"The Iranian team has been a 'big mountain' in front of the Chinese men's volleyball team in recent years. Since this is the case, we will study it well and try to turn it over. ”
This is the pre-match statement of the Chinese men's volleyball team Chang Jiangchuan, but it is a pity that the dominance of the Iranian team in Asia is still difficult to shake.
On the evening of September 26, the Chinese men's volleyball team suffered a 3-1 reversal by the Iranian team in the final of the Hangzhou Asian Games, and did not win the Asian Games gold medal 25 years later.
The Chinese men's volleyball team is in the game.
At this Asian Games, the Chinese men's volleyball team has performed strongly since the group stage, defeating Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Indonesia successively, and all the way to the final four.
In the semifinals a day ago, the Chinese men's volleyball team met the Japanese men's volleyball team in a narrow way - the Chinese men's volleyball team took full control of the situation and took the initiative and won 3-0 against the opponent.
However, due to the full preparation for the upcoming Olympic qualification tournament, the Japanese men's volleyball team did not send the main team to participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games this time.
For the Chinese men's volleyball team, it has been a long time since it reached the final of the Asian Games. The last time the team reached the final of the Asian Games was at the 2006 Doha Asian Games, when the Chinese men's volleyball team lost 1-3 to the South Korean men's volleyball team in the final. The last time the Chinese men's volleyball team won the Asian Games was at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
Faced with hard-won opportunities, the entire team hopes to stand on top of Asia again after winning the Asian Cup last year.
Head coach Wu Sheng said that the victory in the semi-finals can improve the team's self-confidence, which will help both the final and the Olympic qualification round after the Asian Games.
Team captain Jiang Chuan said, "After all, it is on the doorstep of Hangzhou, and we also hope to win the Asian Games." ”
At the last Asian Games in Jakarta, the Iranian men's volleyball team won the championship, while the Chinese men's volleyball team only finished ninth, creating the worst record in the team's history of the Asian Games. This time against the defending champions at home, the Chinese men's volleyball team is also facing a tough battle.
The starting players of the Chinese men's volleyball team are - Jiang Chuan, Yu Yuantai, Li Yongzhen, Peng Shikun, Zhang Jingyin, Yu Yaochen, Qu Zongshuai.
After the opening, the score was clenched, and the Chinese men's volleyball team played a good offensive performance with a 15-12 lead that allowed Iran to call a timeout. The Chinese team then withstood the attack and won the first game 25-19.
In the second game, Iran led by a narrow margin in the first half. Entering the second half of the game, the Chinese team gradually opened the point gap, and two timeouts failed to change the trend of the game, still losing the game 14-25.
Coming to the crucial third game, the game moved similarly to the second game - the Chinese team was once again pulled apart in the second half, and although this time the Chinese team tenaciously narrowed the gap at the end of the game, they still lost another game 22-25.
The Chinese team, which was trailing by the score, entered a fourth set with no way back, but it was Iran who took the lead first in the opening game. In the middle of the game, Zhang Jingyin's serve and score once helped the Chinese team to achieve a comeback, but in the face of the impact of the opponent, the Chinese team still failed to achieve a counterattack, and finally lost the final 24-26 after saving two match points, losing the final 1-3.
After the Asian Games, the Chinese men's volleyball team will travel to Xi'an to prepare for the Paris Olympic qualification tournament, which will start on September 30.