CHOCO Mucho could not sustain its winning start, losing to a star-studded Vietnam 1 host side, 21-25, 19-25, 16-25, in Lao Cai on Sunday.
Sisi Rondina paced the Flying Titans in the loss with 10 points while Kat Tolentino and Caitlyn Viray added six markers apiece.
Choco Mucho dropoed to a 1-1 (win-loss) card with three preliminary matches of the 2023 VTV Cup.
Vietnam’s star-laden squad was off to its usual hot start, opening a five-point edge before Tolentino & Co. fought back with a 7-2 run to draw Choco Mucho level at 13-all.
The PVL club’s first-set comeback fell short and it struggled to overcome the Vietnamese side’s 10-2 start in the second set.
Even with Vietnam 1’s starters led by Tran Thi Thanh Thuy on the bench in Set 3, Choco Mucho still struggled to dispatch their foes' towering defense as the hosts stayed unbeaten at 2-0.
The Flying Titans play the Australian national team on Monday, 4 p.m. local time.
