China vs Italy Highlights Week 3 Women s VNL 2026

Italy got a scare from Canada. What will they do against China? Miriam Silla serving the ball, the final game of a great week here in Hong Kong. Oh, Silla up on her feet to keep that in the air. Oro offers up the free ball. China can go again. Oh, great defense. Navini, it's another free ball. Can China put this away? No, they can't. Right, Navini off the block. Navini again hits the floor. What a rally to start the game. Yeah, give a little wag. Great tip, but great cover. China get another go. Oh, another fantastic up. Fersino seeing it like a beach ball, but you cannot stop Gong Xianyu. China will do it here for Italy. They're going to have to make it though. Navini, lovely pass. Andropova finishes the job. 25-19. It's not taken long either. 22 minutes, they absolutely rattled through that. Second set, Xi Xinyu serving for Silla, receiving. Oh, Dainese missing. So she is still an attack point shy of the ABS club. It's another serve and she's gone after Silla. Andropova and Navini. Great block, great up by Fersino. And Oro couldn't find the fingertips, but a swing here for a 2-0 lead off. Fersino is on fire and Andropova comes up with a little miracle. Chong Yushen testing Navini. Italy could do with a point here. Andropova, she's not going to deliver. They go the same way and it's the same result. Navini does really well. Silla needs to finish, but no. China, unbeatable on the floor. Good touch from Dainese, but China too quick. Shanghai bright. Silla the target. Andropova, that is more like it. That is more like it and they went right back. Oro serving. This for the set. Oh, Fersino gets there, keeps the ball in the air. This time, it's done. What was once a best of five is now a best of three. Silla serving first in set number three. Oro. Oh, the tip from Andropova needed to make the adjustment and it drops it on the three meter line. Brilliant. 2-3. Silla drops that pass a bit short. Navini. Oh, is there a yellow circle? There is no yellow circle. Wang Haochen has missed it. Oro. The ball is fired in. Good touch on it by Dainese. Another good touch by Dainese. Oh, again, Fersino, she's everywhere. Silla off the hands. A great chase. Wonderful work by Wang Haochen. But all the options open for Italy. Andropova can't finish. Up it goes from Shen Yu. This is unbelievable volleyball. Andropova gets down. Someone's got to play it. It's Navini. Advantage China. No, Fersino. Oro. Silla. Someone has got to get this ball on the floor. Surely this time for Italy. Oro. Every option. Andropova. This is one of the great rallies in this season's VNL. Silla to finish. One minute, 2.91 seconds of pure volleyball brilliance. Take a breath, everyone. I'm so pleased it finished with a win and not an error. Look at these efforts, these full-length layouts. Massive efforts from both sides. Both Liberos as well. Just astonishing. And the sellout crowd. Good serve. Oro. Andropova. Serving for the set. Di Giovanini. Oro. Andropova. The block wins Shen Yu. Shen wheels away in delight. And Turkey versus Canada. There is some mouth-watering quarterfinals coming up in Macau. Fourth set underway. Far. First ball Sajdak. To take us to a fifth set. Sajdak will do it here. Into transition. Oro. Andropova. Oh, block. Not yet. Not yet. Chen Haiye. Italy get it done. They've still got 12 more chances here. Oro. Andropova. That's it. We are going five. Two disappointing sets. All of the subplots. The volleyball has been fantastic. So we are ending with a fifth and final set. Danese serving. China siding out. They've gone to the captain. Gong Sanyu needs to be a difference maker. Over on one. And then the net is reached beyond the yellow circle of confirmation. Because otherwise she'd have hit the ball if the setter hadn't stopped it. There you go. You're welcome. 2-2. Chongyu Shen forced wide. That's a great swing to put some pressure on Fersino. Navini. Only offers a down ball. Oh, Fersino. Incredible. Andropova. Off the hands. Fersino. Out wide. Navini. This is fantastic. Again. Far. China thought they'd won the point. But now they've only tipped it. Oro. Out wide. Navini. We go again. Chongyu Shen. Omaru is there. Andropova sets. Navini swings. How will it end? Has to be a winner. It is. Roll shot. Chongyu Shen. Hong Kong. Unbelievable. Just unreal efforts. That. Come on. That was such a good block. All right. Still a break point lead for China. These serves are in. Again, they're making Italy play. And play they do. Andropova. Deepening. And the floor wipers back on board. Andropova. China need her off the service line almost immediately. But that's easier said than done. They'll get another go though. Oh, Fersino. Andropova. That one sent high. Shen Yu underneath it. Another dig by Andropova. Second ball swing. Navini. Right. 12-9. Andropova putting Italy in control. That's another set from off the net. Chongyu Shen. I thought that might hit the deck. But it's a miss hit. Fersino feeds. Far. Chongyu Shen. Again, just cannot penetrate the Italian block. Far gets blocked. Fersino. Navini. Giovannini. In behind. Oh, that is a massive block. That is huge. It was a low ball. Andropova gave it everything. And China keep themselves in the game. You've got to give credit to China. The blocking. Chongyu Shen. 11-13 in short. Great ball. Oh, Oro. Oro. Oro. What a moment to pull that out. Match points. Sarah Far. Oh, yes. Love that set. Love that set. Yeah, what a time to pull this one A side out will do it here for Italy. Andropova. That it's her after another incredible effort. 28 points for Andropova. Another victory for Italy. Their second five-setter in two days.