MANILA, June 21 ------ After a blowout opening win, the Philippines suffered a beating from host Indonesia, 25-17, 25-20, 25-10, in the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup at the Tridharma Sports Hall. The loss put Philippines at second spot in Pool A with a 1-1 card while Indonesia capped the first round with a clean 2-0 slate. Both teams will advance into the next round of the competition.
The Philippines went for a neck-and-neck battle in the first set, keeping the score at 14, but the Indonesians went for an 11-3 scoring spree to get the frame.
In the second set, Indonesia built an 18-13 cushion after two straight kills of Hany Budiarti But the Philippines trimmed their deficit to just a point — thanks to Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, 19-20. However, it was the last hurrah of the team as Indonesia dropped a 5-1 bombed, capped by a solid block against Faith Nisperos, 25-20.
The Indonesians never looked back in the third as they erected a 10-3 start. A block by Michelle Cobb kept the Philippines near Indonesia, 10-15, but Budiarti spearheaded a 10-0 onslaught to annihilate the country in just three sets.
Source: news.abs-cbn.com
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