Italy vs China Epic Volleyball Highlights | Women's VNL 2026

serving the ball the final game of a great week here in hong kong sila up on her feet to keep that in the air oro offers up the free ball china can go again oh great defense navini it's another free ball can china put this away no they can't right navini off the block navini again hits the floor what a rally to start the game hong san yu receiving again try to go quick to the middle hasn't worked out sila oh great swing miriam sila how about the response here from nbs against france earlier in the tournament and she's made an immediate impact here yeah give a little wag great tip but great cover trying to get another go oh another fantastic up farcino seen it like a beach ball but you cannot stop gong xiang yu can't touch the net from there and the speed of this quick set is that was a great angle it's hard to tell if it traveled over the antenna or not oh that's a great swing from far and a great response we we do know for sure that it was a legit shot because sila will do it here for italy we're gonna have to make it though navini lovely pass andropova finishes the job 25 19 off the nets andropova good chance here for china to sneak ahead gong xiang oh yes absolutely buries one yu shen testing navini italy could do with a point here andropova she's not going to deliver they go the same way and it's the same result navini does really well sila needs to finish but no china unbeatable on the floor good touch from danese but china too quick shanghai bright sila the target andropova that is more like it that is more like it and they went right 32 year old practically a grandma it's a lot of the players on this team tongshin clean as you like what were you saying moments ago about italy not having any clean attack saleable lead but italy certainly have the ability but that is tongshin at her best italy has the ability but opening set and two thirds sila hits the floor 18 14 serving this for the set oh fersino gets there keeps the ball in the air this time it's done i'm into the court leave that ball back for nirvina to pass but that was also just a great serve look at you sticking up for middles the middles union oh it's fired in good touch on it by danese another good touch by danese oh again first you know she's everywhere sila off the hands a great chase wonderful work by one but all the options open for italy andropova can't finish up it goes from shen yu this is unbelievable volleyball andropova gets down someone's got to play it it's nirvina advantage china no fersino oh sila someone has got to get this ball on the floor surely this time for italy oro every option andropova this is one of the great rallies in this season's vnl sila to finish one minute two point nine one seconds don china have to lead now nirvina great under that ball and the drop of that goes cross court because that's what the quarter finals going to be oh good serve oro andropova that's a get out of jail card isn't it well how about the set from oro serving for the set dia giovanini oro andropova the block wins the set wheels away and delight china lead italy quarter and quarter finals coming up in macau fourth set underway far first ball side out far a little stringy one and a big block sila and danese shoulder to shoulder their first block since another great ball but danese and andropova starting to get block touches fersino oro puts it in the window for nirvina again the delivery exceptional but fersino won't let it touch the ground long months here big overhead bumper a monster block italy just the particular award today danese yes oro and her kiss and makeup everything's okay again between the center and a fifth set side out i'll do it here into transition oro andropova shen hai ye makes a great block italy get it done they've still got 12 more chances here oro andropova that's it we are going five you're welcome two two chong yu shen forced wide that's a great swing to put some pressure on fersino nirvina only offers a down ball oh fersino incredible andropova off the hands fersino out wide nirvina this is fantastic again china thought they'd won the point but now they've only tipped it oro out wide again cheng yu shen omaru is there andropova sets nirvina swings how will it end has to be a winner it is still a break point lead for china these serves are in again they're making italy play and play they do andropova deepen in andropova china need her off the service line almost immediately but that's easier said than done they'll get another go though oh fersino andropova that one sent high shen yu underneath it another dig by andropova second ball swing putting italy in control it's another set from off the net chong yu shen thought that might hit the deck but it's a miss hit fersino feeds far chong yu shen again just cannot penetrate the italian block far gets blocked fersino nervini giovannini in behind oh that is a massive block that is huge it was a low ball andropova gave it everything in china keep them 13 in short great ball oh oro oro oro what a moment to pull that out i doubt i'll do it here for italy andropova that it's her after another incredible effort 28 points