Poland Played Better Than Us, Iran Captain Marouf Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian national volleyball team's captain Saeid Marouf said Poland was the better team in the match against Iran in the 2015 FIVB World League 7 Week.
Iran beat Poland in five sets 3-2 (25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 25-16, 15-11) on Friday night.
“I think Poland played better than us. I congratulate the Poland captain. He could really put us under pressure. He himself was a team by himself,” captain Marouf said in the post-match news conference.
“Poland is the only team with complete receptions. All the other teams would usually face problems on our court."
“Maybe, if we had played in equal conditions, we could even play better than this. I mean, the fear to lose the match and to miss the point led us not to use our full potential," Marouf noted.
“Thanks to the fans who helped us so much in this win. I am sure our match on Sunday will be even harder than this,” he added.