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00:00 That's Kim Fajardo and Majoy Barron for PLDT and Ara Galang and Abimaranyo for Sherry.
00:10 First connection. It's good to see her healthy also.
00:16 And good decision for Fajardo to activate the middles early. It's gonna free up the wings later on.
00:23 Arado with a dig from Karandang. What an angle!
00:28 Savvy Davidson, not all power. We all know she's very powerful but she saw that angle, that spot.
00:35 Make the right adjustments for today's match. This report was brought to you by the Pilipinas Live app.
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00:43 Thank you very much Franny. Fantastic report there on the Cheri Tingo crossovers.
00:50 They can't pass the ball that's why she chose the check out.
00:56 Good first ball. Savvy! Right on top of that one!
01:00 The first bazooka from Savvy Davidson.
01:04 Overpass. Karandang. Savvy on the other side.
01:11 Very smart. The luxury of being able to stay up in the air.
01:16 Savvy Davidson just proving that she's very versatile in her attacks.
01:23 Maybe bounce balls. If you get the timing right, that's when you can stop her.
01:29 But in that sequence, Erica Santos.
01:34 Back to the previous conference. As you see this opposite attack.
01:38 Brought to you by Duncan. Pasalubong ng bayan. We'll be back.
01:44 And that's why they're still in this.
01:47 They will continue to attack Savvy Davidson's receiving skills, Rex, in this game.
01:54 And another Zakarandang connection with Alina Vicar.
01:59 Coming into this game, it's PLDT being the top serving team.
02:04 But in this first set, just like that, Cheri Tingo is leading 9-8.
02:11 Madjoy power tips it. Ea, Sinungkit. Good save.
02:17 Oh! What happened there? Aragadang.
02:21 Benefits from it. Alina takes a look at the defense. Goes to EJ.
02:27 Fajardo opens up. Ceballos breaking the block. Ea from behind.
02:36 You really have to time it well. Because if it hits even if you have your hands on the side, it's going to be really hard for the defender.
02:44 Balique testing her skills too. And a chance ball.
02:52 Oh! And nobody taking the first ball. 5-1 Cheri Tingo Ramos.
02:59 That was the 5 of them. That's a classic example of a campfire.
03:06 Hits that are low and fast.
03:08 EJ with a hop. Setback! And what a counter right here by PLDT.
03:18 Unleashed after the 5-1 run of Cheri.
03:21 That was Del Paloma, powering over everyone.
03:25 There are always a lot of quotable quotes. They love listening to Coach Kung Fu.
03:29 I'm sure the girls don't like listening to him in this situation.
03:34 Because PLDT is continuously on the rebound.
03:38 With Aragadang catching the corner there. What a spot.
03:42 The defense of PLDT is working but that time Aragadang really went for the one with no one.
03:51 Wow! That is unstoppable.
03:54 Perfect pass. This is a perfect pass for her.
03:57 Look at the high-con productive bench player has now checked in for Cheri Tingo.
04:02 Mylene Patu comes off the bench to score 9.75 points a game.
04:08 She's on the bench. She's in now.
04:11 The push. Nierva. Balik kay Mylene. Umataw.
04:17 Kim will go to Savvy. A little off her strike zone.
04:22 Mylene also finds a spot and that is the reason why.
04:26 Mylene just got in but here she is finishing that maybe our longest rally in this game.
04:36 To be in the 100. Yeah.
04:38 For the semifinals.
04:40 To be right there in the semifinals.
04:44 This is what Coach Rav was saying earlier.
04:47 Because there's been...
04:49 He saw that A. Alauri is the weakest blocker in the front line.
04:53 Jasmine reverses to Mylene and Mylene is rejected.
04:59 2-0 Reds.
05:00 And what a block from Majoy.
05:03 Sav from behind.
05:10 Bumalik.
05:12 Simbalios takes this one.
05:14 Bumalik na naman.
05:15 Karat Arado there for coverage.
