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Philippine men's national volleyball team upsets the defending 4-peat SEA Games champ Thailand in 5-thrilling sets (17-25, 25-20, 23-25, 27-25, 17-15) in the semifinal round of the Men's Volleyball competition at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games on Sunday, December 8 at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.
Team Philippines will face Indonesia in the gold medal match on Tuesday, December 10 at 6:00pm at the PhilSports Arena while Thailand will play Myanmar for the bronze.
THE PHILIPPINES DETHRONES THAILAND IN FIVE SETS AND ADVANCES TO THE FINALS!!! | @charmieness #SamaSamaSaSEAGames #SEAGames2019 #WeWinAsOne
— ESPN5 (@Sports5PH) December 8, 2019
Philippines vs. Thailand (REPLAY VIDEO) Semis
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Philippine Team Roster: Marck Espejo, Bryan Bagunas, Ranran Abdilla, John Vic De Guzman, Mark Alfafara, Joshua Umandal, Ish Polvorosa, Jessie Lopez, Joshua Retamar, Kim Malabunga, Francis Saura, Rex Intal, Ricky Marcos and Jack Kalingking. (Head coach: Dante Alinsunurin)
BRYAN BAGUNAS FOR THE WIN.
— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) December 8, 2019
THE PHILIPPINES FOR HISTORY. 🇵🇭
Philippines moves on to the gold medal round after taking down Thailand in 5 sets 🔥#GALINGNATINITO pic.twitter.com/tI2KFr1Yod
Bryan Bagunas was running on pure PUSO against Thailand:
— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) December 8, 2019
▪️27 pts
▪️Game-winner#SEAGames2019 #GalingNatinIto pic.twitter.com/fOqv1pZ13l
▪️Epic 5-set win
— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) December 8, 2019
▪️A chance at gold
▪️Fought back all game long
▪️Dethroned 4-time defending champ Thailand
That was history we all witnessed from the Philippine men's volleyball team 🇵🇭 #SEAGames2019 #GalingNatinIto » https://t.co/msNFYVEC5P pic.twitter.com/u3oi84UlyR
A historic stat sheet pic.twitter.com/zbEGUwwqhm
— Camille B. Naredo || SEAG 🥴 (@camillenaredo) December 8, 2019
With the stunning upset against Thailand, the Philippines advanced to the finals for the first time in 42 years. #SamaSamaSaSEAGames #SEAGames2019 #WeWinAsOne
— ESPN5 (@Sports5PH) December 8, 2019
📝 @charmieness https://t.co/3iWsOCwrPl