On October 2, at 02:30 Kyiv time, the men's national team of Ukraine will play the second match of the qualifying tournament for the 2024 Olympics.
This time, the opponents of the Ukrainians will be volleyball players of the Iranian national team.
Rosters of the teams
Iran
setters: Javad Karemi ("Arcade Galati" Romania), Mohammad Taher Wadi ("Sirjan" Iran),
outside hitters: Amirhossein Esfandiar ("Ural" Russia), Maysam Salehi ("Shahdab" Iran), Hossein Khanzadeh Firouzjah Poriya ("Sirjan" Iran), Homayonfarmanesh Shahrooz ("Shahdab" Iran), Nasri Mobin ("Paikan" Iran);
liberos: Mohammadreza Hazratpour ("Shahdab" Iran), Arman Salehi ("Urmiya" Iran);
middle blockers: Jelveh Ghaziani Mahdi (Fenerbahçe, Turkey), Mohammed Mousavi (Sirjan, Iran), Valizadeh Mohammad (Shahdab, Iran);
opposite: Amin Esmailnejad ("Verona" Italy), Saber Kazemi ("Kuwait" Kuwait);
Head coach: Behruz Atai.
Ukraine
setters: Serhii Yevstratov (VC "Prometey"), Yurii Synytsia;
outside hitters: Oleh Plotnytskyi ("Perugia" Italy), Tymofii Poluian ("Milon" Greece), Vitalii Kucher ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Ilya Kovalev ("Barkom-Kazhany");
libero: Oleksandr Boiko (VC "Prometey"), Dmytro Kanaiev ("Barkom-Kazhany");
middle blockers: Yurii Semeniuk, Vladyslav Shchurov ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Bohdan Mazenko ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Volodymyr Ostapenko ("Epicenter-Podolyany");
opposites: Vasyl Tupchii ("Barkom-Kazhany"), Yevhenii Kisiliuk ("Epicenter-Podolyany").
Head coach: Uģis Krastiņš.
Ranking of the teams
After the defeat against Cuba, Ukraine fell to the 16th place in the world ranking. Iran is still in the 11th place.
First round
In the first match of the qualification, the Ukrainians suffered a crushing loss to the Cuban national team (0:3). Iran was also defeated by the German national team (1:3).
In other matches of Group A, Brazil beat Qatar (3:0) and beat the Czech Republic (3:2) on a tie-break, Italy was also stronger than the Czechs (3:1).
Tournament table as of October 1, 20:00:
Tournament regulations
The teams will play in one round and the two best national teams from the group will receive tickets to Paris 2024. Group A matches are held in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
Qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games. Men
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Group A
October 2 (Monday). The second round
Iran - Ukraine
Watch the online broadcast of the Iran-Ukraine match on October 2 at 02:30 on the DIVISPORT.TV website and on the Megogo and Sweet.TV platforms.
