Russia-vs-Poland
Russia surpassed world champions Poland on Day 1 (Week 3) in Pool 11 by a 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19), recording the sixth straight win in the 2019 VNL (6-1).
It was Viktor Poletaev’s night as he poured in 18 points, while Ivan Yakovlev set up 4 kill blocks. Bartosz Kwolek top-scored for Poland with 15. Jakub Kochanowski made 4 kill blocks. Poland are at 4-3.
Iran
Iran (6-1) took the first win against Canada (4-3) at a major world-level tournament after suffering three defeats prior to Pool 11 match in the 2019 VNL at home soil in Urmia.
Amir Ghafour notched 16 points for Iran in a straight-set victory, while Stephen Maar made 13 for Canada.
2019 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League, Week 3 – Day 1:
Pool 9 (Gondomar, Portugal):
Brazil – Serbia 2-3 (25-17, 22-25, 25-17, 20-25, 12-15)
Portugal – China 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-23)
Pool 10 (Varna, Bulgaria):
Japan – Italy 1-3 (25-23, 15-25, 27-29, 21-25)
Bulgaria – Australia 3-2 (20-25, 29-27, 22-25, 25-21, 15-13)
Pool 11 (Urmia, Iran):
Russia – Poland 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19)
Iran – Canada 3-0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-16)
Pool 12 (Cannes, France):
USA – Argentina 3-1 (25-22, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21)
France – Germany 3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 25-19, 25-20)
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