{"id":59504,"date":"2021-05-29T16:25:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T16:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=59504"},"modified":"2021-05-29T16:25:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T16:25:53","slug":"iran-ousted-by-reigning-champions-russia-in-four-sets-in-vnl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/iran-ousted-by-reigning-champions-russia-in-four-sets-in-vnl\/","title":{"rendered":"IRAN OUSTED BY REIGNING CHAMPIONS RUSSIA IN FOUR SETS IN VNL"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Asian winners Iran found reigning and consecutive two-time VNL champions Russia a tough nut to crack to go down in dramatic four sets for two losses in a row in the 2021 FIVB Men\u2019s Volleyball Nations League in Rimini, Italy on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59510\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4-5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iran, which suffered their first loss at the hands of formidable Japan the previous day, played a daunting match against Russia before losing 17-25, 25-20, 20-25, 17-25. Maxim Mikhavlov made his mark to score a game-high 22 points for Russia, while Saber Kazemi and Amirhossein Esfandiar bagged respective 18 and 14 points on the Iran\u2019s losing efforts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59507\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tivqhqrtl0w0nainwpkf-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Russian Igor Kobzar said after the match: \u201cEvery win is important. Iran coach Vladimir Alekno knows most of the Russian players and our style of play, but we didn&#8217;t try to surprise him with our lineup or with anything else. We just wanted to play our game and show our best. Step by step, we want to improve. It was interesting to see this Iranian starting six, and I think it helped Iran to play without pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59509\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lkohrwb7gxfkoutmykun-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s Milad Ebadipour said: \u201cWe knew that we had to expect a tough game, because we played against Russia, one of the best teams in the world. They were really good, they were better than us, especially in the physical aspects of the match. I have to praise our young players, because they played really well. They pushed a lot and I think the Russians could feel it. Of course, we could have won this game, but we made some small mistakes during the match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59505\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1-11-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC<br \/>\nAVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: click: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: click: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asian winners Iran found reigning and consecutive two-time VNL champions Russia a tough nut to crack to go down in dramatic four sets for two losses in a row in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":59506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[100,86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slider","category-volleyball-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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