Bangladesh lost to Kyrgyzstan in three straight sets in their second game of the DBBL Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone Volleyball Championship at the Shaheed Suhrawordi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
The hosts now face a must win situation against Nepal in their third Pool B game in order to book a semifinal spot. The game begins at 6pm today at the same venue.
In front of a decent crowd in Mirpur, Kyrgyzstan won the first set by 25-19 points before the home side lost agonizingly by 29-27 points. Bangladesh conceded a 25-18 points defeat in the third set.
After two games each, Bangladesh’s first defeat was the first win for Kyrgyzstan as the latter will face Maldives in their third game today.
Meanwhile in the day’s first match, Turkmenistan began their campaign with a hard-fought 3-2 set win over Afghanistan. Turkmenistan won the first set by 25-20 points but the Afghans staged a comeback to win the next two sets by 23-25, 25-27. However, Turkmenistan strolled to victory by easy wins in the last two sets.
