(1) Mongolia 4 (12) Qatar 0
VWBC
TOKYO - The day after underdog Liechtenstein's shocking win over Scotland, the VWBC's other big underdog story came to an end as Mongolia dispatched Qatar 4-0. Unlike Liechtenstein, Qatar just couldn't summon that magical ability that had stunningly knocked Japan out of the tourney in round 1, depriving them of their chance to come and play here in Tokyo in round 3. Nor could they summon the determination that enabled them to end Thailand's storybook run last round. Nevertheless, Qatar put up a fight to be proud of for 5 innings before succumbing to Mongolian might in the 6th. In the 1st, 3rd, and 4th innnings Qatar narrowly missed scoring opportunities. Mongolia's offense was quiet for the first 5 innings, but there was a sense that it was lurking just out of sight, like a powerful whirlwind waiting for an opening to strike. Its not often that baseball teams' offenses are subjected to similes, but that was really how it felt. And in the 6th, strike it did with a string of hits that broke the game open. It was only thanks to brilliant Qatar defense that the Mongolians did not score more than 4 runs, although those turned out to be more than enough, as Qatar's offense was stymied for the rest of the game. Next up Mongolia will face either the Phillipines or Indonesia in the Asian final. Qatar will doubtless be proud of their fine accomplishment in any event, as their win over Japan was one of the highlights of all time for Qatar baseball. In the end, however, they just couldn't stand up to the Mongolian onslaught, despite their fighting spirit and tough determination.
TOKYO - The day after underdog Liechtenstein's shocking win over Scotland, the VWBC's other big underdog story came to an end as Mongolia dispatched Qatar 4-0. Unlike Liechtenstein, Qatar just couldn't summon that magical ability that had stunningly knocked Japan out of the tourney in round 1, depriving them of their chance to come and play here in Tokyo in round 3. Nor could they summon the determination that enabled them to end Thailand's storybook run last round. Nevertheless, Qatar put up a fight to be proud of for 5 innings before succumbing to Mongolian might in the 6th. In the 1st, 3rd, and 4th innnings Qatar narrowly missed scoring opportunities. Mongolia's offense was quiet for the first 5 innings, but there was a sense that it was lurking just out of sight, like a powerful whirlwind waiting for an opening to strike. Its not often that baseball teams' offenses are subjected to similes, but that was really how it felt. And in the 6th, strike it did with a string of hits that broke the game open. It was only thanks to brilliant Qatar defense that the Mongolians did not score more than 4 runs, although those turned out to be more than enough, as Qatar's offense was stymied for the rest of the game. Next up Mongolia will face either the Phillipines or Indonesia in the Asian final. Qatar will doubtless be proud of their fine accomplishment in any event, as their win over Japan was one of the highlights of all time for Qatar baseball. In the end, however, they just couldn't stand up to the Mongolian onslaught, despite their fighting spirit and tough determination.
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