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Weekend 3
Egypt lost the first
match against China
 Hangzhou,China,June
28, 2008 – Egypt Men’s volleyball National team lost
their first match against China in the third weekend of
the intercontinental round of the 2008 FIVB World League
in Hangzhou Dragon Gymnasium with 3-1 on Saturday.
Zhou Jianan's team dominated the match with a
performance of power and precision to win 25-22, 25-19,
20-25, 25-23 in front of a 5,000 capacity crowd.
Both team played very well at the beginning of the match
and took their 1st point by quick spike. Egypt went 1
point ahead in the 1st TTO. China's No.4 player, Yuan
Zhi's heavy spike helped his team catch up with
Egypt.16:14, Egypt still kept ahead in the 2nd TTO.
China's No.1 player, Bian Hongmin's block and quick
spike helped his team catch and take lead over Egypt
first time. Yuan Zhi's spike finished the 1st set with
25:22.
Egypt's No.4 player, Abd Elnaeim's service damaged
China's reserve and made his team take lead in the 1st
TTO. China's fewer mistakes made them controll the game
and went 2 points ahead into the 2nd TTO. After 19:16,
Egypt's head coach asked for a TO, but it didn't work.
Cui Jianjun's heavy spikes broke through Egypt's block
many times and China won the 2nd set with 25:19.
Chinese young boy's kept high spirit at the beginning of
3rd set, but 3 service mistakes made them behind Egypt
in the 1st TTO. Egypt took 5 points lead ahead in the
2nd TTO due to China's mistakes. Egypt enlarged the gap
and won the set with 25:20.
China played very excited in the beginning of the 4th
set and took lead into the 1st TTO.After 11:11, China's
head coach asked for a TO and changed player, but it was
useless.Egypt took 4 points ahead in the 2nd TTO. China
caught Egypt due to Egypt's mistakes,20:20.Two teams
went head to head. Shen Qiong's heavy spike helped China
get the match point, and No.6 Shi Hailong's perfect
service finished the match.
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