JAKARTA The Indonesian Women's Volleyball national team left the race for the 2025 U-21 Women's U-21 World Championship (FIVB Women's U-21 World Championship 2025) after losing to Italy in the last 16 on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, WIB night.
Playing at the Java Pos Arena, Surabaya, East Java, Marcos Sugiyama's squad gave up with the final score 1-3 (12-25, 19-25, 25-21, and 13-25).
Deputy Head of Development and Achievement Division of PP PBVSI, Loudry Maspaitella, said the Garuda Pertiwi squad had shown a high fighting spirit even though in the end they had to lose.
"We should appreciate the children. They got a set against one of the strongest teams in the world, especially since our two mainstay players did not appear," he said.
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Indonesia took part in this match without being strengthened by Kadek Diva and Junaida Santi. Marcos' two mainstay players could not be on the field due to injury.
The match took place with high tension from the start. Italy immediately appeared aggressive and took advantage of Indonesia's defense weaknesses in the first two sets to win 25-12 and 25-19.
In the third set, Marcos Sugiyama's foster children showed an extraordinary revival. Sharp attacks from the front lines and tight defense managed to make Italy a hassle.
The full support from the host audience at the Java Pos Arena has burned the enthusiasm of the players. As a result, Indonesia was able to prolong the match thanks to a win with a score of 25-21.
However, this momentum did not continue in the fourth set. Italy again controlled the game with a combination of fast attacks and a tight block to close the game with a score of 25-13.
This victory managed to lead Italy to the quarter-finals and remained on the path of the title race. Piza Country will next face China, who qualified after beating Thailand 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, and 25-19).
As for this defeat, Indonesia continues its struggle for the classification of rank 9-16. Garuda Pertiwi will next meet Thailand.
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