Brno, Czech Republic, July 2, 2017 –
Iran claimed the prestigious fifth place in the final standings at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship Czech Republic 2017. In an all-Asian clash in Brno, the Iranians cruised to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-21) shutout of
China with great contribution from middle blocker
Aliasghar Mojarad.
Mojarad tallied five kill blocks for a total of 12 points, which made him the best scorer for Iran. He was topped only by China’s
Jingyi Wang with 13 points.
China blocked really well in the first set, but not well enough to stop
Amirhossein Esfandiar and his teammates on the way to a 25-19 win. While the Iranians improved their blocking in the second set, the Chinese committed far too many unforced errors. Closing the set at 25-20, Iran doubled their lead in the match. Coach
Behrouz Ataei’s squad stayed in control in the third set as well, despite a strong showing by Wang. Mojarad was unstoppable, contributing in both spiking and blocking, well assisted by sub-in
Porya Yali, who scored six points with 100% success rate in attack, including the last one that closed the match at 25-21.