Iran to Face Vietnam in AFC Futsal Championship Semis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran humiliated Kyrgyzstan 7-0 in the quarter-final of the AFC Futsal Championship at Uzbekistan Stadium on Wednesday.
Team Melli also qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup for the seventh time.
Iran took the lead on seven minutes through Tayebi before Mohammad Taheri and two goals from Tayebi put the 10-time winner in firm control at the interval.
Iran’s dominance continued after the restart as Ghodrat Bahadori, Asghar Hassanzadeh and Mehran Alighadr all got on the scoresheet before Tayebi completed his hat-trick to seal the win, the-afc wrote.
Mohammad Nazemosharia’s team will play competition’s dark horse Vietnam on Friday, while host Uzbekistan will meet Thailand.