Iran volleyball championship in Asia / Olympic revenge and breaking the final spell – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news
According to the Mehr reporter, the final match of the 21st Asian Volleyball Championship was held between Iran and Japan at 13:30 today, during which our national team defeated the host 3-0.
The Japanese, who used the hosting privilege, wanted to win the championship in Asia with the presence of the spectators and their encouragement, but Behrouz Atai’s students defeated the host with a great performance and authority to defend the championship title and win it for the fourth time in Asia. Give.
The Iranian national volleyball team, which had left for Japan with a completely Iranian staff and under the coaching of Behrouz Atai, lost only one set against the Chinese team in the semi-finals and became the Asian champion with full authority.
Counting results;
First set: 27:25 in favor of the Iranian national volleyball team
Second set: 25:22 in favor of the Iranian national volleyball team
Third set: 31-29 in favor of the Iranian national volleyball team
The two volleyball teams of Iran and Japan met twice in the finals of the Asian Championships in 2009 and 2015, both of which were accompanied by the Japanese championship, and this game was a spell for Iran and revenge for the defeat of the Tokyo Olympics.
Milad Ebadipoor, Ali Asghar Mojarad, Saber Kazemi, Javad Karimi, Meysam Salehi, Amir Hossein Tokhteh and Mohammad Reza Hazratpour Yaran were the starters for the Iranian national team.
First set; 27 to 25 in favor of Iran
The two teams went up to 3 times points, but then the Iranian national team increased the difference in points with better performance in the attack, so that the first time of the technical break was accompanied by a result of 8-5 in favor of Iran. Behrouz Atai’s students continued their scoring process and were still 11-6 ahead of the Japanese coach to request a break. Iran was still ahead with a score of 13 to 9, but Japan’s fast work doubled the work by 14 points. The Iranian national team continued to win the second technical break with a 16-14 victory, gaining two consecutive points. The volatile game between the two teams continued until Japan once again took a 20-19 lead and Atai was forced to take a break. The game continued against two teams until finally Iran won the first set 27:25.
Second set; 25 to 22 in favor of the Iranian team
The first point of the second set was recorded for Iran. At the beginning of the set, Iran maintained its superiority to welcome the first technical break time with a result of 8-6. Japan’s speed and good performance in the service made it difficult for Iran to receive, and Japan once again went 14-12 to give Atai time to rest. This interruption had no effect and mistakes also helped Japan to win the second 16-13 technical break in the opponent’s favor. Saber Kazemi’s brilliance in service and spec once again helped Iran to reduce the difference in points and Javad Karimi’s perfect service increased the work to 19 points. Finally, the second set was accompanied by a 25-22 victory for Iran.
Third set; 31 to 29 in favor of Iran
The first point of the third set was recorded for Iran by Saber Kazemi. Iran’s flawless service and the frequent mistakes of the Japanese combined the first time of the technical break with the 8-5 victory of Atai’s students. Japan managed to make up for the lost point with a better performance in the attack and left the second half of the technical break 16 to 15.
In the continuation of this set, the game was drawn to critical points and the two teams had a breathtaking competition up to 29 points, but while Iran was 30-29, Japan reached 30 points, but Behrouz Atai objected to this point. Arrived in Iran and our national team won the third set 31-29 and became the champion.
According to the Mehr reporter, the 21st round of the Asian Volleyball Championship started on September 12 with the participation of the top 16 teams in Asia in four groups of four, hosted by Japan, and continued until September 18.
The Iranian national volleyball team won the Asian championship in 2011, 2013 and 2019, and in 2021 won the fourth cup for the first time under the guidance of Behrouz Atai, the Iranian coach.
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