Shahdab, Sanatgaran Omid, Paykan win in Week 19 of volleyball league
In Week 19 of the Iranian Premier Volleyball League, Shahdab, Sanatgaran Omid, and Paykan secured victories over their respective opponents, maintaining strong positions in the standings.
According to IRNA, the match between Pas Gorgan and Shahdab Yazd took place on February 23 in the late Mohammadreza Yazdani-Khorram Hall. Pas Gorgan, who had delivered impressive results in recent weeks, won the first set 25-19. However, Shahdab responded with a more cohesive performance, taking the second set 27-25 to level the match.
Shahdab continued their momentum in the third and fourth sets, winning 25-22 and 25-23, respectively, to secure a 3-1 victory. The first-leg encounter between the teams had ended with the same 3-1 result in favor of Shahdab.
With this win, Shahdab reached 39 points, retaining their second-place position in the league standings.
Meanwhile, at the Tehran Volleyball House, Sanatgaran Omid faced Esteghlal Gonbad. Sanatgaran emerged victorious 3-1, marking their tenth win of the season and reaching 30 points. With Urmia Municipality resting this week, the team moved up to sixth place in the league table.
Esteghlal Gonbad, who had beaten Sanatgaran 3-1 in the first-leg match, managed to win only the third set 26-25 in today’s game but lost the first, second, and fourth sets 25-22, 25-15, and 25-17, respectively. This defeat marked their fifteenth loss of the season, keeping them at the bottom of the table.
In another match at Shahid Beizaei Hall in Eslamshahr, Paykan faced Mehrgan Noor. Paykan won decisively 3-0, registering their twelfth victory of the season and reaching 34 points. Mehrgan Noor lost all three sets 25-22, 25-20, and 25-23, marking their eleventh defeat of the season.