CHN vs. USA - Highlights Week 5 | Women's VNL 2021

It's China in yellow, serving USA in all blue, receiving. It's the last day of the VNL preliminary rounds here in Rimini, Italy. It's a very interesting choice from head coach Kanch Kirae, Justine Wong-Rantis. We'll see if she plays some more in this position. Nice dig by Dingsha. And Chu-Ting works the block. And what a start for China already. Good up. Nice touch. Bit of work to do for Zhang Changning. Nice pick that from Kim Hill. But more chances here for China. And that's really well put away by number one Yuan Xinyue. Zhang Changning. A blade, Annie Drews. That's a good serve from Ban Changli. Chu-Ting, it didn't even look like she put any effort in there. She sees the court so well. You kind of think, could you take this team to another level? But actually, do you know what? Probably not. Jiang Chengyu is excellent in the position she's playing. And that's a big block. And the set has already ended. 25-10. What an opener for China. Boom! Buffalo girl it round the outside. And get ready to hit over on the right. Tidy side out. First time of asking just what the USA needed. We've definitely got a game on our hands now. USA, 3-2 up. Good serve there from Hannah Tapp. Robinson can't finish it off. Oh, goodness me. Jiang Changning can. Well played, Hancock. Similarly, too, for the USA, an abundance of outside hitters. And some won't be going, as they've already found out. Robinson not quite sure what to do with that one. Well off the net by Tapp. That's good play. Oh, good cover by Wang Munchai. Massive hit. Good dig by Robinson. Oh, and that's fine. Play on. We've got a mega ray on our hands. Big dig from Hill. Oh, now it's bobbling around a bit. And we're going to have a carry call. Well played, Jiang Changning. Just looking at the way the USA are playing. That ball to Drews, that ball to Robinson. There's a lot more pace about the setting. That's a nice serve. Attacking that corridor of uncertainty between Jiang Changning, but all of which means nothing because Xu Ting. Well, it's not as if it affected her in any way, shape, or form. Excellent ball in. USA, we've talked about, and the USA were talking about China's flat, hard serve. We've got to do this better. We're going to be down to Robinson and her serving. And despite the fact it was a great serve, the ball goes in. It's pinged down through the middle. Boom. He doesn't. Good swing. It's good. It's good to come off the fence. Free ball for China. That's another near touch from the USA. Do you know what? Good serve. Could have worked for USA to do. Oh, I say that made that look easy. That wasn't work. That was play. She's in game mode here. Serious face on as the USA look to keep hold of their lead. But that one has clipped the floor. Oh, good serve from Xu Ting. It's an ace serve, and it's China who've edged in front. It's great seeing the different types of quick attack. China in front by one. Good up from Hancock. Ding Chao's in. Three front, two back. That time not quite so quick to the middle. Oh, Jiang Yu. That's incredible. So a bit of work saying that he's worked out 25, 30 points to play potentially in this set. Let's play each one as it comes. And that's the first time Drews has been slowed down on a ball. She's had to adjust to. That's not going to come back. Well played again. Well played, Washington. That's almost impossible to pick up when you place that ball there. Nice pass, a little bit tight. Oh, what a block. There's an opportunity for Barchak Li to get the team out of trouble. But really good block. China waiting, not even having to move for that pipe attack. Interesting tactics again from China. 21-14, they lead. Make that 22-14. Hongjie gets the dig and shooting. Of course, she puts it away down the line. In terms of trying to break this down, quite difficult. Well, for once, she is human. Well played. Once again, Akinradu up in the air, just waiting, hanging around. Someone will give you the ball in a second. One side out required for China. Great ball in from Wang Wenjie. Good uphill. Good save, free ball for China. And that's it. It's all over. Gong Xiangyu puts the ball on the floor. China have won by three sets to nothing.