Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, June 9, 2022 – Devastating Korea handed Iran another bitter loss after a comfortable straight-set 25-8, 25-12, 25-16 win in the 14th Asian Women’s U18 Volleyball Championship at Nakhon Pathom Sports Center Gymnasium on Thursday.
Spirited Iran, going down 1-3 loss in their second match to hosts Thailand the previous day, left the court in despair on Thursday after succumbing to another disappointing loss to Korea. With unchallenged 9 points from three straight victories, both Korea and Thailand unofficially secured their semifinals berths aside from capturing their spots in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U19 Championship.
Shin Enuji chipped in with 14 points including 10 attacks from 16 attempts for Korea, while Lee Jiyun added 10 points including 7 deadly attacks. Setayesh Sadat Hosseini topped Iran’s charge with 10 points.
Korea are due to go up against hosts Thailand in their last Pool A match to decide the pool winners on Saturday, while Iran will challenge Uzbekistan on the same day.
“The Iranians are very talented. They can play better. After the first set, we made some mistakes and Iran performed a good teamwork so they could reduce the scoring gap,” Chang Yoon Hee, head coach of Korea, said.
“Before the game against Iran, we were a bit stressed but when we came into the court, we found that they were not that tough. We are very happy that we won our games to secure our berth in the semifinals,” Korea’s left hander Shin Enuji said after the match.
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