Men’s Volleyball Team 18th Asian Games 2018

18th  Asian Games Jakarta

Palembang 2018

Pakistan Beat Mongolia in a Men’s Volleyball

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Asian Games 2018

Final score of  3-0

Antara/Palembang/ Jakarta

Pakistan crushed Mongolia 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-14) in a men’s volleyball match at the Gelora Bung Karno sports complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday.

Pakistan attacked the Mongolian defense right from the start, with Asif Nadeem and Sheraz -- in front of the net -- being in inspirational form Spike balls crossing between the two, which Libero Buyo Zargboot found hard to anticipate, made the difference in the first set.

A total of 13 spikes were key to Pakistan's 25-16 victory in the first set, which lasted 21 minutes.

In the second set, Mongolia played more patiently and immediately took control of the game. The hard spike of captain Davaajargal Altankhuyag gave Mongolia a 11-6 lead. However, Pakistan managed to equalize and took the lead when Mongolia failed to return a Muhammad Idress ball, which gave them a 15-13 advantage.

After that, the scores were tight -- 15-15, 16-16 and 17-17 -- because both teams were equally tenacious in chasing points.

However, Pakistan handled the pressure better and took a 21-17 lead after Altangerel Enkhee's ball went outside the field. The second set ended 25-19 in Pakistan’s favor after Mongolia’s defense failed to return Murad Jehan's hard spike.

In the third set, Pakistan, who did not lose any momentum, took an early 8-1 lead. Nasir Ali and his teammates were looking unbeatable and made the score 16-8. Mongolia, who could not counter the hard spikes launched by Pakistan, lost the third set 14-25.

Pakistan and Mongolia will take on Iran on Wednesday and Friday, respectively. Group B only has three teams, namely Iran, Pakistan and Mongolia.

 - AG Media Publication in cooperation with The Jakarta Post