Korea-Iran
The encounter between Korea and Iran saw a foreseeable result that jumpstarted Korea to rebuild its confidence and prepare for their next opponent, rival team Japan in the battle for fifth place. Iran’s limits were tested, nonetheless, the experience they had in the competition served as a lesson for the inexperienced Iranian squad.
Iran’s attempts to avoid the obstacles were quite delicate in the first set but later on the team had some moments to organize their defence and repelled the speedy Korean offense. Mina Roosta’s solid spikes and strong serves worked briefly to their favour notching 12 points but their weak defence and unsound blocking became Korea’s points of exploit.
Korea’s quick combination play was their best weapon to counter any uprise from Iran and shift the momentum back to their side. Lee Yeon-Ju and Hyang Hyo-Jin scored 12 points each to take over the offensive duties for Korea as captain Han Song-Yi did not suit up for action in the match.
