In the early morning of August 2, Beijing time, the second round of the women's volleyball group stage of the Paris Olympics ended. The Chinese women's volleyball team defeated the host France 3-0 and won two consecutive wins in the group stage to lead Group A, with the scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-19 in three games.
The rules of the group stage of this Olympics are that the top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed finishers advance to the quarterfinals. Due to the 0-3 defeat of Japan to Brazil in Group B in the same round, the Chinese women's volleyball team, which has accumulated 5 points from two consecutive wins, has already locked the quarterfinals one round in advance.
Chinese women's volleyball players celebrate scoring during the game according to Xinhua News Agency
In the first round of the group stage, the Chinese women's volleyball girls defeated the defending champion United States team without being favored. In this game, the Chinese women's volleyball team still maintained the starting lineup of the previous game. The opponent France is not a top team in Europe, ranked 19th in the world, while China is ranked 5th in the world. However, the France players who had the advantage of the home field launched a fierce attack in the cheers of the audience, and the two starters of Caschatte and Rotal frequently tried to score quickly. The Chinese women's volleyball team's "double core" Zhu Ting and Li Yingying played a variety of offensive methods, frequently disrupting the opponent's offensive and defensive rhythm through a combination of hanging.
Chinese women's volleyball players on the sidelines celebrate their teammates scoring during the game, according to Xinhua News Agency
In the first game, the Chinese team made a dream start of 5-0, and the France team once chased it to 4-6 after playing momentum, but Li Yingying's excellent play allowed the Chinese team to score consecutive points to open the score and win the first game. At the beginning of the second game, the Chinese team still took a 5-0 lead, Gong Xiangyu scored consecutive points in attack and defense, and Wang Yuanyuan, who was guarding in front of the net, blocked the France team's firepower like a mountain, making the Chinese team easily win the second game. In the third game, France replaced another main attacker, Bach, to increase the scoring point, and at one point chased the score to 12 draws. At the critical moment, Zhu Ting scored consecutive points to break the balance on the court and help the Chinese team open up the difference 19-15. Finally, when the Chinese team won the match point, Zhang Changning's serve quality was excellent, and the opponent Oman Dini made a mistake in saving the ball, and Zhu Ting scored a strong attack to help the Chinese women's volleyball team win the host in three straight games.
Chinese women's volleyball players take a group photo after the game according to Xinhua News Agency
In the final round of the group stage, the Chinese women's volleyball team will face the European powerhouse Serbia. Although they have already qualified in advance, this battle will determine the opponents they face in the knockout round, and the girls of the Chinese women's volleyball team still need to go all out.
Red Star News reporter Zheng Zhi
Edited by Guo Yu and edited by Deng Minguang
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