China come back and beat Cuba 3-2 at FIVB World Grand Prix

China (back) play against Cuba during the FIVB World Grand Prix volleyball preliminaries in Hong Kong June 27, 2008.

China's Xue Ming spikes against Cuba during the FIVB World Grand Prix preliminaries in Hong Kong June 27, 2008.

(CCTV 06-28-2008 15:07)China got off to a convincing start in the FIVB World Grand Prix Hong Kong leg, coming from behind to defeat arch-rivals Cuba in a five-set thriller at the Hong Kong Coliseum on Friday night.

China was in attacking form from the beginning of the match, taking the first set 25-18 easily. But, Cuba fought back strongly in the second , and with the set tied at 25-all, they took two straight points to take it 27-25. Cuba continued their momentum into the third set, taking it 25-21.

But after making adjustments to their lineup, China leveled the score at 2-all after taking the fourth set 25-21. In the decider, China showed their consistency and finally took the set 15-13 and the match 3-2.