By Abby Toralba
WITH power hitter Marck Espejo showing the way, the Philippines scored a thrilling 22-25, 25-21, 26-24, 23-25, 15-12 victory over Mongolia yesterday to sweep Pool D of the Asian Volleyball Confederation Challenge Men’s Cup at the University of Taipei Hall in Taiwan.
Espejo combined with Steven Rotter and Ryan Ka in the fifth set to outlast the Mongolians for a 2-0 mark and grabbed a slot in the knockout final 12 stage that starts today, Wednesday.
Espejo had 36 points on 29 kills, five service points and two blocks for the team fielded by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation led by Ramon “Tats” Suzara.
The Filipinos opened their campaign by sweeping Macau 25-21, 25-15, 25-14 last Sunday.
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