USA complete formidable weekend at home
CHICAGO, United States, June 17, 2018 - Matthew Anderson served
up some magic to help push the USA closer to the VNL finals and
make it a weekend to remember in Chicago as Iran were beaten 3-0
(29-27 25-20 26-24) to maintain their formidable home turf
record.
John Speraw’s team were clinical all over the court but
especially dangerous from the service line with Anderson
finishing with three aces as well as 13 spikes and two blocks to
seal the triumph which should ensure the second placed Americans
finish in the top six and make the trip to Lille at the start of
July.
You have to go back to Juy 2016 for the last time the US lost a
set at home and after racking up a perfect record in Chicago
with straight-set wins over Poland, Serbia and now the plucky
Iranians, that excellent run continues.
There were a total of eight aces while the consistent threats of
Aaron Russell - 11 points - and Torey Delfaco - 10 points -
added to the pressure.
Milad Ghara performed well again, bagging nine spikes, two
blocks and two aces while the big hitting Porya Yali also
impressed with 13 points.
Iran’s VNL campaign may now be over but they have shown enough
in the last few weeks to confirm there’s plenty to build on for
next year’s tournament. |