IRAN'S SHOCKING FINISH vs Alas Pilipinas! 😱❤️🩹 | 2025 FIVB MEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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Oct 24, 2025
WHAT A FINISH 😱❤️🩹
Our Alas Pilipinas Men and world no. 16 Iran gave a thrilling five-set showdown at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pool A of the 2025 FIVB Men's World Championship!
They've got to now apply the pressure, which is why they've brought
Kataido on, on the serve, but they've got to get the defense right first.
Aparaz with a good pass.
Set changes. That's the defense. Getting set pretty fast.
Break point for the Philippines. What a time to get that against the big man as well.
He puts his hand up to his team, apologizing.
What a difference that makes now with the crowd.
19 points. Oriales, the chance to tie now.
Great pass.
Inside.
Feels like it's already swung to the Philippine side,
and the crowd chanting, let's go Philippines.
But we know how deadly Irad is.
If they get a good pass, they've got so many attackers.
Hajipur, Poria is in the back row.
Hakparast and so many others.
Arcia also a capable setter.
Here he comes.
Poria, and there it is.
The side out.
Coach Piazza was talking about in the huddle.
He reset. He just said, look, it's 10-10, it's 0-0.
We go again.
Yeah, this happened so far.
You can't rely on that.
You can't base on that.
Also, you can't change it.
Focus now, going forward.
Focus on what you want, not what you do not want.
Hajipur.
Of a service error.
I'm sorry, two days ago when Philippines happened.
This has got people at another level.
Ordiales.
He's been able to pick up a few aces so far in this match.
Short pass.
Arcia to Poria against a triple block.
Ordiales pops it up.
Here comes Magunas.
Too close to the net.
Oh, you have to be a joust against two Iranians.
What a shot by Magunas.
Welcome to the gun show.
Brian Magunas has just out-muscled Iran.
And now they lead 12-11.
Philippines trailing by as many as three points.
And now they're in a position.
Up by one and three points away from the round of 16.
Ordiales serving.
Good pass.
Hajipur blocked.
Poria with coverage.
Arcia goes to Poria this time.
And Poria gets the side out.
Iran will not go quietly into the night.
Poria with 20 big points.
Second highest scoring game for number nine.
Serving a miss.
Poria easily gives the Filipinos a one-point lead.
Poria subbed out.
Danish Deuce checking back in for Iran.
Meanwhile, Retamar comes out.
Josafat checks in to help out with a blocking
along with Espejo and Malabunga in front for the Philippines.
Magunas is serving.
Magunas, 19 points.
Short pass, Arcia.
Hajipur punches it through.
How did it find an opening in that three-man block?
Hajipur with 22, 13 all.
Set five.
That's just pure muscle right there for Ali Hajipur.
Now Yousef checking in along with Sadat, number six for Iran.
Set to serve is Mohamed Valizadeh.
Valizadeh only five points today.
That's a tournament low for him.
He scored eight against Egypt and then 12 against Tunisia.
Raised to score two points right now.
One, two.
Yes!
Oh, Retamar puts the Philippines at match point 14, 13.
That is point number five for Retamar.
A former collegiate star.
A longtime national team setter.
Again, Philippine National Volleyball Federation president, Tatsuzara.
Hands clasped as if in prayer.
Woods put in serving for the match.
It's outside.
Service out.
Match point gone.
Second service fault for Budin in the match.
So we go to an extended fifth and final set.
Good pass by Ibanez, Retamar.
Espejo bounces it off the block.
Good recovery from Hakparast.
Let's take another look.
Hakparast chasing it down.
Second match point for the Philippines.
Hakparast with a pass.
It's a short one again.
He gets it back.
Hakparast rejected.
He will try again.
Off the block.
Hakparast to the rescue as Iran erases another set point.
Now Ali Hakparast.
Set to serve.
He's got seven points.
That is a tournament best for him.
Short pass from Dabunas.
Triple block against Oriadez.
It goes outside.
Set and match point number three for the Philippines.
And just about every seat here now empty as the crowd is on their feet.
Espejo to serve.
15 points.
Mike Espejo, he went for the serve.
