This Is Why Thailand Needs her Ajcharaporn Kongyot VNL 2026

Well, Kurtovic, as we alluded to, she didn't start the game particularly well. She's only attacking at 20%. Get a nice cross-court swing there to get Tajlan back on the ball. Zubic. Stayed high, Adjarapong was underneath it. She's going to swing here. Oh! Missed absolutely everyone. Lovely shot from Adjarapong. Flowing through and having good contact. Good up. Easy one for Lubero to keep in play. And then, again, the middle's doing the job right now for Chaya. Well played. That's better. Rather subdued from Tajlan. Six-point lead. Very one-sided start. That's more like it. Fabulous swing from Adjarapong. 31-year-old pure Kongyot with a serve. Tajlan looking to get a breakpoint here. That one popped up by Pimpichaya. Good hit from Jantabesit. This one's a little double block from Nudha. From the pipe. Shataporn with back-to-back. Nudha with a serve. Edpard sets it up from the pipe. That's Shataporn. That's Dung in the back row. Both teams defending well. Sassipaporn again. History goes over. Dump attempt, no good for Sassipaporn. Ukraine looking to absorb Pimpichaya. Pops it up. Another pipe attack. Adjaraporn knocks it in. Ukraine as they are within one after trailing by as many as four. Adjaraporn with a great pass. Little combo play. And finally the side-out for the Thais. Thailand gives Ukraine a 2-1 lead. Set number two. Much better pass from Sassipaporn. Adjaraporn goes to the pipe. And knocks it in. Off the bench. Just... be more creative. Offensively for Thailand with a dig for Adjaraporn. Crowd roaring. Sassipaporn. One-handed dig again. Touch number two for Ukraine. Janhorod's got reverses. Solid block against Malyushkina. Let's see if they can string up some more. 18-22. Four-point game. Adjaraporn. Alright, here we go. Set number three. Overpass. Easily put away. Adjaraporn. We can continue this run. Floater of a serve for Milenko. Combination play. Adjaraporn. Puts it away. Probably passed nine yesterday. And here in this venue. Tadao. This one popped up by Danchak. Milenko. Off-speed hit. Tadao popping it up. Benpechaya from the back row. Ooh, what a dig for Danchak. Milenko sends it over. Natanicha back to Adjaraporn. He knocks it in. Five or six minutes. Natanicha serving. Got a full front line. Janhorod's got reverses. Superb block as Thailand gives Ukraine a taste of their own medicine. Pashkoleva with a great dig. Had seven yesterday. Little combination play. Adjaraporn. You can see at a tap point here. Can take a couple of steps back on her. Van Rijk. See if that'll be the difference. Great combination play. Adjaraporn. Four serving three. Thailand up by one. And also up one step to nothing. Short serve. There's the service pressure. The variation you're talking about, Keith. Saporn hits it. What a save by Guzen. Kallarat sets it up to Benpechaya. There's a dig by Franson. Jost out of system play. Van Rijk. Off the chest of Kallarat. Adjaraporn. Recycled play. Benpechaya repositions. That one picked up by Franson again. Several out of system plays for Canada. Adjaraporn with a save. Champu to the pipe. Sasipaporn with a hit. Franson again picking it up. Jost has been setting three in a row. Touches from Canada. Physically and emotionally. It's a fight against Thailand. It's going to be tough. And yeah. Good point, Keith. Because Thailand's coming off a rest day yesterday. They'll be playing two straight from today until tomorrow. Sasipaporn again. Asking the crowd. Haven't really got that firing as much as we've seen. Natanicha to Thadao. Blocked. Adjaraporn rolls it in. Defense of Canada. A little slow on that one. Jost with a good pass. Thadao at the net. Natanicha. Benpechaya. That's a miss. Racing. Terrific receive. Danbury. Bounces it off the block. Natanicha is in the starting line-up. For Thailand. Passes beautifully to Adjaraporn for the first point. A slow play. And just go over the block. Just play their game at a height that Thailand cannot compete with. There's a block. But the save. Run continues. Danbury. Yep. Three in a row. Scored by the Netherlands.