VNL 2023: comeback for Poland from 0-2 – Iran defeated at tie break!
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In Pool 2 in Nagoya, Japan, Iran grazed the great little upset to defeat the vice-world champions Poland wasting a 0-2 lead.
But the players around head coach Nikola Grbic react and managed to win the game 3-2 (23:25 23:25 25:21 25:15 15:13).
For Poland this is the second win in as many games while for the rivals the second defeat, despite another good performance of opposite Amin Esmailnejad, top scorer of the game with 17 points, while Dulski and Semeniuk were the most prolific players on the winning side with 16 points each.
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🏐| 2023 VOLLEYBALL NATIONS LEAGUE
— June 08, 2023 —
Pool 1 – Week 1 – Ottawa 🇨🇦
• 20:00 (Local Time) | Brazil – Germany 3-1 (24:26, 25:16, 19:25, 25:15)
• 11:00 (Local Time) | The Netherlands – Cuba 3-0 (28:26, 25:23, 25:18)
• 16:30 (Local Time) | Italy – USA 0-3 (15:25, 18:25, 19:25)
Pool 2 – Week 1 – Nagoya 🇯🇵
• 12:00 (Local Time) | Slovenia – Bulgaria 0-3 (24:26, 23:25, 17:25)
• 15:00 (Local Time) | Serbia – China 3-0 (34:32, 25:16, 25:20)
👉🏼 18:00 (Local Time) | Poland – Iran 3-2 (23:25, 23:25, 25:21, 25:15, 15:13)
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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day):
1. Poland 5
2. Bulgaria 4
3. Argentina 3
4. Serbia 3
5. Japan 3
6. USA 3
7. Slovenia 3
8. Brazil 3
9. China 2
10. Canada 2
11. Cuba 1
12. Iran 1
13. France 0
14. Germany 0
15. The Netherlands 0
16. Italy 0
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…NEXT MATCHES:
— June 09, 2023 —
Pool 1 – Week 1 – Ottawa 🇨🇦
• 20:00 (Local Time) | Argentina – Brazil
• 11:00 (Local Time) | The Netherlands – Germany
• 16:30 (Local Time) | Italy – Cuba
Pool 2 – Week 1 – Nagoya 🇯🇵
• 13:10 (Local Time) | China – France
• 16:10 (Local Time) | Poland – Bulgaria
• 19:40 (Local Time) | Japan – Serbia
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