Ebadipour leads Iranian five-set comeback

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Tokyo, Japan, May 29, 2016 – Iran recovered to win the match from two sets down against Australia 3-2 (27-29, 19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 16-14) on the second day of the Men’s World Olympic Qualification Tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Sunday.

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Milad Ebadipour tallied 26 points to lead the Iranian offensive. Ebadipour had a solid stint at the flank and buried 25 attacks then helped out on defence with one block. His team-mate Amir Ghafour likewise contributed in their victory with 19 markers. Gavin Schmitt of Canada topped all scorers with 27 points.

Iran and Canada had a drawn-out exchange of points and errors that resulted to numerous deadlocks in the …

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