Volleyball News: The Indonesian national volleyball team closed its participation in the SEA V. Cup 2026 Leg 2 by winning third place after beating Cambodia with a final score of 3-1. The match for third place took place at the Jakarta International Velodrome, Rawamangun, and was an opportunity for Hendra Kurniawan’s squad to beat Cambodia, after having to admit Vietnam’s superiority in the semifinals the day before.
The course of the match was marked by solid play from the Indonesian retainer who succeeded in overcoming fierce Cambodian resistance. In the first set, the match was tight with both teams trading points until the second technical time out which recorded a score of 16-15. After that, Indonesia began to take control and secured the first set with a 25-18 win.
In the second set, the game changed direction. Cambodia took advantage after the first break and beat Indonesia with a final score of 19-25. However, Farhan Halim and his partner managed to recover in the third set, dominating the game with an 8-5 lead in the initial interval and continued to advance until closing the third set with a 25-20 win.
The deciding match in the fourth set again brought tension. Cambodia was ahead with a score of 5-8, but Indonesia, thanks to an extraordinary contribution from Alfin Daniel with three service aces, turned things around to 12-10. Tireless resistance from Cambodia made the score even at 24-24, but Indonesia finally secured victory in the fourth set with a narrow score of 26-24.
With this brilliant result, Indonesia confirmed themselves in third place in the SEA V-Cup 2026 Men’s Leg 2, adding to their positive record with three wins from the four matches they played. The enthusiasm and determination shown by Luvi Febrian Nugraha, Sigit Ardian, Tedi Oka Syahputra, and Fauzan Nibras as starters is very worthy of appreciation. In the future, this achievement will be an important provision for facing the next tournament.
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