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According to Mehr reporter, in the semi-final stage of the Asian Volleyball Championship hosted by Urmia, Iran’s national volleyball team faced China at 19:15.
Behrooz Atai, the head coach of the team, sent Mohammad Mousavi, Milad Ebadipour, Amin Ismailnejad, Mohammad Tahir Wadi, Mohammad Walizadeh and Mohammad Hazratpour to the field.
first set; 25/20 in favor of Iran
The first point was recorded for the Chinese, but Atai’s students quickly made up for it. The atmosphere of the Ghadir stadium hall cheered the national volleyball team and the capacity of the stadium is more than that, so some spectators sat on the steps and the ground. Although the game went to a draw, the first technical break time was associated with Iran’s advantage. Then, with the good coordination of Atai’s students, they scored several consecutive points and this set ended with the victory of the Iranian team and the result 25-20.
second set; 25/23 in favor of Iran
The first point was obtained for Iran and the same process continued until the national volleyball team was ahead with a difference of 4 points and the result was 6-2. This difference in points made the head coach of China take a break immediately. Iran had reached 8 points and technical timeout when the players left the field, while the Chinese players had requested a video check and stayed on the field, this made the referee point to the Iranian players to return to the field, Mohammad Mousavi He talked to the referee for a few minutes and told him that it was time for a technical break, however, the players returned to the field. The Chinese team’s video check request was also rejected. In the following, both teams had a close game, the Chinese lost service several times in this set, but the second technical break was associated with China’s advantage. In the continuation of the good performance and coordination of Atai’s students, they won this set with the result of 25-23.
the third set; 25/23 in favor of Iran
Unlike the first and second sets, Iran lost several points from China in the third set. The first technical break was associated with China’s superiority, but soon Atai’s students made up for the difference in points, and for this reason, the Chinese coach immediately requested a break. In the continuation of the second technical break time, China was superior. The spectators of Urmia cheered the national volleyball team with one voice so that Iran was the top team in the field like in the previous two sets. Finally, the Iranian team was able to finish this set with the result of 25-23 with countless cheers from the fans.
In this meeting, Mohammad Reza Davarzni, Mohammad Poladgar and Vahid Moradi were present in the hall and they closely witnessed the fight between the Iranian national team and the Badami team.
The final of the Asian Championship will be held on Saturday at 18:00 against Zapen.