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The Technical Delegate confirmed that Kyrgyzstan would not take the court for Match No. 42 against the Philippines, handing Alas Pilipinas an automatic 3-0 victory with all three sets recorded as 25-0.
The forfeiture allowed the Philippine men’s volleyball team to close its Asian Games campaign with consecutive victories after finally earning its first on-court win against Uzbekistan.
Alas Pilipinas defeated Uzbekistan, 25-19, 25-15, 23-25, 25-17, in their previous classification match behind captain Bryan Bagunas’ 26-point performance.
Joshua Magalaman contributed 13 points, including six blocks, while Peng Taguibolos added 11 for the Philippines.
The victory over Uzbekistan ended a four-match losing skid for Alas Pilipinas, which suffered three defeats in Pool D before also falling to Indonesia in the classification round. (Adrian Co)
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