Pakistan suffered their first loss at the World U-19 Volleyball Championship in Tashkent on Tuesday, falling to Argentina in a thrilling five-set match, 3-2. After losing the opening set 24-26, Argentina made an impressive comeback to win second and third sets 25-18 and 25-21. However, in-form Pakistan turned the tables on their opponents to claim the fourth set 25-16 to make it 2-2. The fight for each point continued in the decisive fifth set, which Argentina won 15-11 to clinch the match. Despite losing the Argentina match, Pakistan, who had won all their previous four pool stage matches 3-0, secured top position in their pool with 13 points. Now Pakistan play their matches in the round of top 16 teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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