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Iran Beach soccer starts with a victory vs. Mexico

Defending Champions Iran Beach soccer national team played its first match in the Intercontinental Cup 2019 and ended it with a comprehensive win against CONCACAF Champions Mexico.

On Tuesday, in the ninth edition of the tournament of the UAE-hosted intercontinental Beach tournament ,  Hashempour’s Iranian national team defeated Mexico 7-4 in their first match for both teams.

In the first period of the match, both teams scored two goals apiece, Iran’s goals were scored by Mohammad Ahmadzadeh and Mohammad Ali Mokhtari. In the second period Iran, playing a better game than the first, scored two more goals. The goals were scored by Mohammad Ali Mokhtari and Amir Hossein Akbari. The third period of the match further goals were scored by the Iranian side by Amir Hossein Akbari who scored Iran’s fifth goal. Meanwhile, Mohammad Masoumizadeh scored the sixth Iranian goal while the final goal was scored by Mohammad Ahmadzadeh.

 

The full results of the First Round

INTERCONTINENTAL BEACH SOCCER CUP DUBAI 2019

November 5, 2019

Group A Japan   Japan 6 – 4 Italy    Italy
Group A Spain   Spain 2 -2 

(2 -1) PSO

 UAE Uae
Group B Egypt   Egypt 3 – 5 Russia  Russia
Group B Iran   Iran 7 – 4  Mexico  Mexico

 

 

The next match will be on Wednesday 19:30 Tehran time when Iran will face Egypt.

This competition is considered to be the most prestigious beach football event after the FIFA World Beach Soccer Cup under the supervision of FIFA and the World Beach Games held by Anouk (National Olympic Committees).

Iran Qualifies for the FIFA 2015 Beach Soccer Finals in Portugal

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.