HANGZHOU: The Indian men’s volleyball team lost to Pakistan (0-3) in three sets in the 5th/6th place match at the Asian Games 2023, here on, Tuesday. The Indian team tried to cap off a fantastic season with a victory after losing to Japan (0-3) in the quarterfinals.
Nevertheless, Pakistan won the opening set 25-21 despite the fact that it was closely contested. As a weary Indian team started to make too many mistakes, they prevailed in the second set 25-20. The third set was lost by India 25–23 despite a late comeback attempt.
However, India tried to mount a late comeback, but it wasn’t to be. A comfortable victory for Pakistan in the end.
The men’s squad had a mixed season; previously, they had won their pool games after defeating Cambodia 3-0 and shocking 2018 silver medalist South Korea 3-2. IANS
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