Iran’s futsal team trounces South Africa 6-3 in INAS World Championships
The Iranian men’s national futsal team has routed South Africa at the fifth edition of International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability (INAS) World Futsal Championships in Portugal.
The Iranian sportsmen breezed past their South African counterparts 6-3 in an encounter played at Vila Nova de Gaia in the central Portuguese city of Viseu.
Earlier, the Persians had got off to a decent start at the tournament, and downed Argentina 6-3 in its opening match on Monday.
Iran will play against Portugal in its last match at the group stage of the tournament on Wednesday.
The Iranian men’s national futsal team comprises Mohammad Reza Takhsha, Ali Makhtout, Behzad Amani, Mohsen Dolati, Nosrat Kasheffar, Qodrat Kasheffar, Ali Asghar Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi Molayari, Hamid Reza Mohsen Saboktakin, Qader Al-e-Nasser and Abdulali Barihi.
The fifth edition of INAS World Futsal Championships started in Viseu, Portugal, on April 8, and will finish on April 15, 2017.
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