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4:2 (3:1)
  • Mohammad TAHERI (4'34")
  • Mohammad HASHEMZADEH (6'28", 16'48")
  • Mostafa TAYYEBI (31'54")
  • Rabie ABDEL (18'36")
  • Mohamed RAHOMA (24'34" PEN)

Referee Elix PERALTA

Summary

Asia beats Africa in champions' battle

Asia beats Africa in champions' battle

Iran kept their hopes of reaching the next round with a 4-2 win over Libya at the Maracanazinho in Group D of the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008. It was a deserved victory for the Asian champions over their African counterparts and leaves Libya without a win from their three matches so far. Iran took control of the match from the first whistle by putting a lot of pressure on Libya. ...

Highlights

Line-up

IRN
LBY
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Hossein SHAMS (IRN)
(CRO) Mato STANKOVIC
Officials
  • Referee: Elix PERALTA (PAN)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Hector MESEN (CRC)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Carlos DEL CID (GUA)
  • Fourth official: Antonio ALVAREZ (CUB)
  • Misses next match if booked
  • Absent
  • Not in lineup

Quotes

"Our goal is to finish in the top four in this tournament, and we're going to strive to get there one step at a time. We could've won today by a bigger margin," Mohammad Hashemzadeh, Iran player.

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STATISTICS
IranStatisticsLibya
32Shots19
9Corner kicks5
1Yellow cards2
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
56%Possession (%)44%