Futsal Team Melli regained the continental title in Tashkent after beating host Uzbekistan 2-1 in a closely fought match in the final match of AFC Futsal Championship 2016.

In full capacity Arena in Capital Tashkent , Uzbekistan went ahead in the 6th minute after a passing mistake between two Iranian defenders, the Uzbek player intercepted the ball which ended into the net. 

Iran equalized through a thunderous shot from Ghodrat Bahadorani in the 9th minute. His shot from the middle of the pitch was unstoppable despite the gallant effort of the Uzbek goalkeeper.   Captain Mohammad Keshavarz then put Iran ahead on the 14th minute after a quickly taken corner from smart thinking Asgharzadeh who found unmarked Keshavarz from a corner kick. 2-1 for Iran and suddenly the hosts were back peddling.

Despite being behind , Uzbekistan hardly changed plan and were content to defend hard and wait for a counter.

The rest of the half saw various Iranian offensive moves while Uzbekistan had their own fair share but none of those attempts ended in goals. First half ended 3-1 for Iran.

The second half was a much tighter affair. Uzbekistan steadfastly defended while Iran had the control of the match. Despite  several scoring attempts , none of the two teams managed to score. The goalkeepers of both teams have to be credited for the scoreless second half .

Uzbekistan elected  for power play  (5 – 0) with 3:30 minutes of the match remaining , but their effort was fruitless and Iran had twice came to increasing the score during the power play but for some brave Uzbek defending.

This is the 11th title for Iran but most importantly it was the title back after two tournaments,

Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh was also selected as MVP, While the Fair Play title went to Team Melli.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the fans of Team Melli.