FIVB World Cup: Iran 2 – 3 Italy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Italy pulled off a sensational comeback from two sets down to beat Iran 3-2 (25-27, 27-29, 30-28, 25-17, 15-13) at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup on Monday, Dick Kooy racking up a game-high 28 points in a thrilling spectacle at Hiroshima Green Arena.
Milad Ebadipour had 23 points for Iran.
Team Melli has won four and lost six out of 10 matches so far.
Iran national volleyball team will play Poland on Tuesday.
The 2019 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup features 12 national teams from the five continental confederations playing in Nagano, Fukuoka and Hiroshima in a round-robin format from October 1 to 15.
The Men's World Cup kicked off for five match days in Fukuoka and Nagano and the teams have moved to Hiroshima for the remaining six match days.
