AVC Player Highlights: Marck Espejo leads Alas Pilipinas' attack

Marck Espejo picked up the scoring cudgels for Alas Pilipinas vs. Bahrain in the AVC Challenge Cup.

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00:00 the man and the Belio of course, Joseph Belio. Two very tall setters by the way. Opposite hit.

00:05 Ball kept alive by Alas Pilipinas. Good for defense. One more. Ibanez onto Espejo. Three man block.

00:13 No problem. Espejo had about 50 points in two matches in last year's edition of Challenge Cup.

00:21 Together with Steven Roeder that was the dreaded two-headed dragon for Team Philippines.

00:27 And how many players commands a triple black box up here for the Philippines?

00:31 So is Mark Espejo. Those two combined for 18 points yesterday. Ball scraped the net and here's

00:39 the counter by Bahrain. Lorenzo setting it onto the other side. A good chance. Red play. Wow!

00:45 Single block by Mark Espejo. Excellent defense by Espejo.

00:49 Turning defense into offense but more than that.

00:54 Stopping a good squatting run here. Excellent play. That was against player number 13.

01:00 And that ball inside. It's an attack from the open block by Alas Pilipinas.

01:09 Another spiker for Bahrain that did not work. Espejo against two blockers.

01:16 Coverage present. Josefat trying to push it. Back set. This is a chance ball and he capitalized.

01:24 Retamar Espejo puts it away. Wide open. Definitely an excellent set. Best transition play for the

01:30 Philippines. Good response with a two-point run for Alas Pilipinas. Combination play. Good

01:37 misdirection by Josefat. That was the best look so far in this game for Mark Espejo.

01:42 Correct. Opposite spiker countering the open hitters. Full front time right now for Bahrain.

01:48 Espejo able to get it through. Espejo needs his touches really. One from the open, the other

01:56 from the opposite end. Just look at that picture perfect form coming from Josefat. Delaying the

02:01 double block. He by the way is giving up some inches but he does have the elevation and now

02:07 that's an ace for Mark Espejo. Lifeline is back for team Philippines. Down 12-7 behind.

02:12 Right now by two points Mark Espejo. Punting live for the Philippines in set number two.

02:20 Look at that side spin. Nice direction. Service for Mohamed Abdulia. Back row hit. Mark Espejo

02:31 is feeling it. Again getting his touches. Retamar feeding Espejo. From the pipe, from the service

02:39 line, from the right flank. Espejo very productive here in set number two after a quiet spell in set

02:46 one. 31 serving 19. Jose Abdulia serving that ball in. Combination play. Mark Espejo detonating from

02:56 the back. Excellent first ball. Retamar saw that a lot of times from the other side in the UAP.

03:04 That pipe play was hidden by that nice combination play run by Retamar.