Unbelievable scenario happened on the 'decisive day' of the National Volleyball Championship

It seemed like everything was over, but the final day of the group stage of the 2025 National Volleyball Championship had an unexpected event.

The disastrous loss to Ho Chi Minh City Club caused LPBank Ninh Binh to lose the top spot - Photo: VFV

Those were the surprises in the women's group, when the top position of the group changed. The LPBank Ninh Binh women's volleyball team achieved a devastating performance in the first stage with 5 wins and firmly established the top position.

Even though they lost to the Northeastern Information Corps in the beginning of the second phase, the "old capital" team was still in a safe position. But then, when they took the field on the afternoon of October 10, an unexpected development occurred when LPBank Ninh Binh only won against the weakest team in the group, Ho Chi Minh City Club, 3-1 (25-14, 17-25, 25-15, 25-12) instead of 3-0.

Just one lost set was enough to make coach Thai Thanh Tung's team lose the top spot. They have the same record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 17 points as VTV Binh Dien Long An .

Both teams also won 19 sets in the group stage. However, VTV Binh Dien Long An lost 1 set less (7 vs 8).

Therefore, their win/loss set ratio is better than LPBank Ninh Binh (2,714 vs 2,375). That is the reason why the Western team, also the reigning national women's volleyball champion, "snapped" the top spot when the round-robin stage ended.

And not only that, VTV Binh Dien Long An thanks to that only have to meet the 4th ranked team VietinBank in the semi-finals to compete for the championship. The chance for them to reach the final for the second consecutive year is very high.

As for LPBank Ninh Binh, the disastrous loss to Ho Chi Minh City Club not only pushed them down to second place in the table, but also forced them to face the third-ranked team, the Northeast Information Corps. This will be a great battle with many fates.

In the men's group, the last team to secure a ticket to the top 4 to compete for the championship was determined to be LPBank Ninh Binh. On October 10, they defeated Lavie Long An to get this position.

Another notable match was between two strong teams, Border Guard and Ho Chi Minh City Police. In the end, the army team won 3-0 to end the round-robin stage with a record of 7 wins, topping the group and will meet LPBank Ninh Binh in the semi-finals.

Ho Chi Minh City Police came in second and met the third-placed team, Tan Cang The Cong.

DUC KHUE

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/kich-ban-kho-tin-xay-ra-o-ngay-dinh-doat-cua-giai-bong-chuyen-vo-dich-quoc-gia-20251010214311092.htm