Thailand fought spiritedly against Belgium but still lost 3-1 in the Women’s Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy, yesterday.
With only pride at stake, the Belgians defeated the Thais 25-23, 26-24, 23-25, 25-15 in their first match in the fifth and final week in the preliminary round of the 16-team tournament.
Britt Herbots scored 33 points for Belgium while Malika Kanthong made 16 points for Thailand.
After five weeks, the top-four teams advance to the semi-finals.
With yesterday’s result, Thailand remain last with one win and 12 defeats while Belgium are 9-4.
The Thais play Canada today at 8pm Thai time and end their VNL campaign tomorrow against hosts Italy at 6pm.
Having beaten Germany for their only victory so far in the 2021 VNL,…
