Candon, MINA – The Kazakhstan Women’s Volleyball National Team faced Iran in their third match of the 2026 AVC Cup, held at the Candon City Arena in Candon, Philippines, on Monday afternoon.
In the first set, Iran broke through Kazakhstan’s defense and won decisively 13-25, a 0-1 score in Iran’s favor.
However, in the second set, Kazakhstan rallied, leading from the start and securing a 25-20 victory in the second set, after Iran had closed to within one point. The score was tied at 1-1.
The third set again went to Kazakhstan, winning decisively 25-14, a 2-1 score in Kazakhstan’s favor.
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The fourth set was a tight match, with the score tied at 16-16. However, three consecutive points allowed Kazakhstan to pull away from Iran, 19-16.
Kazakhstan then secured the fourth set with a 25-19 final score. Kazakhstan won 3-1 (13-25, 25-20, 25-14, and 25-19).
This victory gave Kazakhstan the lead in Pool B.
Iranian and Kazakhstan’s outside hitters, Fetemeh Khalili and Kristina Belova, shared the top scorers with 23 points. []
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