on the scoreboard. Apinyapong Wilavan came on No. 2 as she ended with 13 points,
while Pleumjit Thinkaow contributed 12 points in Thailand’s score. Peru was supported Clarivett Yllescas, who added team-high 12 points.
Peruvian squad opened the match on a high note and hit a couple of speedy shots in early few minutes. However, Thailand responded in the same tone and counter attacked. Both teams regularly traded leads and score tied many a time. Thailand took up lead at
the second technical timeout and pushed Peru behind. Apinyapong stood like a concrete wall and dismissed most of the Peruvian attack attempts with her solid blocks. First set came to an end at 25-19 and Thailand was on top of the game.
After claiming the opening set of the match, Thai players attained more confidence and threw speed bombs in Peru’s half. They built an early lead and continued with success. Yllescas produced commanding shots and further widened the gap of points. In the
meanwhile, Peru put up a good defensive effort but charged-up Thai players refused to stop. They had all the luck on their side and improved to 2-0 by claiming set second, 25-19.
Thailand ladies enjoyed a great rhythm and tone in the third set. They remained on the same course and dug up success by winning final set, 25-20.
Head Coach of Thailand Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai seemed delight about his team’s victory. He stated, “Peru showed the spirit of the sport today with their effort. I am happy with the victory but not satisfied with the way our team played. We can improve
on our technique for the next match.”
Luca Cristofani, the mentor of Peru, commented, “We made too many mistakes. We need more time to prepare for a competition like this. The result is the consequence of a lack of preparation time. We need more time together to train.”
Thailand will return to action on Sunday in the next match against Caribbean team from Cuba. Likewise, Peruvian ladies will try their luck against South Korea.
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