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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Ravenna/Italy 2011

Matches

01/09/2011
6:6 a.e.t. 5:4 PSO (1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 0:0)
  • Giuseppe SORIA (7'23" PEN 28'27")
  • Matteo MARRUCCI (19'33")
  • Gabriele GORI (19'58")
  • Francesco COROSINITI (26'42")
  • Franco PALMA (28'57")
  • Mehdi HASSANI (5'40" PEN)
  • Ali NADERI (12'42")
  • Hassan ABDOLLAHI (15'53" 27'46")
  • Farid BOULOKBASHI (21'56" 35'01")
Match 3
Ravenna
Stadio del Mare
Referee:  Javier BENTANCOR (URU)

Summary

Hosts edge tough opening test
Hosts edge tough opening test
Italy opened their 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup with an edgy penalty shootout win over Iran after the sides finished a goal-littered 6-6 in regular time. More »
Farid BOULOKBASHI
Italy 6:6 a.e.t. 5:4 PSO Iran
Italy - Iran

Line-up

12
Stefano SPADA (GK) Out (-13'17" ) In (+24'00")
12
Yellow Card Second yellow card and red card Out (-0'00" ) (GK) Hamed GHORBANPOUR
4
Michele LEGHISSA (C)
3
Goal Yellow Card Goal Hassan ABDOLLAHI
5
Simone FEUDI Out (-3'47" )
5
Out (-5'10" ) Goal Yellow Card (C) Ali NADERI
8
Francesco COROSINITI Out (-5'41" ) Goal
7
Out (-3'52" ) Mehran MORSHEDI
11
Paolo PALMACCI Yellow Card
10
Moslem MESIGAR

Substitute(s)

1
Simone DEL MESTRE (GK) Out (-24'00" ) In (+13'17")
1
In (+0'00") (GK) Mohammad RAHAVIEZABADI
2
Matteo MARRUCCI Out (-10'57" ) Goal In (+7'54")
2
Amir AKBARI
3
Dario RAMACCIOTTI Out (-5'10" ) In (+3'47")
4
Penalty In (+3'52") Mehdi HASSANI
6
Franco PALMA Out (-7'54" ) Goal In (+5'41")
6
Out (-5'41" ) In (+5'10") Mohammad MOKHTARI
7
Sacha DI TULLIO In (+16'23")
8
Goal Goal In (+11'36") Farid BOULOKBASHI
9
Giuseppe SORIA Penalty Goal Yellow Card In (+5'10")
9
Abdollah SAHRAEI
10
Gabriele GORI Out (-16'23" ) Goal Yellow Card In (+10'57")
11
Out (-11'36" ) In (+5'41") Mohammad AHMADZADEH

Coaches

Massimiliano ESPOSITO (ITA)
(IRN) Behzad DADASHZADEH

Officials

Referee: BENTANCOR Javier (URU)Second referee: DE MORAES Ivo (BRA)Third referee: LOPEZ Miguel (GUA)Timekeeper: CORTEZ Jose (ECU)

Have Your Say

(Total comments 14)


Latest Comments:
amin_xero
03/09/2011 at 00:58
amin_xero (England)
Really looking forward to it :)
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eymooshoo
02/09/2011 at 05:08
eymooshoo (Iran)
Iranian soccer player always are unlucky for penalties...
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sinool
01/09/2011 at 20:53
sinool (Iran)
Iraaaaaaaaaaann will be in the 4 final teams ...
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Statistics

ItalyITAIranIRN
31Shots50
6Corner kicks6
2Overheads5
3Yellow cards2
0Second yellow card and red card1
0Red Cards0
48%Possession (%)52%

Photos

  • Dario Ramacciotti of Italy looks to control the ball
  • Paolo Palmacci of Italy battles for the ball with Mehran Morshedi of Iran
  • Dario Ramacciotti of Italy gets past Mehdi Hassani of Iran
  • Ali Naderi of Iran speaks
  • Players of Iran stay together
  • Simone Feudi of Italy is doing a overhead kick

Quotes

"A hard-fought victory. It was the opening match and the excitement got to us a bit. We struggled at the start but then began to play like we know we can. It was an important response from the team, which showed great compactness and desire to win," Italy coach Massimiliano Esposito.