Gresik, East Java, Indonesia, June 23, 2023 – Day 4 of the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup for Women opened at the Tri Dharma Petrokimia Gresik Gymnasium on Friday morning with Iran sealing a straight-set win, 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-18) against Uzbekistan.
Opposite Salamatgharamaleki Aytak, who only reported in by the second set, led all scorers on the board, charting a total of 15 points. Outside hitter Khalili Chermahini Fatemeh contributed in double-digits, scoring13 points to help in the victory.
Sativoldiyeva Ezozakhon topscored for Uzbekistan with 14 points in defeat.
Iran clearly dominated in the match, proving they could run their plays with much fluidity and coherence. They would still fall prey to the occasional miscues, but they generally dictated the tempo according to their qualities: power attacks backed with good decisions on transition. They had the luxury for this as they served well enough to disrupt the opponents’ system.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan struggled much in their passing, which made all else lag behind. Even when they tried to execute some brilliant moments in play, they were mostly prone to mistakes (25 opponent errors), because of the pressure imposed upon them.
Iran kept a tight grip on their momentum, further banking on captain Kadkhoda Mahsa and Derismahmoudi Mona, all the way to a straight-sets victory.
Iran completed the Classification round as the third-ranked team in Pool F, and will now await their match-up for the 5th – 8th semifinal match scheduled on Saturday at 14:00. Uzbekistan fell to 4th in Pool F, while waiting for their opponents in Saturday’s earlier match at 11:30. All times local.
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