TEHRAN (Tasnim) � Iranian national volleyball team's captain Saeid Marouf said Poland was able to put the country's team under pressure and had control of the match.

Iran lost to Poland 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-19) in Pool B in Tehran�s Azadi Hall on Sunday evening.

�First of all, I congratulate Poland. We saw one of the best matches in the World League with Poland," Marouf said in the post-match news conference.

"All I can say is they had control of the match in every set except the first."

�We were consistently under pressure. I think no more could be done. Poland is one of the world's best teams. All we tried was useless. We could have reduced the margin but we could not win,� he added.

By Tasnim News Agency