Colombia defeated Iran in the FIFA Futsal World Cup round of 16 match to register a major surprise. The match ended 2-1 in favor of the South American debutant team.

Iran dominated the match in its entirety and every piece of statistics showed the superiority of the Iranian team , however and crucially , Iran failed to convert their chances and were shocked when a rare counter attack and weak goalkeeping by Nazari allowed the Colombians to take the lead in the second half.

A defining moment came when Taybi was red carded after a blatant play acting by the Colombian when he faked injury.after a slight clash between him and the Iranian player. The goalkeeper rolled as if he was hit by a bullet as the Russian referee brandished a red card for Taybi who vehemently protested his innocence. The Replay showed the slightest of contacts when the goalkeeper went to grab the ball and there definitely was no intent to harm by the Iranian player.

With one player down , Colombia grabbed this opportunity and managed to score the 2nd goal. Iran pulled one back through Rahnama , but the Colombians excellent tight defense sealed a famous win for the South Americans team and ended the hope of Iran.

After the exit of Iran’s U-19 team and the defeat against Korea Rep, this was a black day for Iranian football fans with two bitter failures virtually minutes away from each other.

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