Zhu Ting disappointed the full-house local audience with a 1-3 (25:18, 23:25, 22:25; 25:27) defeat against Italy.
No one will argue with that it was a Zhu Ting vs Egonu match and indeed they scored 21 and 26 points respectively. Except the unexpected step-down of Zhu due to minor injury during a dig, Italy managed to upkeep the overall performance especially both the land and net defense in which Italy gained 13 points solely by blocking.
Regardless of the comeback of Zhu Ting at the end of the third set, the whole team failed to stop the momentum of Italy and the match concluded with Zhu’s unforced attack error in the match point.
Highlight of the match
Bronze Medal Match: Serbia vs China
Gold Medal Match: Brazil vs Italy
(Photo: FIVB)