What a great pass.
Arcia to Ponyao.
Got it.
The last two sets have been incredible for him.
He's got 21 already.
And we're back even Steven.
This time at 16 points.
Yousef with a serve for Iran.
The crowd erupting.
Tells you all you need to know.
Fourth match point for the Philippines.
Now Peng Taguibono set to serve.
He has an ace already in the game.
Owaratamar steps out.
Oriadez, Malabunga, and Bagunas are in front for the Philippines.
Good pass.
Borria.
Yes.
Borria.
You can expect it to almost get about every touch from Arcia from here on in.
Borria now with 21.
And another match point erased by Iran.
Now Hajipur serving.
He's got a game high 22.
Short pass from Bagunas.
He will get it back.
A triple block against Bagunas.
Popped up by Hakparast.
Hajipur pounds it in.
Ibanez.
Owaratamar.
Goes to Bagunas.
And Bagunas delivers again.
20 points for Brian Bagunas.
This is match point number five for the Philippines.
The Iran has not had a match point yet.
Oriadez is set to serve as we look at the bench of the Philippines.
He's had a number of aces already.
Can he deliver another one?
It's outside.
The Philippines will not challenge.
Rightfully so.
Coach Frigoni is telling Owaratamar.
You don't see it on your screens.
He's telling him.
Sinisa Ivuka, the first referee, has a monitor.
With a radar, the tracking and everything.
Borria with a serve.
Bagunas again.
Now unpopped up by Hazratpur.
Hajipur turned away.
Beans and they're back at match point.
This is number six.
Just as resilient as Iran is,
Philippines will not allow Iran to taste match point.
Will this be lucky number six for the Philippines?
Good pass.
Arcea.
Hakparas rejected.
And there it is!
Malapura with the second of two back-to-back monster blocks for the Philippines.
And for the first time in history,
the Philippines moves to the round of 16.
With a five-set win.
We'll backtrack a little bit.
There's a challenge here.
We'll have to hold on
and hold off on the celebrations yet.
Sinisa Ivuka telling the both teams to get back on the court.
There is a challenge from Iran.
It's a net touch challenge.
And it's clean.
I believe the celebration...
Wait a minute.
There is a net fault.
It's a successful challenge.
Okay, officially it is a successful challenge.
First referee Sinisa Ivuka made the decision.
There is a net touch on the way down for Malapura.
So another match point lost by the Philippines.
And a timeout now for coach Frigoni.
This is the last one for the Philippines.
So a very wild sequence in the last probably 90 seconds.
As you see, the wind predictors wildly swing
a little bit towards the Philippines.
But Iran still favored to win in this matchup.
Six match points lost by the Philippines.
Iran has yet to get a match point.
Now serving is Mohamed at 19 all.
It's just but right.
A matchup, a game like this goes this long.
And there's a block.
Yousef with a monster block for Iran.
And for the first time in the game, Iran is at match point.
Yousef with point number seven.
And probably the biggest one so far of his young career.
Gotta get a good pass here for the Philippines.
To save a match point to any all.
Now at 22.
His second best scoring game of the championship.
Malabunga has 10.
This is his tournament best.
Good pass by Hazratpur.
Borja pounds it off the block.
Set point and match point number two for Iran.
Now it is the turn of Iran to get consecutive match points.
Can they put it away here?
Arshia's got a full front line.
So plenty of options for Iran to try and close it out.
Should they get a dig after this potential attack from the Philippines?
Speckle.
Block.
And that's it!
Astounding come from behind win by Iran.
They faced one match point after another six times.
And up until they took one and two match points respectively.
And they get a monster block on Espejo.
But as you can see, they have a challenge on the floor.
A net fault challenge against Iran.
All right, this one is unsuccessful.
Unlike the challenge by Iran.
This one just not going away of the Philippines.
But a spectacular game nonetheless.
And an exceptional performance by the Filipinos in their very first appearance
in the world championships.
Nothing to hang their heads about.
They put everything out there on the floor
and almost had the win off the block by Manabunga.
There was a net touch in the end allowing Iran to stay alive.
