Iran thrash Belgium in futsal friendly

AFC – Iran continued their preparations for the 2010 AFC Futsal Championship with impressive resultsagainst Belgium in friendlies recently.

The nine-time Asian champions will be taking another shot at the continental glory when the biennial AFC Futsal Championship takes place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from May 23 to 30.

Iran thrashed UEFA Futsal Championship Belgium held 4-4 in the first match and hopefuls  5-0 in the second.

2008 AFC Futsal Player of the Year Vahid Shamsaee (pictured) and Mohammad Taheri netted two goals each in the first game while Masood Daneshvar added fifth.

Taheri again scored a brace in the second while Shamsaei and Ali Asghar Hassan Zadeh scoring a goal each.

Match details:

Hall: Topevenementenhal De Soeverein

Attendance: 800

Belgium:

Morant David (55.-Chase Antwerpen), Chaibai Karim (65.-MFC Real Chatelineau), Bachar Karim (96.-Chase Antwerpen), Lima Rosa Lucio Carlos (15.-Charleroi Action 21), Ferrian Marco (47.-Baio Futsal Morlanwelz), Paggetta Jonathan (34.-MFC Real Chatelineau), Fosse Jonathan (32.-Charleroi Action 21), Salhi Saad (23.-Baio Futsal Morlanwelz), Sababti Ahmed (43.-Chase Antwerpen), Aabbassi Mustapha (67.-MFC Real Chatelineau), Achahbar Yassine (12.-Chase Antwerpen), Vanderlei De Oliveira André (26.-Real Chatelineau), Neukermans Jonathan (56.-Baio Futsal Morlanwelz)

Coach: Benny Meurs

Iran:

Shamsaee Vahid (Foolad Mahan Esfahan), Reisi Majid (Foolad Mahan Esfahan), Taheri Mohammad (Foolad Mahan Esfahan), Nazari Mostafa (Foolad Mahan Esfahan), Keshavarz Mohammad (Foolad Mahan Esfahan), Asgharimoghadam Javad (Foolad Mahan Esfahan), Vazirzadeh Mohammad (Petroshimi Tabriz), Latifi Majid (Mansouri Gharchak), Tikdarinejad Majid (Mansouri Gharchak), Zahmatkesh Mohammadreza (Mansouri Gharchak), Javidi Mehdi (Elmo Adab Mashhad), Hasanzadeh Ali Asghar (Foolad Mahan Esfahan), Daneshvar Masoud (Sadra Shiraz).

Coach: Hossein Shams

Scorers:

0-1 Daneshvar (4’30)

0-2 Taheri (6’35)

0-3 Taheri (9’48)

0-4 Fosse (19’34), own goal

0-5 Shamsee (36’09)

First Referee: Bylois Gerd (BEL)

Second Referee: Waroux Cédric (BEL)

Third Referee: Juarez-Banos Ricardo (BEL)

Timekeeper: Letellier Michel (BEL)