Men's Volleyball Club World C'ship: Ahmedabad Defenders lost to Minas Tenis Clube- HIGHLIGHTS
Ahmedabad Defenders lost to Minas Tenis Clube of Brazil in their debut match of Men's Volleyball Club World Championships 2023.
Ahmedabad Defenders squad for Men’s Volleyball Club World Championships 2023 (Source: PVL)
Men's Volleyball Club World Championship 2023:
It was a tough fight from the Indian champions Ahmedabad Defenders on their debut at the Men's Volleyball Club World Championship against Brazilian club Minas Tenis Clube in Bengaluru.
The Indian club lost 22-25, 23-25, 19-25. The Indian club will play one more match in the tournament.
As it happened:
On their debut, Ahmedabad Defenders lost to Minas Tenis Clube 3-0 but displayed a lot of grit and determination against a tough opponent.
The Brazilian club has been on a roll and they have got six consecutive points to lead 11-5.
Defenders lead for the first time in the tie and the Indian club leads 2-0 in the third set.
Ahmedabad Defenders will feel guilty about losing this set as they lost 23-25 and the Brazilian club has a big lead of 2-0. The Indian club needs to play out of their skins now.
The Defenders are trailing 22-23 and they need just three points to win this set.
Past 10 points have been all about the brilliance for the Indian club as Ahmedabad Defenders make it 17-17 courtesy Angmuthu's spike.
Angmuthu has been good for the Indian club and the fight is on from their side as the crowd gets behind them.
Ahmedabad Defenders have started well and they are trailing 5-7 and have displayed some brilliant rallies.
Credits to the earlier errors in the set, Ahmedabad Defenders lost the first set 22-25 despite playing very good. It was an excellent set for the Indian club.
Ahmedabad Defenders have made it 18-21 and they are not letting the first set go easily.
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