ALTAY VC overcame a sluggish start and whipped Foton Pilipinas in straight sets on Wednesday in the AVC Asian Women’s Club Championship in Binan, Laguna.
Philippine Super Liga club Foton took an early over an Altay VC that looked disoriented but the Kazakhstan side found its rhythm to gain control and score a 27-25, 25-18, 25-21 victory.
It was the Kazakhs’ second win in as many matches in the classification round to determine the quarterfinal pairings.
[See Kazakh side clobbers Vietnam to get a big boost ahead of classification match with Foton Pilipinas]
Foton, meanwhile, will enter the quarterfinals on a three-match skid.
The PSL side won its opening match against Hong Kong’s Kwai Tsing before bowing to Vietnam’ Thongtin Lien Viet Post Bank and Japan’s Red Rockets.
[See Japan's Red Rockets yet to drop a set, clobber Foton Pilipinas in Asian club meet]
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