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Alas Pilipinas Men out of playoff contention in AVC Nations Cup
Alas Pilipinas opened their 2025 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Men's Nations Cup campaign with a four-set loss to Pakistan.
The team's performance was further hampered by an apparent left ankle injury to veteran spiker Marck Espejo in the first set.
Despite Espejo's absence, Alas Pilipinas showed resilience, particularly in the third set.
However, the team ultimately ran out of steam against Pakistan, securing the win after a late run and an error by the Philippines.
Alas Pilipinas then fell short against Chinese Taipei, 25-19, 23-25, 30-28, 25-20, on Wednesday in the AVC Nations Cup in Bahrain.
With the loss to Chinese Taipei, the Philippines went winless in the preliminary round and was relegated to the classification matches for the 9th to 11th spots.
Marck Espejo, who shook off an injury scare from Tuesday's match against Pakistan, registered a game-high 26 points against Chinese Taipei, while Leo Ordiales stood out with 15 points.
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