Keshavarz claims MVP award

AFC – DOHA, The pain of losing the AFC Club Futsal Championship 2011 final was eased slightly for Mohammad Keshavarz after the Shahid Mansouri FC played was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

The Iranians missed out on the trophy in heartbreaking fashion as they let slip a two-goal lead to Nagoya Oceans to go down 3-2 in extra time.

Keshavarz was fully deserving of the award, scoring two goals in the tournament including the extra-time winner in the thrilling 6-5 semi-final victory over Al Rayyan on Thursday, and was a major driving force behind their success.

Hassan Zadeh picked up the top-scorer award after netting 10 goals in five games for Al Rayyan as the hosts finished fourth. The Iranian scored twice in the third-place play-off game against Al Sadaka but missed a penalty as they lost out to the Lebanese. Al Rayyan also collected the Fair Play Award.