CAVA League: Turkmenistan Falls to India in a Tense Match
Turkmenistan (WR 54) lost to India (WR 58) 1–3 [27–29, 25–21, 19–25, 18–25]
Turkmenistan’s national team faced India in their latest match of the CAVA Men’s Nations League. The match started positively for Turkmenistan — they led the first set 19–12 but ultimately lost it 27–29 after a strong Indian comeback. In the second set, Turkmenistan bounced back with a 25–21 win, leveling the match at 1–1.
However, from the third set onward, the Indian team took control. Turkmenistan couldn't maintain their early momentum, and the next two sets ended 19–25 and 18–25 in favor of India. As a result, Turkmenistan suffered a 1–3 defeat.
Losing a strong lead in the first set (19–12) proved to be a tough lesson for the Turkmen squad. Moving forward, the team must capitalize on this experience to improve their standing in the tournament.
