Iran’s Beach soccer team defeated Lebanon 5-0 in the third place play off to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer Championship in Portugal

Iran opened the scoring in the 1st period Mohammad Moradi  scored after his shoot was deflected off a Lebanon player  1-0.
Mohammad Ali Mokhtari made it 2-0 from a close range header. In the second period Capt Ali Naderi scored Iran’s third from a trademark volley 3-0 and then Mohammad Ahmadzadeh  repeated Naderi’s artistic volley when he was fed with a neat pass to volley into Lebanon’s net 4-0.
When Lebanon looked dead and buried halfway through the second period , Lebanon’s keeper Mohammed Choker  beat Peyman Yousefi from a long-range free kick 4-1 to give Lebanon some life line.
Haytham Fattal 4-2  reduce the deficit for Lebanon when he scored from a free kick.

Seconds later , Mohammad Ahmadzadeh  scored Iran’s and his own personal fifth goal of the tournament to make it 5-2

in the third period
Mohammaed Merri scored for Lebanon 5-3 while Mohammad Ahmadzadeh scored his hat trick from a free kick 6-3. Lebanon’s top scorer Haytham Fattal denied Ali Naderi a scoring opportunity for which he was red carded , Naderi scoring from the penalty 7-3.
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh sealed the match with goal from a rebounded ball 8-3.

Iran team was very much in command and control of the game and never really looked in danger of losing the grip. Despite the supremacy of Iran through out the match, the gallant Lebanese team refused to go down easily and played a hard match and giving it their best shot. Mohammad Choker in goal was impressive as was  Haytham Fattal a player to watch in Beach Soccer.

For Iran , it was heartbreak loss to japan but very much a deserved qualifier for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Japan plays Oman in the Final match to decide the winner.