WASL-West Asia: Zob Ahan Defeats Orthodox


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Zob Ahan showed poise in sailing through rough seas to get past the gritty Orthodox Amman 89-81 for its second straight win in WASL-West Asia on Thursday night at the Azadi Basketball Hall in Tehran.

Zob Ahan’s Arman Zangeneh top-scored for the winners with 25 points.

The Iranian side has now captured solo second in Group A with a 2-1 card after dealing Orthodox Amman its second loss in a row.

“The most important thing in WASL is to maintain concentration all over the game. I think my players had their concentration most of the time throughout this game and I think that is the main reason we won,” Zob Ahan coach Farzad Kouhian said.