Iran captures title at 2018 Persian Beach Soccer Cup
The Iran men’s national beach soccer team has robustly ended its campaign at the second edition of Persian Beach Soccer Cup in the southern Iranian port city of Bushehr, and whole-heartedly defended its title as the champion of the international tournament.
The Iranian squad saw off the spirited Spain national beach soccer team, nicknamed La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) or Los Hispanos (The Hispanos), 4-2 in the final showdown at Bushehr Tourism Village on Monday evening.
Forward player Moslem Mesigar scored a hat trick for Iran, while Mohammad Ahmadzadeh was on target just once.
Earlier in the day, the Ukraine and Azerbaijan national beach soccer teams took on each other in the third-place playoff.
The 2016 European champion fell behind early on and was even pegged back to 3-3, having led 3-1.
Doubles from Maksym Voitok and Oleg Zborovskyi, however, helped Ukrainians defeat their opponents in the final minute of the match and clinch a thrilling 4-3 win.
The second edition of the Persian Beach Soccer Cup kicked off on January 27, and ran through January 29, 2018.
The international sports event brought together national beach soccer teams from Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Spain and Ukraine.
Mohammad Moradi from Iran was named as the Most Valuable Player of the three-day sports event.
Iran’s Mohammad Ali Ahmadzadeh, Spanish Llorenc Gomez and Oleg Zborovskyi from Ukraine became the meet's top scorers.
Spain’s Francisco Jesus Donaire, better known as Dona, was selected as the best goalkeeper.
The Iran men’s national beach soccer team finished the first edition of Persian Beach Soccer Cup on a high note, clinching the international tournament’s title with an unblemished record.
The Iranian squad defeated the national Italian beach soccer team – nicknamed Gli Azzurri (The Blues) – 4-3 in the final showdown at Bushehr Tourism Village on February 16, 2017.
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