Sri Lanka Ports Authority defeated Yan Chai from Hong Kong 3 sets to 1 in their last playoff 9th-13th match in Pool G in the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship in Vietnam.
Ports Authority needed this win if they were to have any hopes of finishing in 9th place after a disappointing pool A campaign where they lost two close encounters.
Ports Authority lose another tight 4 set battle
Sri Lanka Ports Authority lost 3 sets to 1 against Australia’s Canberra Heat in the 9th-13th…
Ports Authority won the first set 25-20 and secured the 2nd set comfortably with a 25-17 score line. However, Yan Chai displayed a strong challenge to win the hotly contested 3rd set 25-27. Ports Authority recovered from the 3rd set loss to win the 4th set 25-19 and close out the match.
Skipper Janitha Surath scored a match-high 22 points for Sri Lanka Ports Authority. Lasindu Methmal Wasanthapriya and Rumesh Dissanayake contributed 20 and 16 points respectively. Lee Man Sing led Yan Chai with 14 points.
3rd July Results
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Match schedule (Tuesday, July 4, 2017)
Quarter-finals – at Ninh Binh Gymnasium
12.30pm – Sarmayeh Bank (Iran) v Al-Bahri Sport Club (Iraq)
3pm – Altay VC (Kazakhstan) v Beijing Baic Motor (China)
5.30pm – Al Arabi Sports Club (Qatar) v Taichung Commercial Bank (Chinese Taipei)
8pm – Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza (Japan) v Vietnam Sports Club (Vietnam)9th-12th playoff – at Nam Dinh Gymnasium
5.30pm: Canberra Heat (Australia) v Maldivian Sports & Recreation Club (Maldives)
8pm: Air Force VC (Thailand) v Sri Lanka Ports Authority
