World Championship in Volleyball [NAGANO]

[Arashi_Washi]

And now they are letting Check Republic get ahead and grab the 3rd set aswell...

its 21-20...Its Very close and lets just hope Iran can manage to get THIS SET...WE CANT LOOSE..

COMMON Boys...We reali reali deserve this set more then Check Republic....silly mistakes are costing us

[Arashi_Washi]

Wooh am getting a heartattack...I dnt want the game to end this quick...

We deserve to go to 4th set...22-21

[Arashi_Washi]

Okey Boys..am off..

Iran-Check Republick 0-3 in sets

We also lost this set 25-22...

We let a 4p advantage fo late in the game and as i said LET THEM BACK into the game...

Better luck next time and we are still in this tournament and faaar from eliminated..

Iran put up a strong perfomance today......

[The-Red]

well done our boys...
it's a tough group,. but we will fight it.

[Arashi_Washi]

Today Irans match agasint Venezuela will be a key match to get back on track

We reali need to win this match and inshallah we will get this win..Seriously if we dont win we can count ourselves out of the tournament

ITS A KEY MATCH Today.....Ya Ali MADAD

[Arashi_Washi]

Guys i can assure you we will qualify from this group...

This team is very young but its very good...Belive me dont let the 3-0 set loss to Check confuse you..

I am very confident we will get back on track 2day with a win over Venezuela...which will build our confidence...

I have high hopes of qualifying from this Group....

Italy and Bulgaria will be hard matches....but we can make it..Inshallah today we dnt dissepoint ourselves and get the win we need

[Arashi_Washi]

Sorry guys ive been away..

Iran is down 19-22 in the 1st set agasint Venezuela..

[Arashi_Washi]

Iran loses 1st set 25-20

We cant lose out to Venezuela,,,They are playing poorly in this match and i can assure you wit a loss in this match we will certainly not make it

Lets hope they can get their act together

[EKBATAN]

DAmn we had no luck this year in volleyball and beach soccer

Both really hard groups.

[nikania]

Is there any live stream guys?
That would be really helpful..

[shayan20]

iran lose as Czechs made a great start


November 17, Nagano: The Czech Republic made a confident start to their World Championships campaign with a straight sets victory over Iran.

The spirited Iranians pushed their European opponents hard in each set, but ultimately paid the price for a slow start as the Czechs ran out 25-23, 25-19, 25-22 winners.

The Czech Republic began in commanding fashion, racing to an 8-4 lead with powerful spiking from Jan Stokr and Michal Rak.

Stokr was also giving Iran problems with his deadly service, but Alireza Nadi showed he could fight fire with fire with a strong smash at the net.

Mohammed Torkashvand also weighed in with a heavy hit on the left as Iran hauled the early leaders back to 11-9, but Czech captain Martin Lebl was establishing himself at the net.

A few fluffed services on both sides made sure neither side could gain a foothold, and venomous spikes from Stokr and Iran's Mohammed Mansouri illustrated how tight the set had become.

But the Czechs had never conceded the lead throughout Iran's fightback, and Peter Platenik's attacking wing play was taking them closer.

Iran fought them all the way, but they were up against it after their slow start.

Another Stokr spike gave the Czechs set point, and Ondrej Hudecek finished it one point later.

The Czech Republic threatened to pull away again at the start of the second set as Hudecek rampaged down the left.

But Behnam Mahmoudi and captain Peyman Akbari made sure their European opponents didn't get too far ahead, as Iran looked to get back into the match.

Sloppy serving on either side was not helping matters, but there was nothing careless about the way Mansouri was racking up the points for Iran.

The number 6 was all over the court, seeming to hang in mid-air as he contested each ball.

Nadi was also finding success, but unfortunately for the Iranians, so was Stokr, as the Czech Republic went into the second TTO 16-12 ahead.

Iran libero Farhad Zarif, by far the shortest man on the court at 165cm, was defending like a lion as the frequency of the Czech attacks increased.

But every time he dived to return the ball with an incredible dig, it seemed there was someone on the other side of the net to smash it back at him.

More often than not it was captain Lebl, but it was Rak that brought up set point with a block.

Rak then repeated the trick to give the Europeans the second set after a marathon rally.

Iran made sure they did not start the third set on the back foot again, as they took an early 4-2 advantage.

Mahmoudi kept up the pressure with a big spike to make it 9-5, but Hudecek hit straight back before Lebl snatched more ground with a service ace.

Iran had seen the value of an early lead in the previous two sets, however, and were in no mood to give it up.

Mahmoudi fired another giant spike into the Czech defence, to lead his side into the second TTO 16-13 ahead.

But Czech momentum was growing, and another block from Rak brought them level at 19-19.

Yet another block from the irrepressible Rak took them ahead at 20-19, and suddenly the match was theirs for the taking.

Captain Lebl gave the Czech Republic match point at 24-22, and a block by Jiri Popelka sealed an impressive opening win for the Europeans.

source: www.2006vball.jp

[Pharaoh]

Sorry about the Iran loss guys. Egypt was down 0-2 to hosts Japan yesterday, but somehow fought back to 2-2 before Japan took the last set, heart breaker.

Today against Puerto Rico Egypt was down 0-2 again, but thankfully climbed back to 2-2 and won the 5th set. 3oqbal Iran inshallah. You guys aren't out of it yet.

[Essi]

Guys i can assure you we will qualify from this group...

and i can assure you wit a loss in this match we will certainly not make it

Are working in assurence company??

[Essi]

Final result:

Iran-Venezuella 1-3

This was Iran's second defeat. They are probarbly out.

http://www.2006vball.jp/en/matchinfo/result_men_19.html

[IPityDaFool]

Final result:
Iran-Venezuella 1-3
This was Iran's second defeat. They are probarbly out.
http://www.2006vball.jp/en/matchinfo/result_men_19.html

No we are not out! Karimi_nr1 said we will advance!!!!