05:18 And a free ball for Cheri Tingo.
05:20 They choose EJ who chooses to go to the corner.
05:24 Vintage.
05:26 Masyado siya malapit sa attack line.
05:30 Kaya pin-target na yung dulo.
05:32 And no one was there for...
05:33 Another 5-1 and now a 6-1 run.
05:36 Another good serve.
05:39 And another free ball for Cheri Tingo with a 4-point lead.
05:42 Galang!
05:44 Donut hole!
05:46 Magba-block dito kaya Aragalang.
05:48 Kaya ipipilit niya na be quick yung quicker.
05:50 But they didn't get the first ball needed.
05:54 Arado again saving that play.
05:57 Another overpass!
05:58 And you cannot give an overpass to fly in.
06:02 Tsaka parang vertical leap na lang yata yun.
06:05 Walang vuelo.
06:06 What a save.
06:08 Yeah, what a save from Tata Arado.
06:10 Ito yun, oh?
06:11 Tata ko po!
06:12 We were at 24-19.
06:16 That's a better one.
06:18 They go to Robles who breaks the block!
06:22 The point to take set number one.
06:28 Respond when it matters most.
06:30 And that's something that I remembered listening into their huddle before this set.
06:34 Sabi ni Coach Roderick ako, hindi nila kailangan manggigil.
06:37 Masyado silang nanggigigil.
06:39 And those are causing those errors in this match.
06:42 They aren't able to play the game that they know.
06:45 In this early second set.
06:47 Chave with a pass.
06:50 Another one sent back.
06:54 And another chance to counter for the red shirts.
06:57 But this time, Rajoy Barol says no entry!
07:03 A. Alaure with five, as expected.
07:07 Open to Ara.
07:09 And Ara!
07:11 Full swing!
07:14 2-5.
07:18 EJ, outside hand check out.
07:24 Today with three points so far.
07:27 Goes to Ceballos.
07:29 Oh, that's a great draw by Rajoy!
07:33 But they go back on the counter.
07:35 Libre libre para kay EJ!
07:38 Infiltrate ng attack from EJ.
07:41 That's why no defender was present on that one.
07:45 No spin.
07:48 Another good serve.
07:50 And another check out by EJ.
07:55 They're in the right formation, but that's just pure power.
07:58 Overpass.
08:02 But it's sent back.
08:03 Balik kay Ea.
08:04 Ea will make something out of it.
08:06 Secondary setter, Erica, with the touch.
08:09 Kaf will go to the middle!
08:16 It's kangihirap ng set na yan.
08:19 I mean, it looks easy on TV.
08:21 Preferably nakikita niya yung mga medals niya kapag mababa rin yung bola.
08:30 Jules Samonte, who came in towards the end of that first set.
08:33 Back here.
08:35 Good play by Cherry.
08:39 Ceballos here.
08:41 Sharp serve.
08:43 Nerva handling it very well.
08:45 EJ hopping again.
08:47 Kat.
08:48 Power tip.
08:50 Nahuli.
08:51 Oh, and a fake pass by Kaf.
08:54 Or the fake spike, rather.
08:56 Jules with a dig.
08:59 Double dig!
09:00 Savvy!
09:01 Oh!
09:03 Sinong kit!
09:05 Hey Kaf, Samonte was behind her.
09:08 Some phenomenal rallies in this match so far.
09:12 And that's mainly due to the amazing floor defense by both Jen Nerva and Kat Arado.
09:18 And I got to speak with both of them.
09:20 Trying to pump herself up.
09:22 Saying, "Come on, come on."
09:23 Not out of it yet.
09:26 They're down five, though.
09:27 Oh, but Ea Laude's got her number.
09:30 Davidson at the back row.
09:33 So who do you go to?
09:35 Another one!
09:38 Ea Laude has been doing it all.
09:41 Eight points.
09:42 PLDT trying to look for some answers here.
09:46 Yeah.
