HANGZHOU, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Iran beat China 3-1 to defend its males’s volleyball title on the Hangzhou Asian Games right here on Tuesday.
It’s the third consecutive gold for Iran within the occasion on the Asiad.
Zhang Jingyin’s serves helped China set up a three-point benefit halfway by the primary set. Iran’s spikes have been persistently restrained by China’s mixture blocks, and China took the set 25-19.
After China managed to tie at 11-11 within the second set, Iran scored three factors in a row and pulled away with an nearly 10-point benefit by Shahrooz Homyoun Farmanesh’s serves en path to a 25-14 win.
The third set noticed a detailed opening stage earlier than Iran secured its main place halfway. After China narrowed the hole to 21-23, Iran managed to win 25-22.
China bounced again at first of the fourth set to tie Iran at 8-8, but Iran’s highly effective serves crashed China’s reception. China strived to tie 24-24, however finally misplaced the set 26-24.
“It’s a pity we didn’t win the gold,” mentioned China’s head coach Wu Sheng. “But for our team, who lack experience in the international tournaments’ finals, this experience is precious.”
Ealier on Tuesday, Japan defeated Qatar 3-1 (37-35, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23) to say the bronze medal.