Ling Ying (Singapore #7) taps the ball across. (Photo 13 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Joelle (Singapore #1) goes low to receive. (Photo 14 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Joelle (Singapore #1) spikes through the Peruvian block. She was the team’s top scorer with six points earned. (Photo 15 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Raffaella Camet (Peru #9) spikes as Joelle (Singapore #1) and Marylyn (Singapore #5) block. (Photo 16 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Cassandra Tay (Singapore #4) sets. Singapore’s main setter Dorita Peng (#3) found herself with an ankle injury just days before the first match and Cassandra stepped in to fill in. (Photo 17 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Singapore cheer as they score a point against Peru. (Photo 18 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Singapore’s libero Stephanie Ng (#11) receives a shot. (Photo 19 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Joelle (Singapore #1) sees her spike blocked. (Photo 20 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Peru setter Alexandra Munoz (#6) sets for a teammate. (Photo 21 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Deputy prime minister Teo Chee Hean was on hand to watch the Singapore girls in action. (Photo 22 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Despite being small in number, the Peru supporters certainly made themselves heard during the match. (Photo 23 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
well, volleyball is a very realistic game. if you are short, you lose out. simple as that. but then again, physical aspect must also be taken into account. also experience wise, cause peru is a bigger nation and their selection criteria is a lot tougher due to so many teams and players around. so their best 12 must have gone through a whole lot of matches and training sessions in order for them to be selected. anyway, sg girls did us proud. kudos to them and their effort!
I don’t think it is a height issue. If it were, why not just select taller players. 1.68m is really short for a volleyball player especially when they are already 17 or 18. The Singapore team was just not good enough.