TEHRAN, Jul. 1 (MNA) – The Iranian U18 volleyball team lost their second match to Taiwan at the 12th Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championships, underway in Iranian city of Tabriz.

The under 18 national Iranian volleyball team took on Taiwan in the second match yesterday afternoon after winning their first match against another East Asian country Thailand 3-1 the day before yesterday on Friday.

The Iranian volleyball players were beaten by Taiwanese team in three straight sets.

The first set ended 25-20, while in the second set both teams displayed their skills and the Iranian players put on a better performance but finally they lost this set again 25-23.

In the third set, despite huge efforts and displaying their skills by Iranian players,the fast Taiwanese disappointed them again won 25-19.

The competition kicked off on June 29 at Iran’s Tabriz and will end on July 6.

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