U.S. vs. USA, Qualifier 4 on Oct. 20
The South Korean women’s volleyball team has lost three straight matches in the Paris 2024 Olympic
qualifiers. 스포츠토토 The team’s chances of qualifying for the Olympic Games have slipped further.
Head coach Cesar Hernandez’s team (ranked 36th in the world) lost to Germany (ranked 12th) in straight
sets, 2-3 (13-25, 21-25, 25-23 7-15), in the third match of Group C of the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification
Tournament in Łódź, Poland on Monday (July 19).
It was the third consecutive loss for South Korea, which also lost to Italy (5th), Poland (7th) and Germany.
Germany had won three straight.
Kang So-hwi scored a team-high 18 points, 토토 his third straight game in double figures, and Lee Han-bi added 15 points.
South Korea was out-blocked 7-15 as a team, but held a 7-5 advantage in serves. They rallied from a 0-2
set deficit to take the third and fourth sets in a row, but gave up five consecutive points in the fifth set, 7-10.
South Korea is competing in Group C of the qualifiers alongside Italy, Poland, Germany, USA (2nd),
Thailand (14th), Colombia (20th), and Slovenia (27th). They need to finish in the top two to qualify for the Olympic Games.
South Korea will take on the United States on Tuesday in the fourth match of the Group C preliminary
round. The U.S. has won two straight, beating Colombia and Thailand. 스포츠토토링크