Iran defeated Chile in a thriller, Vuja's mistake was not paid for

Veselin Vujović made a mistake with the score 21:20, when he asked his player to press the time-out button, which Chile used to lead 23:20, but goalkeeper Mohamad Sijavosi brought triumph to the Asian selection with great parades

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Veselin Vujović at tonight's match, Photo: AP Photo/Piotr Hawalej

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Nikola Nikolic

12.01.2023. 19:37h

From the special reporter "Vijesti"

In a very exciting match at the opening of Group A of the 28th World Cup at the "Tauron Arena" in Krakow, Iran defeated Chile 25:24.

Veselin Vujović's team led for a long time, had several plus threes, but the persistent South Americans took the first advantage in the middle of the second half (2:18).

Less than 10 minutes before the end, an unusual situation happened - when Chile scored at 21:20, Vujović told his player to press the time-out button, which was forbidden.

The referees from BiH, Amar and Dino Konjičanin, reviewed the video, excluded Momahadreza Oraei, and then Afšin Sadegi, which the numerically stronger rival used to take a 23:20 lead.

Iran, however, turned it around to 24:23, mostly thanks to the great goalkeeper Mohamad Sijavoshi, who saved a seven-pointer at 23:23, and then a shot by Sebastijan Ceballos.

The Chileans equalized, Mohamad Bennhamni scored 29:25 with 24 seconds left, so that Sijavosi became an absolute hero and saved his 17th shot, this time a zicer from the right wing of Lucian Skaramelji, thus preserving Iran's victory.

The second match of Group A at 20.30:XNUMX p.m. will be played by Montenegro and Spain.