Urumieh, West Azarbaijan Province The women's volleyball team from Urumieh beat the team from autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan in a friendly match here on Friday.

In accordance with the provisions of a cultural-sports memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between the autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan and West Azarbaijan Province of Iran, the match was played at Takhti gym in Urumieh.

Urumieh defeated the visiting team in three consecutive games, IRNA reported.

The match, refereed by Rezvan Mazloumi and Farahnaz Aliyari, was greatly welcomed by the woman sports enthusiasts and attended by representative of Iran's Volleyball Federation.