Iran Too Strong for Kyrgyzstan at CAFA Women's Futsal Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran defeated Kyrgyzstan 5-0 in the 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship on Friday.
Captain Fereshteh Karimi netted a brace and Maral Torkman, Mahsa Kamali and Fatemeh Rahmati scored a goal.
Team Melli Banovan, headed by Forouzan Soleymani, is scheduled to face Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on Saturday and Monday, respectively.
“We had analyzed Kyrgyzstan and were well aware of their strengths and weaknesses. The match against Kyrgyzstan is over and we concentrate on the match against Tajikistan from now on,” Soleymani said.
“We fielded our young players and our experienced members played as well. We have plan for every match and know that Uzbekistan is a strong team in the tournament,” she added.
The 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship is being held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from January 25 to 31.
The Championship is the second edition of the CAFA Women's Futsal Championship, the annual international futsal championship organized by CAFA for the women's national futsal teams of Central Asia.
Iran is the defending champion, having won the 2022 inaugural edition.
