WCH 2018 M: World Champions suffer first defeat, Argentina take five-set thriller!

Argentina

Argentina have surprised Vital Heynen’s side by beating them in five-sets thriller 3-2 (16-25, 25-19, 25-23, 23-25, 16-14)!

It was a tense game, with many ups and downs, however, in the tie-break, Argentina played slightly better and clinched a very important victory. 

Cristian Poglajen was the best scorer in Argentina with 14 points, while Artur Szalpuk had 17 points.

Argentina now have a 3-3 score, while Poland have 5-1. 

World Championship, a schedule for Friday (21 September):

POOL H:

Serbia – France 3-2 (22-25, 26-24, 25-20, 18-25, 18-16)

Poland – Argentina 2-3 (25-16, 19-25, 23-25, 25-23, 14-16)

POOL G:

USA – Canada 3-1 (25-17, 25-14, 21-25, 25-17)

Bulgaria – Iran 3-1 (25-19, 28-26, 26-24)

POOL F:

Brazil – Australia 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-15)

Belgium – Slovenia 0-3 (26-28, 26-28, 19-25)

POOL E:

Netherlands – Russia 0-3 (17-25, 16-25, 21-25)

Italy – Finland 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-16)

Check out the results and standings at the World Championship 2018 M page.

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