Iran 3 Brazil 1
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Iran 3 Brazil 1
Pictures from glorious TM Iran's victory over Brazil.
Iran make World League history with win over Brazil and debut semifinal spot
Florence, Italy, 18 July, 2014 - World No.12 ranked Iran beat world No.1 Brazil 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 28’26) in their FIVB World League match on Friday. The Iranians top the pool as a result and go through to the semifinals for the first time in their history. Brazil progress to the semifinals in second place, and Russia are eliminated.
Key points
• Iran top the group and go through to the semifinals of the World League for the first time in their history
• Iran have now got a winning record against Brazil in the World League overall. The two sides have met five times in the competition, with Iran winning three and Brazil winning two. Brazil have won the other four meetings between the two sides (two in the World Cup, two in the Grand Championships Cup)
• Russia finish third in the pool and are eliminated
• Iran broke a three match losing streak with this win
• Brazil will face the winners of the other pool - likely to be hosts Italy
Brazil had already qualified for the semifinals after winning the match against Russia 3-1, and used the match as an opportunity to give court time to some of the players who had not played much in the first game.
In the first set, Brazil got an early lead at 8-5 with Eduardo Loh Lucas spiking hard and Lucas Saatkamp hitting two aces. A few brilliant attacks by Motjaba Mirzajanpour and Ghaemi Farhad helped Iran bridge the gap and reach a narrow lead at 15-14. Brazil fought back with Eder Carbonera and Lucas, but some fantastic play by Amir Ghafour allowed Iran to secure the first set 25-22.
Both sides fought point for point in the second set, but with Seyed Mousavi and Ghafour killing effectively, Iran got 15-12 up. Good spiking by Ricardo Lucarelli and Lucas could not prevent Iran from closing the match 25-19.
Lucarelli and Carbonera’s spiking put Brazil up 7-5 in set three. In spite of good play by Ghafour and Mirzajanpour for Iran, the world No.1 ranked side maintained their lead at 16-14 and eventually clinched the set 25-23.
But Iran stunned the huge crowd of Iranian supporters by completing the victory in set four. Brazil went ahead with Loh Lucas putting down good attacks, but Iran fought back via Ghafour and Mirzajanpour, tying at 14-14. Excellent spiking on both sides - by Leandro Vissotto for Brazil and Mirzajanpour for Iran in particular - kept the game tight to the end. But Iran held their nerve to get the winner, and took the set 28-26, and the match.
Amir Ghafour was the match top scorer with 23 points. Lucarelli was top Brazil scorer with 17 points. The semifinals take place on Saturday.
Pictures from glorious TM Iran's victory over Brazil.
Iran make World League history with win over Brazil and debut semifinal spot
Florence, Italy, 18 July, 2014 - World No.12 ranked Iran beat world No.1 Brazil 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 23-25, 28’26) in their FIVB World League match on Friday. The Iranians top the pool as a result and go through to the semifinals for the first time in their history. Brazil progress to the semifinals in second place, and Russia are eliminated.
Key points
• Iran top the group and go through to the semifinals of the World League for the first time in their history
• Iran have now got a winning record against Brazil in the World League overall. The two sides have met five times in the competition, with Iran winning three and Brazil winning two. Brazil have won the other four meetings between the two sides (two in the World Cup, two in the Grand Championships Cup)
• Russia finish third in the pool and are eliminated
• Iran broke a three match losing streak with this win
• Brazil will face the winners of the other pool - likely to be hosts Italy
Brazil had already qualified for the semifinals after winning the match against Russia 3-1, and used the match as an opportunity to give court time to some of the players who had not played much in the first game.
In the first set, Brazil got an early lead at 8-5 with Eduardo Loh Lucas spiking hard and Lucas Saatkamp hitting two aces. A few brilliant attacks by Motjaba Mirzajanpour and Ghaemi Farhad helped Iran bridge the gap and reach a narrow lead at 15-14. Brazil fought back with Eder Carbonera and Lucas, but some fantastic play by Amir Ghafour allowed Iran to secure the first set 25-22.
Both sides fought point for point in the second set, but with Seyed Mousavi and Ghafour killing effectively, Iran got 15-12 up. Good spiking by Ricardo Lucarelli and Lucas could not prevent Iran from closing the match 25-19.
Lucarelli and Carbonera’s spiking put Brazil up 7-5 in set three. In spite of good play by Ghafour and Mirzajanpour for Iran, the world No.1 ranked side maintained their lead at 16-14 and eventually clinched the set 25-23.
But Iran stunned the huge crowd of Iranian supporters by completing the victory in set four. Brazil went ahead with Loh Lucas putting down good attacks, but Iran fought back via Ghafour and Mirzajanpour, tying at 14-14. Excellent spiking on both sides - by Leandro Vissotto for Brazil and Mirzajanpour for Iran in particular - kept the game tight to the end. But Iran held their nerve to get the winner, and took the set 28-26, and the match.
Amir Ghafour was the match top scorer with 23 points. Lucarelli was top Brazil scorer with 17 points. The semifinals take place on Saturday.
