Foolad Sirjan extend winning streak in Iran league

TEHRAN – Foolad Sirjan kept their winning streak at the 2020/21 Iran Volleyball Super League.

Foolad Sirjan powered past Paykan in straight sets (25-20, 25-15, 25-21) in Tehran’s Khaneh Volleyball on Tuesday.

The Sirjan-based team have won eight matches out of nine over the last nine weeks.

Iran Volleyball Super League resumed on Sunday in Tehran as a centralized venue after the league was postponed on Oct. 10 in order to limit the coronavirus spread.

The first half of the season will finish on Dec. 22.

The second half of the season phase was scheduled to be held in five weeks but the exact time of the matches will be announced after a meeting with the clubs’ representatives.

At the end of the preliminary round, eight teams will qualify for the final round. In this stage, the first team will take on the eighth-placed side, the second team play seventh-placed, the third-placed meet sixth-placed and the fourth-placed team take on the side lying fifth

The 31st edition of Iran volleyball league has brought a total of 14 teams together.

Matchweek 9

* Paykan Tehran 0 – 3 Foolad Sirjan (20-25, 15-25, 21-25)

* Rahyab Melal Kordestan 0 – 3 Shahrdari Gonbad (18-25, 21-25, 20-25)

*Shahdab Yazd 1 – 3 Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan (23-25, 25-16, 21-25, 28-30)

* Khatam Ardakan 2 – 3 Shahrdari Urmia (26-24, 25-23, 18-25, 18-25, 11-15)

* Azar Battery Urmia 1 – 3 Saipa Tehran (25-23, 15-25, 19-25, 16-25)

* Hoorsun Ramsar 2 – 3 Shahrdari Varamin (16-25, 26-28, 25-23, 25-19, 9-15)

Matchweek 10, Nov. 12

* Shahrdari Gonbad – Labaniyat Haraz

* Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan – Paykan Tehran

* Shahrdari Urmia – Rahyab Melal Kordestan

* Saipa Tehran – Shahdab Yazd

* Khatam Ardakan – Shahrdari Varamin

* Hoorsun Ramsar – Shahrdari Qazvin