AFC Futsla Club Championship 2018: Mes Sungun rule as other teams impress [REVIEW]
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Loading...AFC – YOGYAKARTA, Mes Sungun continued IR Iran’s proud record in the competition when they became the fourth Iranian club to win the Continental club championship.
They join the ranks of Foolad Mahan (2010), Giti Pasand Isfahan (2012) and Tasisat Daryaei (2015).
Mes Sungun started their campaign as title favourites despite being newcomers in the tournament. The club followed the script and marched easily into the Knockout Stage.
Their real tests came when they faced Iraq’s Nafit in the semi-finals and Vietnam’s Thai Son Nam in the final.
Nafit held Mes Sungun 1-1 at halftime but fell 3-2 when the Iranians scored twice in the second half. In the final, the champions came from a goal down in the first half to defeat Thai Son Nam 4-2.
Head coach Hamid Bigham Tabrizi had a star-studded cast of Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh, Hossein Tayebibidgoli, Alireza Samimi and Farhad Fakhim at his disposal and the Iranians showed their prowess on court throughout the competition.
