The big surprise happened in the 5th match of the Asian Championship Women's Volleyball Championship 2023 between Korea vs Kazakhstan, a few minutes ago.
Before this match, Korean women's volleyball teams are much more appreciated than rivals from Central Asia. Over the years, Kazakhstan has not been considered a worthy opponent of Korea.
Especially with the poor performance of Kazakhstan in the past matches. Not many optimists give the results of this team in the clash with Korea.
However, the big surprise happened in this match. The 3 set scenario is quite similar when Kazakhstan is the team soon getting the lead advantage that makes Korea quite hard to chase.
Despite the efforts of the girls from the land of kimchi, Kazakhstan is the team that has a decisive score to win with a minimum distance in all 3 sets today.
Kazakhstan's barrier is the key to the success of this team in the confrontation with Korea. A series of Kazakhstan shields made the hands on the Korean side frustrated.
Step one and the defense of Kazakhstan also play well and neutralize the difficulty of Korean. A shocking result for the audience and vice versa what was predicted earlier.
As such, Kazakhstan has a successful tournament at the end of the 5th place while South Korea has undergone the most disastrous Asian Championship in recent decades when only ranked 6th.
Korean women's volleyball results 0-3 Kazakhstan (24-26, 23-25, 23-25)