The Philippines against host Cambodia in the SEA Games 2023 men’s volleyball competition. –CAMBODIA 2023
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA—With a game left to play, the national men’s volleyball team will be gunning for some sort of consolation against Singapore Saturday as the Filipinos close out a disappointing campaign in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games here.
This, despite a training and team-building blueprint that was aimed at claiming gold.
“We felt that we were ready. We started out well in both (first two games lost), but we lack the ability to finish strong at the endgame,’’ said Joshua Umandal following an 18-25, 18-25, 17-25, setback against Cambodia late Thursday evening that threw the Philippines out of the semifinal picture for good.
“Our errors hurt us in the final set,’’ added the opposite hitter from the Philippine Navy.
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