Japan 3 – Iran zero; Defeat of Atai’s students against the host – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to the reporter of Mehr, the preliminary stage of the League of Nations volleyball tournament 2023 It started today, Tuesday, June 16, when the Iranian national team faced the host Japan in the first step and lost with a score of 3-0.
The composition of Iran against Japan
Iran’s head coach Behrouz Atai sent his team against Japan with the combination of Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Javad Karimi, Pouria Hossein Khanzadeh, Amir Hossein Esfandiar, Mohammad Reza Hazratpour, Amin Ismailnejad and Mohammad Valizadeh.
first set; 25 to 16 in favor of Japan
The Japanese had a stormy start from the start and scored three points in the return leg; The atmosphere in the stadium was cheering for the Japanese team. The second point was obtained for the Japanese team, but Atai, the head coach of the team, requested a review because he believed that the ball hit the defenders’ hands, and finally, after reviewing the film, the score was awarded in favor of the Japanese team. Next, the Japanese reached the third point with a quick work by Yamauchi.
After the Iranian team was three points behind, Atai took a break to talk to the players. After the team returned to the field, Mohammad Mousavi was able to score a point after receiving a good reception. Next, Nishida, the influential player of Japan, reached the fourth point, and Ishkawa lost the service, which led to the second point being recorded for Iran. With his good performance, Esmailnejad recorded the fourth point for Iran, on the other hand, Nishida recorded the seventh point for the Japanese. Nishida and Amin Esmailnejad have each lost serve so that the result of this sensitive match is 8-4.
In the continuation of the strange inconsistency of Iran, the score reached double digits, finally Behrouz Atai added two new players to the team composition, Homayoun Maneshfar Morteza Sharifi came to the field, but these two players could not do anything and finally Iran won this set. He lost with the result of 25-16.
second set; 25-22 in favor of Japan
Both teams had a close game in the second set; Japan got the first point, but later Ismailnejad compensated the game and reached an even point, but with a service break, the result was 2-2. Later, Amin Esmailnejad was defended to make the result 4-3, but Mousavi’s defense doubled the points. Mousavi’s serve was not denied so that Japan took the lead again. In the continuation of the good performance of the players, especially Amin Esmailnejad, we saw an attractive rally in the 8th point, and the 9th point was also obtained on the defense of Mohammad Walizadeh for Iran. Amin Esmailnejad lost the service point.
Later, Sharifi and Valizadeh reached 12 points in an interesting game. Iran scored 13 points while Nishida’s mistake caused the referee to announce his net error. After this score, the Japanese reached 10 points by the same player. The 14th point of Iran was obtained on the speed work of the national team and Mousavi’s movement.
The good coordination of the Japanese players and also the good shot of Tahakashi recorded 12 points for this team, but Iran is still ahead with 14 points. The error of Iran’s team formation made the Japanese reach 13 points. After that, Esmailnejad got 15 points and the next ball went out with a short distance, and with the opponent’s service point, the match reached a tie of 15.
With this draw, Japan took the job out of Iran’s hands and took a 17-16 lead. The team work of the Japanese made the points gap wide. Mousavi’s mistake and his bad shot gave Japan 21 points and the difference was 4 points. Morteza Sharifi was also defended in the next shot to make the result 22-17. Mousavi’s single defense against Ishikawa gave Iran 19 points. After that, the Japanese ball went out and brought 20 points for Iran, after that the head coach of Japan took a break.
The good performance of the Japanese made them continue with 24 points and Iran with 22 points. Finally, the good work of the Japanese made this set end with 25-22 points in favor of this team.
the third set; 25 to 19 in favor of Japan
In the third set, Iran had a good start and managed to get two points, but the Japanese tied the game. Two teams competed against each other. In the continuation of the speed kick Ishikawa The result was 7-6 in favor of Japan. Morteza Sharifi lost a point by breaking the serve. In the continuation of the bad reception on the ground of Iran on the service Ishikawa He made the result 10-8, but he himself threw out the service to make the difference one.
The Japanese team increased its score to 13-10 with jumping services, but then Nishida lost his serve and Iran reached 11 points. The Japanese were the leading team with 15 points, and this difference of four points made Atai take a break.
Nishida scored 16 points for Japan; In the continuation of Chesh Badami, they reached 17 points in a situation where they got the point from a direct serve, Mohammad Walizadeh’s net error brought 20 points to the Japanese.
The lead of the Japanese continued until they reached 22 points. The defense on the net and the back and forth of both teams made us witness an interesting rally in the final minutes, but in the end, Japan won the set with a score of 25-19, and thus Iran won the first game with a score of 3-0. He surrendered himself.