Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesian men’s volleyball National team qualified for the quarterfinals (8 large) AVC Nations Cup 2025 after winning Thailand.
Indonesia managed to return 3-2 (22-25, 22-25, 25-19.25-23.15-8) in the inaugural game of group A that was held in Isa bin Rasted Hall, Manam, Bahrain on Wednesday (18/18).
These results ensure that Indonesia is eligible for the quarterfinals of the AVC Nations Cup 2025 men. In the last match, Indonesia will be confronted with Bahrain to fight for the position of group champions.
While Thailand certainly did not pass the group stage. Of the 2 games that Anurak Phanram and his friends always fell and collected 1 point.
The match started with the dominance of Thailand that has been performing aggressively since the first set. The White Elephant State Team, which had swallowed a 1-3 defeat of Bahrain the day before, showed a fast and effective attack.
Players such as Anurak Phanram and Anut Sterkan Lead Thailand won the first set with a score of 25-22.
Indonesia seems difficult to deal with the accurate service of the opponent. The second set took place with a similar pattern, where Thailand returned to win through their attacks.
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Thailand closed the second set with an identical score of 25-22, causing Indonesia to run at 0-2.
Although lags behind, the national team showed the unyielding mentality.
In the third set, Indonesia Momentum started to find. Coach Jeff Jiang Jie made a change in strategy by recording Rivan Nurmulki and Jasen Natanael, which had a significant impact.
This decision had proven to be appropriate, because Indonesia was able to improve the defense and to increase the effectiveness of attacks.
Indonesia managed to dominate the third set and won 25-19, so that the position was minimized to 1-2.
The fourth set is a turning point for Indonesia. The Garuda team seemed more confident, with Rivan Nurmulki again to be a pedestal in the attack line and to score important points via Smash and ACE Service.
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The Indonesian game began to be solid, with Libero -debutant Hendrik Agel and Ruby Rahmanto showed neat performance in dealing with difficult balls.
Indonesia succeeded in making it 2-2 by winning the fourth set 25-23, forcing the game to continue to the fifth set.
Indonesia played confidently in the decisive set. While Thailand seemed to lose the Focus, so many many made their own mistakes.
Indonesia benefited from the moment with a quick attack and a good block to close the fifth set with a landslide score of 15-8. The final score is 3-2.
Indonesia is now preparing for the host Bahrain on Thursday (6/19) at 23:00 WIB to compete for the top position in Pool A.
Reporter: Hendri Sukma Indrawan
Editor: Junaydi Suswanto
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