Iran cruises to Asian Schools Football crown

PressTV – TEHRAN, The Iranian team has been crowned the champions of the 40th Asian Schools Football tournament held in Tehran, scoring 53 times in the games while keeping a clean sheet throughout.

Iran defeated Thailand 2-0 in the final of games in Shahid Bahoner Camp on Thursday.

Armin Sohrabian broke the deadlock on 38 minutes and Hossein Nashtaee went on to double the lead 10 minutes into the second half.

The Iranian team had bulldozed its way to the final by beating Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Pakistan, and China by four, 17, one, 28, and one goal respectively.

South Korea and China will face off in the third-place playoff game. Malaysia, Hong Kong and Brunei were the other teams present in the tournament, which kicked off on October 18.

In separate letters, the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani congratulated the win.