TOP GUN: Thailand’s Onuma Sittirak, No.6, celebrates after scoring a point. FIVB
Thailand claimed their first win of the 2021 FIVB Women’s Nations League preliminary round, beating Germany 3-1 in Rimini, Italy, yesterday.
The hard-fought victory ended a run of nine straight defeats in the annual FIVB tournament held in the “Rimini Bubble” due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Thai team dropped the thrilling opening set 26-24 but took the next three 25-21, 25-21, 25-16 to capture their first three points of this year’s campaign.
Onuma Sittirak was in top form, scoring 20 points to lead the Thai attack, while Pleumjit Thinkaow added 15.
Lina Alsmeier was Germany’s highest scorer with 18 points, while Kimberly Drewniok had 10 points.
“After three weeks in Italy, after many training sessions and a…
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