Alas Pilipinas are back on the court, hungry for redemption as they face African powerhouse Egypt in their second Pool A assignment at the 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship.
After a tough debut against Tunisia, the Filipinos aim to turn lessons into results against the reigning African champions, who are coming off a stunning four-set victory over Iran.
The world no. 89 Philippines will bank on star spikers Bryan Bagunas and Marck Espejo, while also hoping for more production from Leo Ordiales, Peng Taguibolos, and Owa Retamar.
The stage is once again set at the Mall of Asia Arena, with the home crowd ready to rally behind the national squad as they look to break through with a historic win.
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SET 4
FINAL: Alas Pilipinas upset Egypt for a historic win in the FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, 29-27, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21
- Ordiales with a crucial score to make it 20-17 Alas
- Service error for Egypt. 18-16 Alas
- Massive triple block for Alas Pilipinas to make it 16-14
- Ordiales with the answer to make it 14-all
- Egypt takes over from Alas, 14-13
- Egypt back in it now. Alas calls for time as the lead is down to one, 12-11
- Ordiales up to 15 points with another kill to make it 10-7 Alas
- Bagunas with the big block, then Ordiales follows it up with back-to-back scores. 7-3 Alas
- Josafat fires an ace to make it 3-1 Alas Pilipinas
- Bagunas opens the scoring in set 4 and now has 20 points
SET 3
- END OF SET 3: Alas Pilipinas take a 2-1 lead on Egypt after a 25-21 win
- Espejo again, cashing in after a sharp serve from Buddin. 23-20 Alas
- Espejo with a big hit straight to Egypt's libero. Point stands after a mid-rally review. 22-20 Alas
- Malabunga makes noise again. 21-20 Alas
- Bagunas with another series of points but Egypt is quick to respond. Tied at 19
- Service errors again haunting both teams. Tied at 17
- Espejo scores off the scramble for Alas for a 15-13 lead
- Bagunas with the soft hit as Alas gains a bit of momentum for a 13-10 lead
- Bagunas up high, down hard for the kill. Tied at 10
- Ordiales off two blockers. Tied at 9
- Bagunas makes it a two-point game with a big hit off a combination. 7-5 Alas
- Espejo scores off the block. 6-5 Alas
- Tied at three to start the third set
SET 2
- END OF SET 2: Egypt holds strong, firing three straight points to tie things up against Alas Pilipinas, 25-23
- Espejo with a powerful hit, but Egypt responds from the middle. Tied at 23
- Espejo improvises for the clutch hit. Tied at 22
- Egypt keeping Alas in it with another service error. Tied at 20
- Josafat with a big block for Alas. Tied at 17
- Seif Abed in double figures as well. 17-15 Egypt
- Egypt calls for time as a Malabunga slide hit allows Alas to tie things up at 12
- Malabunga quick hit and Alas is within one, 10-11
- Bagunas in double figures for Alas but Egypt keeps a safe distance, 10-6
- Fast start for Egypt in set 2 for a 5-2 lead
SET 1
- END OF SET 1: Ordiales delivers a powerful ace. Alas on the board first, 29-27
- Malabunga with the big block. Alas set point, 28-27
- Bagunas saves another set point. Tied at 27
- Back-to-back service errors for Egypt on set point. Tied at 25
- Another net touch favors Alas. Tied at 22
- Three straight points for Egypt to take a 21-19 lead
- Bagunas on the second touch to make it 19-18 Alas
- Bagunas drills another kill, then Malabunga gets a block. Alas back on top, 18-17
- Alas attack error off the timeout. Egypt takes over, 16-15
- Bagunas is heating up. Three straight kills to make it 13-11 Alas
- Bagunas finally on the board. 11-9 Alas
- Net touch favors Alas. The Philippines lead, 10-8
- Big hit from Ordiales. 7-4 Alas
- Retamar block and an Egypt attack error. Alas leads, 6-4
- Another Ordiales attack goes wide but Alas gets the point thanks to a touch. Tied at 4
- Espejo with a booming hit from the back row. Tied at 3
- Ordiales gets Alas on the board first
Alas starters vs. Egypt: Bagunas, Ordiales, Taguibolos, Malabunga, Retamar, Espejo, Ybañez (L)