Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Taipei: Defending champions Islamic Republic of Iran underlined their title credentials with a comprehensive 14-0 victory over Myanmar in their Group C opener at the 2018 AFC Futsal Championships on Friday.
Iran wasted little time asserting their authority with two goals inside the first minute to immediately take control of the match.
The first came within seconds of kick off when Iran forced a turnover and AFC Futsal Player of the Year Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh slid the ball across for a simple tap in for Mahdi Javid.
No less than 30 seconds later and they had their second of the evening courtesy of Hassanzadeh, who added Iran’s third and his second a further three minutes later.
Iran then proceeded to go on a scoring spree, adding five goals in the space of three minutes, which included a run of three goals in a minute, to more than put the match beyond doubt half way through the first half.
Myanmar’s defence solidified in the final 10 minutes of the first half, with Yan Paing Hein making some wonderful saves, to restrict Iran to just one further goal for the half, which saw them head in at half time with a commanding 9-0 lead.
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