Week 14 – Sirjan Foulad Snatch Back Top Spot

Tehran, Iran, December 12, 2020 – Mohammad Reza Tondravan, the ex-coach of Doha’s Al-Arabi drives his players to a breathtaking tiebreaker-win (25-23, 20-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-8) against Ramsar Hoursan to snatch back the top spot in Men’s premier league of Iran.

From the low-ranked teams, Tehran Paykan could move up a step higher by 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 22-25, 25-12) win against Ardakan. The victory takes place after five consecutive losses which demolished them and their come-back revives the team in week 14.

The other significant change of the week 14 goes to Qazvin Shahrdari with improving their place with jumping up two steps higher in 9^th place. They defeated Gonbad Shahrdari 3-1 (30-32, 28-26, 25-22, 25-21) in a hard-fought match.

The winners of the week 14 are Urmia Shahrdari, Qazvin Shahrdari, Sirjan Foulad, Amol Haraz Labaniat, Tehran Paykan, and Yazd Shahdab.

The week 15 will be held on December 14 and one belated seventh-week match occurs on Tuesday, December 15.

Results

Urmia Shahrdari b Varamin Shahrdari 3-1 (25-16, 25-16, 22-25, 25-15)

Qazvin Shahrdari b Gonbad Shahrdari 3-1 (30-32, 28-26, 25-22, 25-21)

Sirjan Foulad b Ramsar Hoursan 3-2 (25-23, 20-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-8)

Amol Haraz Labaniat b Urmia Azarbatri 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 26-24)

Tehran Paykan b Ardakan Khatam 3-1 (25-16, 25-20, 22-25, 25-12)

Yazd Shahdab b Kordestan Rahyab Melal 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-20)

The final standings of week 14 found Sirjan Foulad, Urmia Shahrdari, Sepahan Foulad make a top-three finish while Tehran Saipa and Sepahan Foulad rested in week 14.

Standings

1. Sirjan Foulad (10 W, 2 L)
2. Urmia Shahrdari (10 W, 2 L)
3. Sepahan Foulad (10 W, 2 L)
4. Amol Haraz Labaniat (9 W, 3 L)
5. Yazd Shahdab (9 W, 3 L)
6. Tehran Saipa (8 W, 4 L)
7. Varamin Shahrdari (7 W, 5 L)
8. Ramsar Hoursan (5 W, 7 L)
9. Qazvin Shahrdari (4 W, 8 L)
10. Ardakan Khatam (3 W, 9 L)
11. Gonbad Shahrdari (3 W, 9 L)
12. Tehran Paykan (3 W, 9 L)
13. Kordestan Rahyab Melal (2 W, 10 L)
14. Urmia Azarbatri (1 W, 11 L)