The sunset of Iranian volleyball against the blazing sun/ Samurais stole the cup – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news

According to Mehr reporter, the final match of Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship between the national teams of Iran and Japan was held at Ghadir Hall in Urmia from 18:00 on Saturday (4 Shahrivar) and in the end, the samurai won 3-0 and lifted the championship trophy. they went

Behrouz Atai, the head coach of the team, sent Mohammad Mousavi, Milad Ebadipour, Maitham Salehi, Amin Ismailnejad, Mohammad Taher Wadi and Mohammad Reza Hazratpour to the field.

first set; 25 to 20 in favor of Japan

The first point was recorded for the Japanese team in a situation where the ball had an interesting back and forth between both teams. Urmiai fans cheered the Iranian volleyball players with every ball. In the first set, both teams played back-to-back games. The fans cheered for the 7th national volleyball team with relentless whistles and repeated cheers.

The first technical break was associated with Iran’s advantage, but the Japanese were able to increase the score to 3 in the minutes of the game, and Japan reached the second technical break with a 16-13 advantage. In the continuation of the good coordination of the players, the difference in points was reduced to one, the fans of Urmia cheered the Iranian players non-stop. In the final moments of the game, Japan again increased the score to 3 and finally managed to end the first set 25-20.

second set; 25-18 in favor of Japan

The first point was obtained for Iran at the beginning of the second set, but the Japanese made up for it very soon and the game was tied 3-3. The atmosphere of Ghadir stadium was encouraging the team players to find a way to win the title in this sensitive final, but Japan was a fierce opponent of the national volleyball team and quickly led by two more points until the first technical break with this team’s advantage.

Then the Japanese players led by 4 points and the result was 11-8 in favor of Japan, the head coach of the Iranian national team asked for a rest time for the second time. In the following, Japan was still the best team on the field and Iran was behind its opponent with a difference of 7 points. The support of the fans for the national team was also ineffective and this set ended with a score of 25-18 in favor of Japan.

the third set; 25-18 in favor of Japan

The first point was registered at the beginning of the third set for Iran. The head coach of the national team made two substitutions at the start of the game and sent Mohammad Fallah and Arman Salehi to the field. In this set, Japan lost a few service points, but still reached the first technical break point. After that, the game was stopped for several minutes when the ball hit the antenna. The good coordination of the Japanese players in this set also led to their superiority, and finally the samurai were able to defeat Iran at home and take the trophy to the land of sunshine.