Alas U18 drops to bronze battle after painful loss to Iran

Alas U18 drops to bronze battle after painful loss to Iran

MANAMA, Bahrain – Goodbye gold. Alas Pilipinas U18 saw its bid to lift the Asian Youth Games girls’ volleyball crown dashed after a heartbreaking 26-28, 25-18, 25-19, 25-18 loss to Iran in the semifinals at the Isa Sports City in Riffa on Monday, October 27. The Filipinas were reduced to tears as they dropped to the battle for third, with the Iranians reaching the gold-medal match as the only unbeaten team. “It hurts that we lost. We tried out b…