THE Philippine men's volleyball team finally snapped its three-game losing skid in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games but needed five sets to overcome Malaysia, 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 24-26, 17-15, on Sunday.
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Jade Disquitado exploded for six points in the decider, including the back-to-back match points that gave the Philippines a chance to match iits fifth-place finish in the biennial meet from a year ago in Hanoi.
With the win at the Indoor Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh in Cambodia, the nationals set up a rematch with Singapore on Monday for the battle for fifth, after the Singaporeans dispatched Myanmar 25-23, 27-25, 25-22 earlier in the day.
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