{"id":65542,"date":"2021-09-14T04:14:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T04:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=65542"},"modified":"2021-09-14T04:14:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T04:14:28","slug":"iran-on-top-of-pool-b-with-third-straight-win-in-asian-senior-mens-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/iran-on-top-of-pool-b-with-third-straight-win-in-asian-senior-mens-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"IRAN ON TOP OF POOL B WITH THIRD STRAIGHT WIN IN ASIAN SENIOR MEN&#8217;S CHAMPIONSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong>By Marie Louise Principe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chiba, Japan, September 14, 2021 \u2013 Defending champions Iran took their third straight victory at the 21st Asian Senior Men\u2019s Volleyball Championship. Tuesday\u2019s straight-sets win (25-20, 25-19, 25-20) at the Chiba Port Arena now places the three-time titlists at the top of Pool B, inking their way into to top eight teams after following the Preliminary Round of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-65544\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/007IRI_players_block-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Saber Kazemi score a match-high 17 points with captain Milad Ebadipour Ghara adding 14 more markers for Iran\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n<p>In the first set, Iran established a strong middle, with Amir Hossein Toukteh on scoring on attack while Aliasghar Mojarad delivered the blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan played well in their counter-attack, as they made good decisions on the fly. They knew how to and when to utilize swipes and off-speeds in order to outsmart the opponents.&nbsp;The teams played along with each side-out until Kazemi exploded from the right side, to give Iran the first set at 25-20.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-65545\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/001PAK_players_enter_the_match_court-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the second set, Captain Khan Aimal, Usman Faryad Ali, and Mubashir RazaI continued to be Pakistan\u2019s primary weapons, as they connected on attacks from the flank. They helped keep the score within manageable reach against their opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ebadipour poured in with points from the left side as he went for off-the-block attacks.&nbsp;Pakistan later committed a sequence of errors which allowed the opponents to slowly pull away.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-65546\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/006KHAN_MURAD_PAK_serves-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kazemi completed the second set for Iran at 25-19 with a no-look strike from the right side.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-65548\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/018Saber_Kazemi_IRI_injures-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By the third set, Pakistan imposed a tight seal on both flanks, and successfully deflected several attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Iran needed to vary their attacks in order to work around the blocks that confronted them. They also needed to remember to bring the ball to the middle, and activate Mojarad on attack.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-65547\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/004ALI_USMAN_FARYAD_PAK-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Pakistan side tried to match their opponents\u2019 level lost grip of the closing plays with their errors.&nbsp;Iran completed the third set at 25-15, to sweep all their matches after day three of the 2021 competition.<\/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: www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball<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>By Marie Louise Principe Chiba, Japan, September 14, 2021 \u2013 Defending champions Iran took their third straight victory at the 21st Asian Senior Men\u2019s Volleyball Championship. 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