Tashkent: Mohammad Keshavarz and Ghodrat Bahadori scored in the first half as Iran secured an 11th AFC Futsal Championship title after edging out hosts Uzbekistan 2-1 in Sunday’s final.
Uzbekistan opened the scoring after five minutes at Uzbekistan Stadium through Dilshod Irsaliev only for Ghodrat Bahadori’s thunderous strike to level the tie in the ninth minute before captain Keshavarz gave Iran the lead six minutes before half-time.
Uzbekistan pushed for the equaliser after the restart, but the hosts struggled to create any clear-cut chances as Iran held out to claim their first continental title since defeating the same opponents 8-3 in the final six years ago.
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Source: the-afc.com