Indonesia advances to volleyball semis

Sun, 13 Feb 2000 | Source: AP

MANILA (AP): Indonesia beat New Zealand on Saturday in a 15-13 upset victory on the second day of the Asian Beach Volleyball Circuit 2000.

Indonesia's Timy Yudhani and Elizabeth Yohana, cheered by Filipino spectators at a seaside tourism complex, demonstrated impeccable offense against the fifth seed New Zealand Team of Angela Stojanovic and Lucy Todd during the 80-minute match.

Top seed Japan Team 1 also beat New Zealand 15-12, eliminating the New Zealanders from the semifinals on Sunday.

The Indonesians lost to Australia Team 1 5-15, but beat Hong Kong, 15-0, and Thailand, 15-7. They will face Australia Team 2 in the second match of Sunday's semifinal round.

View JSON | Print