Iran 3 Brazil 1
We can aim for gold after beating Brazil, says Marouf
Florence, Italy, July 18, 2014 – Iran captain Marouflakrani Saeid said that Iran could aim to win the FIVB World League finals in Florence after his side stunned world No.1 Brazil with a 3-1 defeat.
He said: “This was an amazing first match. No one expected us to win. But we made it to the final six, and now to the final four in a very tough pool. Fourth place would be fine for us, but who knows, maybe we can aim for gold.”
Iran coach Slobodan Kovac demanded more from his team despite the great result. “I’m angry because in the third set, the team didn’t play as well as it should have – we were unfocused. But this is still a great result, and tomorrow we will try to beat whoever we find in front of us.”
Brazil captain Bruno Rezende was unhappy. “We came to win this match, and we had our chances, but the judges made a lot of mistakes. Now we maybe have to play Italy in the semifinals, which will be difficult - they are a great team. But we will prepare and focus.
Eduardo Loh Lucas added: “We came here to win, but some players didn’t start playing immediately. Whoever we play in the semifinals, we will face with the same attitude: we are here to win.”
We can aim for gold after beating Brazil, says Marouf
Florence, Italy, July 18, 2014 – Iran captain Marouflakrani Saeid said that Iran could aim to win the FIVB World League finals in Florence after his side stunned world No.1 Brazil with a 3-1 defeat.
He said: “This was an amazing first match. No one expected us to win. But we made it to the final six, and now to the final four in a very tough pool. Fourth place would be fine for us, but who knows, maybe we can aim for gold.”
Iran coach Slobodan Kovac demanded more from his team despite the great result. “I’m angry because in the third set, the team didn’t play as well as it should have – we were unfocused. But this is still a great result, and tomorrow we will try to beat whoever we find in front of us.”
Brazil captain Bruno Rezende was unhappy. “We came to win this match, and we had our chances, but the judges made a lot of mistakes. Now we maybe have to play Italy in the semifinals, which will be difficult - they are a great team. But we will prepare and focus.
Eduardo Loh Lucas added: “We came here to win, but some players didn’t start playing immediately. Whoever we play in the semifinals, we will face with the same attitude: we are here to win.”
کواچ پس از صعود ايران: عصباني هستم
سرمربي تيم ملي واليبال ايران گفت: عصباني هستم چون در ست سوم، بازيکنانم آنطور که بايد بازي نکردند.
کواچ پس از صعود ايران: عصباني هستم
اسلبوبودان کواچ، سرمربي تيم ملي واليبال ايران پس از پيروزي 3 بر يک شاگردانش مقابل برزيل و صعود به نيمه نهايي ليگ جهاني واليبال از عملکرد آنها به هيچ وجه راضي نبود.
به گزارش تسنيم، سرمربي تيم ملي ايران گفت: من عصباني هستم چون در ست سوم، بازيکنانم آنطور که بايد بازي نکردند. ما در اين ست تمرکزمان را از دست داديم ولي با اين حال نتيجه بزرگ و خوبي گرفتيم.
کواچ گفت: فردا تلاش مي***کنيم هر تيمي که روبروي ما قرار بگيرد را شکست دهيم.
سرمربي تيم ملي واليبال ايران گفت: عصباني هستم چون در ست سوم، بازيکنانم آنطور که بايد بازي نکردند.
کواچ پس از صعود ايران: عصباني هستم
اسلبوبودان کواچ، سرمربي تيم ملي واليبال ايران پس از پيروزي 3 بر يک شاگردانش مقابل برزيل و صعود به نيمه نهايي ليگ جهاني واليبال از عملکرد آنها به هيچ وجه راضي نبود.
به گزارش تسنيم، سرمربي تيم ملي ايران گفت: من عصباني هستم چون در ست سوم، بازيکنانم آنطور که بايد بازي نکردند. ما در اين ست تمرکزمان را از دست داديم ولي با اين حال نتيجه بزرگ و خوبي گرفتيم.
کواچ گفت: فردا تلاش مي***کنيم هر تيمي که روبروي ما قرار بگيرد را شکست دهيم.
This is unbelievable man ! how far we have travelled in volleyball .....tremendous ! just proves what talented athletes we are naturally , can do the same in other sports like football , even our half zombie state football can be a hard game for anyone ... as we saw against Argentina .
mashdi tell us that joke you promised .... is not about that hamvatan who went to mashad and lost his kid and prayed to emam Reza Keh : ya emam Reza komak kon bacham payda she digeh goh mikhoram biyam mashad !
mashdi tell us that joke you promised .... is not about that hamvatan who went to mashad and lost his kid and prayed to emam Reza Keh : ya emam Reza komak kon bacham payda she digeh goh mikhoram biyam mashad !
Pool - H
Italy is leading Australia by 2 sets to none.
No matter what happens next , this Pool has now been decided. Italy has won the Pool and will face Brazil in semi-final while USA is the runner up in this Pool and will face mighty Iran in semi-final.
Iran vs USA , My message to Yanks
Italy is leading Australia by 2 sets to none.
No matter what happens next , this Pool has now been decided. Italy has won the Pool and will face Brazil in semi-final while USA is the runner up in this Pool and will face mighty Iran in semi-final.
Iran vs USA , My message to Yanks
