Iran cruised to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-16) victory in opposition to Germany, with Meisam Ali Pour main the cost, scoring 13 factors by way of a well-rounded efficiency comprising 5 assaults, 4 blocks and 4 aces within the males’s sitting volleyball match on the Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games at North Paris Enviornment on Tuesday,
Iran’s assault was bolstered by the efforts of Sadegh Bigdeli and Hossein Golestani, who every contributed 10 factors, primarily specializing in offence. On the German facet, Dominik Albrecht and Francis Tonleu have been the highest scorers with six and 5 factors respectively. Nevertheless, Germany struggled to maintain tempo, notably in assaults the place they trailed 40-17.
Iran established an early lead by way of constant serves and sharp assaults within the opening set. Germany initially saved the rating shut, with Tonleu and Albrecht attempting to mount a problem. Nevertheless, Iran step by step pulled away, with Ali Pour’s highly effective serves and Bigdeli’s well timed blocks proving an excessive amount of for the Germans. Iran widened their result in 21-15 earlier than Bigdeli’s decisive assault, and a block error from Schiewe sealed the set for Iran 25-16.
Within the second set, Iran’s dominance turned extra obvious as they capitalised on Germany’s errors. Ali Pour’s aggressive serving continued to disrupt Germany’s reception, whereas Bigdeli and Golestani punctuated the set with highly effective spikes. Regardless of a short resistance from Germany, who managed to succeed in double digits, Iran maintained management, in the end closing the set at 25-13 following an assault error by Tonleu.
The third set mirrored the sooner ones, with Iran sustaining their momentum. Germany confirmed glimpses of resilience, bringing the rating to 11-9 at one level, however Ali Pour and his teammates rapidly reasserted their dominance. The set ended with a robust assault from Isa Zirahi, finalising Iran’s victory at 25-16.
Picture: WPV/Sinisa Kanizaj.
