KARACHI: Pakistan defeated Bahrain 3-1 to clinch seventh position during the ongoing Asian Volleyball Championship in Urmia, Iran
Pakistan won the first set 25-22 but Bahrain bounced back to bag the second set with a scoreline of 25-21.
However, Pakistan didn’t allow their opponent to make further inroads as they won the third and fourth set by the same scoreline of 25-18.
This is the third consecutive time they have finished in seventh spot during the Asian Volleyball Championship after 2019 and 2021.
Earlier, Pakistan beat Indonesia 3-2 in the play-offs of seventh to tenth position on Friday.
The Men in Green made an excellent comeback from 2-1 down to register a 3-2 win. Pakistan registered their win with scores of 19-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-13 and 25-12.
Despite losing the first set 19-25, the Green Shirts did not give up and continued to play their best game and won the second set 25-25 after a close encounter.
The Indonesians made a comeback in the third set and pushed Pakistan back once again as they came out victorious 25-23.
But, Pakistanis did what they are known for and made a comeback in the last two sets and won 25-13 and 25-12 with big margins.
Pakistan had lost 3-0 against Iran in a one-sided match and were out of the race for a medal on Wednesday.
Iran won with scores of 25-18, 25-15 and 25-13.
Had Pakistan won against Iran, they would have qualified for the semi-finals directly.
In Pakistan's second group game on Monday (August 21), they lost against Korea 3-1.
Korea won the match with scores of 26-28, 25-20, 32-30, and 25-22.
The game was a close one except for the second set, which Korea won by five points, the remaining sets were won with a close margin.
Meanwhile, on Sunday (August 19), Pakistan beat Bangladesh 3-0 in their opening game.
Faizan Lakhani Faizan Lakhani is Deputy Editor (Sports) at Geo News.
