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Poland volleyball team defeats Iran 3-1 in FIVB match

Iran took the first set 25-23 but lost the three next sets 20-25, 20-25, and 19-25.

Poland’s volleyball team defeated Iran’s squad in a Pool B match of the 2015 FIVB World League.

The Iranian team lost the match against the world champion, disappointing over 12,000 fans in Tehran’s Azadi Arena on Sunday.

Iran took the first set 25-23 but lost the three next sets 20-25, 20-25, 19-25.

Slobodan Kovac’s side dealt Poland a 3-2 defeat in their previous encounter on Friday.

Poland had defeated Iran in two 2015 World League matches it hosted on June 5 and 6.

At the end of the week 7 of the league, Iran is in the third spot of Pool B with 15 points, below the US and Poland both on 20 points while Russia is rooted to the bottom with only 2 points.

Iran is set to take on Russia on July 3 in its next match.

Emad Askarieh

Emad Askarieh has worked as a journalist since 2002. The main focus of his work is foreign policy and world diplomacy. He started his career at Iran Front Page Media Group, and is currently serving as the World Editor and the Vice-President for Executive Affairs at the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website.