09:47 They need a spark in this second set.
09:49 Santos kept it alive.
09:55 And if you're PLDT, you want to do things right even at the end.
10:00 Para to have momentum coming into the third set.
10:03 Cherry's just been defending so well, didn't she?
10:06 And then they have Ea in front.
10:10 Cherry making it look easy here right now.
10:15 Manjoy!
10:17 With her sixth point.
10:21 Even the body language and the faces here of PLDT,
10:24 they don't look as positive as they did in that first set.
10:29 That's Aragadam.
10:30 Closes the show here.
10:33 PLDT high-speed hitters.
10:36 Xavi.
10:39 Oh, this time Gen Yerba covered the right angle.
10:42 That sharp angle.
10:44 Bikar able to get the right hand going.
10:50 Kath back to Xavi.
10:51 Goes down the line this time.
10:53 We all know, Rex, that no one wins in two sets.
10:58 Especially when you have that girl.
11:03 Catch fire.
11:05 And even Captain Abby Marano told me she's expecting
11:07 a very high level of volleyball from her team today.
11:11 Now the Creamline Cool Smashers, the Signal HD Spikers,
11:14 they all suffered three sets to the crossovers.
11:17 Will the high-speed hitters experience the same fate?
11:20 Let's find out.
11:21 With a three-point lead.
11:23 Xav rolls it.
11:27 Yerba was waiting.
11:29 That's classic EJ Laure.
11:35 And they keep attacking.
11:37 It's possible for both to be straight sets.
11:41 But let's not speak too soon.
11:44 Because Keisha Bedonia is now in the ballgame
11:47 for the very first time for PLDT to try to change
11:50 things up here.
11:52 That's in.
11:54 And a beautiful pass by Keisha Bedonia.
11:58 Back to Xavi.
12:03 Pancake by Ara.
12:07 T-Mac back.
12:12 It's a one-one.
12:13 It's like a replay.
12:14 But the ball is going to fall.
12:15 Jules on the other end.
12:21 Access denied.
12:24 11-13.
12:29 We have a beautiful one-hand set by Alina Vicar.
12:33 Probably in recent years, this is really just,
12:37 it's really anybody's right now.
12:39 Anybody's championship right now.
12:41 Like there's no sure win in the games.
12:43 A fly ball.
12:47 It just went in.
12:48 Instant offense.
12:49 Three points for Mailes.
12:50 Game so seriously.
12:52 Actually when you watch her play,
12:53 she looks so intense.
12:55 She won't be happy about that either.
12:58 She's so broad.
13:00 She's about to fall.
13:02 And Bedonia.
13:07 One point for Mexico.
13:08 Bedonia gets it back.
13:13 Goes cross.
13:15 Maile chasing.
13:17 Sends it easily to the other side.
13:20 Oh, what a beautiful attack by Palomata.
13:23 They score one.
13:25 For Cherry, she did everything for UST also.
13:28 She defends.
13:29 She blocks.
13:31 What a game.
13:35 We expected a close game, not this.
13:37 Kind of a...
13:39 Piston play.
13:46 Xavi will get it back.
13:48 That is in.
13:50 It's Cherry-Tigo.
13:57 And after this, it's gonna be Signal.
13:59 And then Creamline.
14:00 For PLDT,
14:04 they really have to win two of those three games.
14:06 So they need to win the game against Signal and Creamline.
14:11 If they're going to lose here,
14:14 they're down six.
14:16 Xavi.
14:17 Tigo squad, it's fierce.
14:23 And Aya Laure really showing her ferocity in that attack.
14:28 Speaking of,
14:30 Xavi Davison.
14:32 Oh.
14:33 Nervous Ace.
14:35 This is like what happened.
14:37 Quimfardo, still serving here at the Phil Sports Arena.
14:41 19-24.
14:42 Ara Pumatong.
14:47 And Ara Gara finishes off the PLDT high-speed hitters.