Press TV- The Iran women�s national volleyball team has defeated Australia to end its campaign with a ninth place finish at the 19th edition of Asian Senior Women�s Volleyball Championship in the Philippines.

The Iranian squad overcame the Australian team 3-2 (19-25, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22 and 15-10) in a five-set thriller at Muntinlupa Sports Complex in Muntinlupa.

The Iranian sportswomen served a sweet revenge to their Australian counterparts, who handed them a 1-3 (23�25, 25�22, 25�20 and 25�22) loss in their Pool G match-up on August 14.

Mina Roosta scored a�match-high�10 points�for Iran, while Soudabeh Bagherpour added 8.
�I came to coach Iran just two months ago, and I changed four or five players in favor of the young ones,� Mirmostafa Shojaei, technical advisor�for�the national Iranian women�s volleyball team, said after the match.
He added, �I think our team will be good next month in Thailand for the World Championship Asian Qualifier Pool B.�

�Our game today is a good reflection of how we played in the entire tournament, very inconsistent,� Australia head coach Shannon Winzer commented on the other hand.
She added, �Our goal in next Asian Championship would be inside the top 8 and for us to do that is to increase the number of players we can send overseas to improve their skills.�


The 19th edition of Asian Senior Women�s Volleyball Championship opened on August 9 and will finish on August 17, 2017 in the Philippines. Matches are being held at the�Alonte Sports Arena�in�Bi�an and Muntinlupa Sports Complex in�Muntinlupa.