JAKARTA The National Team (Timnas) of the Indonesian Men's Volleyball had to settle for sixth place in the AVC Nations Cup 2025 after losing against Australia in the fifth place.
Farhan Halim and his friends closed their journey in this tournament with a landslide defeat of 0-3 (20-25, 21-25, and 22-25) at Isa Bin Rasheed Hall, Manama, Bahrain, on Monday, June 23, 2025, WIB night.
This result repeats the same achievement as two years ago and was better than the 2024 edition when Indonesia only finished 11th.
"Now six. Alhamdulillah, up the ranking. Now we are ready to face the SEA V League," said assistant coach of the Indonesian Volleyball National Team, Erwin Rusni, in a statement received.
Indonesia appeared solid at the start of the match. The team, which was raised by Jeff Jiang, had a 10-9 lead in the first set, but the advantage did not last long.
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Australia is back in control of the game with tight defense and effective blocks that make it difficult for Indonesian attacks. The first set ended in Australia's victory, 25-20.
Erwin admitted that Australia appeared very consistent in the last match of this tournament, while Indonesia was in opposite form.
"We can't attack when the first ball is bad. If the first ball is bad, we play high balls. Because their blocks are high, it becomes difficult to score points," he said.
In the second set, Indonesia took the lead again at the beginning with a score of 7-5 and even moved away to 14-11. Unfortunately, Australia appeared more stable afterward and turned things around.
Indonesia again gave a tight fight in the third set. However, unable to turn things around and forcing the match to run longer.
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