INDIA defeated Iran, 22-25, 25-16, 19-25, 25-20, 15-9, on Friday in the classification round of the 2015 Asian Under-23 Women’s Volleyball Championship at the Philsports Arena.
The Indians gained a shot at fifth place against Chinese Taipei, while sending the Iranians to a showdown with the Philippines for seventh spot.
[See Weary Philippine Under-23 team unable to put up much of a fight against Chinese Taipei]
Poornima Muraleedharan Shyamala scored 30 points, while Nirmala added 20 for the Indians.
Iran now faces a familiar foe in the Philippines in a battle for seventh spot on Saturday set at 10 a.m. The Iranians beat the Pinay spikers in straight sets in the preliminary round.
[See Brave Alyssa Valdez stand in vain as Philippines falls to Iran in Asian Under-23 debut]
Roosta Mina had 19 points while Neda Chamlanian and Mahssa Kadkhoda scored 18 points each for Iran, which got off to a solid start but failed to sustain the momentum.
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