Iran B Beats Chinese Taipei in AVC Cup Semis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran made a step closer to retaining its title after brushing off host Chinese Taipei in three-setter 25-19, 25-20, 25-23 in the semi-final of the 6th AVC Cup for Men at the University of Taipei (Tianmu) Gymnasium on Tuesday.
Porya Yali scored match-high 16 points including 14 kills from 25 attempts and two blocks, while Meisam Salehi added 13 points including 12 kills from 20 attempts and an ace.
“This was our second time to play Chinese Taipei. We played better on the court because we had done more analysis and got familiar with this great team, who beat Kazakhstan yesterday,” said Iran head coach Behrouz Ataei Nouri.
Also, Chinese Taipei head coach Chen Yu-an said, “We cared too much about reaching new heights (in AVC Cup for Men) to perform well on the court. Also, that is my bad thing to have insufficient instructions to the problems we met.”
Chinese Taipei will go up against Japan on Wednesday to fight for the third place, with Qatar and Iran fighting for the championship.
