Italy - Thailand (World Grand Prix 2013, full match)

Full game between Italy and Thailand (World Grand Prix 2013, 11.08.2013). Match was rather easy for Italians, except last set. In first two sets Italy got big advantage before second technical time out and maintained it till end of sets. In the last set Thailand led 16:14, but couldn't win a set after dramatic ending. 1100 fans saw the match in the Divs Uralochka. Indre Sorokaite and Valentina Arrighetti were joint top scorers for Itlay with 14 points. Thailand’s Onuma Sittirak scored 11 points for her side. "I would like to thank my team,” said Mencarelli. “We realised all the strategies we were talking about, all the tactics we discussed. The girls coped with everything. In the third set, we faced some difficulties, but not because we started to play worse but because Thailand started to play better. We started to take risks in service and in attack, and this helped us". Italy are now on third place in the Grand Prix with 15 points, Thailand is on 13th place with six points.

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