Missed opportunity, Thailand unfortunately lost to Dominican Republic

Thailand and the Dominican Republic are the two teams vying for the top eight in the National League this year. Thailand must beat the North American delegates to open up its chances of entering the top 8.

At the beginning of this game, Thai girls started unsteadily and their physical condition was unstable. In the first minute of the opening, Thailand's attack didn't work and was led by its opponent. In the middle of half-time, the girls in Jindian accelerated their scoring and regained the initiative. The first set ended 25-22 after Ajcharaporn's precision shot.

In the second half, the Dominican Republic regained focus and put Thailand in a chase. In this round, the top 10 teams in the world completely took the initiative. At the end of the second half, although Thailand tried to speed up scoring, it was unfortunately defeated 23-25.

In the third quarter, Dominoka continued to lead, but it didn't take long for Achalapong and his teammates to pull back one game. Thailand's defense is playing quite well. Despite taking the lead, the Asian representatives showed loose play and created an equaliser for Dominica. At the end of the third quarter, Thailand led 23-20. Only two more points were needed for Jinmiao Girls to win this set, but no, Thailand missed the opportunity, let Dominica accelerate and turn the situation around to win 25-23.

In the fourth round, the Thai team showed psychological influence from the previous set. They are constantly being widened by their opponents in scoring. It seems that apart from psychology, Thailand's physical quality has dropped a lot compared with the beginning of the competition. They tried to catch up, but failed. The fourth set ended with a 25-21 victory for the Dominican Republic.

In the end, Thailand regretted losing to Dominican Republic 1-3. Although the Thai team gained an advantage by winning the first set, it failed to maintain its state, allowing its opponents to show their strength and turn the tide to win.

In the near future, Thailand will be two important games against Brazil and Italy. To secure the right to enter the final round, Thailand will need to beat both rivals, but it will not be easy.