Category: Futsal

Futsal: Classy IR Iran cruise into quarter-finals

The AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022™, continued this Friday evening with Team Melli Futsal Playing Chinese Taipei in Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait.

With the biggest win of the championship so far, Iran confirmed their place in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Kuwait 2022 knockout stage after cruising 10-1

Iran, who defeated Indonesia 5-0 in their opener, burst into action from the first blow of the whistle with Hossein Tayebibidgoli and Mohammadhossein Bazyar just missing the target from above the area.
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Alireza Rafiei Pour forced Fu Li-wei into a diving save in the second minute before the Chinese Taipei keeper conceded moments later with Bazyar finding the back of the net off Moslem Oladghobad’s layoff.
Iran were just getting started with Tayebibidgoli etching his name on the scoresheet in the third minute, finishing off Oladghobad’s assist.
Chinese Taipei had a rare chance a minute later with captain Chi Sheng-fa bursting down the left flank, but his effort to get a cross into the danger area was foiled by Mahdi Karimi.
Chinese Taipei were no match for Iran’s brilliance as the Central Asian side scored their third goal after Salar Aghapour found an unmarked Saeid Ahmad Abbasi (pictured above), who finished with ease from close range.

Tayebibidgoli picked up his second goal of the evening in the 16th minute, scoring a volley off Oladghobad’s kick-in, before Ahmad Abbasi put Iran 5-0 up a minute later.
Chinese Taipei tried to mount a fightback but paid dearly as Iran caught them off a counter-attack with Ahmad Abbasi completing his hat-trick two minutes from the half-time whistle.
Iran grabbed their seventh goal two minutes into the restart with Tayebibidgoli threatening from the left flank before the two-time AFC Futsal Asian Cup Top Scorer sent an inviting lob for Aghapour to finish.
Chinese Taipei tried to push  forward again but their efforts were cut short with Alireza Javan Shahkhali collecting the loose ball before squeezing a shot past Fu Li-wei in the 28th minute.
However, Chinese Taipei’s determination was finally rewarded when they found an opening in the 31st minute with He Chia-chen scoring from inside the box, finishing off Chi Sheng-fa’s pass.
There was no letting up from Iran as they continued to pressure their opponents with Karimi finding the net in the 35th minute before Ahmad Abbasi scored his side’s 10th goal a minute later.

Iran plays Lebanon next, while Chinese Taipei faces a must-win tie against Indonesia on Sunday.

Iran futsal starts the defense of the title with a win.

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Kuwait City: Defending champions Iran showed they mean business with a 5-0 win over Indonesia in Group C of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Kuwait 2022 on Wednesday.
Twelve-time champions Iran cruised to a three-goal lead at half-time, leaving Indonesia with no chance of mounting a comeback.
Iran, playing with a cast missing most of the big names from their previous campaigns, started brightly and their aggression almost resulted in the opening goal when Mohammadhossein Derakhshani teed up Saeid Ahmad Abbasi, who flashed his effort above the bar.
Pegged in their own half, Indonesia were lucky to escape again in the second minute when Salar Aghapour displayed neat footwork before trying from distance but keeper Muhamad Nazil Purnama was up to the challenge.
Iran finally found the opening goal a minute later from a set-piece situation with Derakhshani setting up Ahmad Abbasi, who struck the ball home from just after the halfway line.
The goal rattled the Indonesians and another lapse in concentration moments later allowed Ahmad Abbasi to waltz into the area before cutting back for Moslem Oladghobad to score from above the arc.
Indonesia, despite being limited to counter-attacks, gave Iran a scare in the fifth minute when Samuel Eko pushed forward to set up Mochammad Iqbal Rahmattulah, whose attempt from an acute angle just failed to find the target.
That, however, boosted Indonesia but Iran goalkeeper Saeid Momeni denied Eko’s shot from close range moments later and Reza Gunawan’s follow-up from above the arc.
Iran continued to dictate the tempo and scored their third goal in the 10th minute following Mahdi Asadshir’s delightful curling effort, with the player striking the ball from the left flank with Muhamad Nazil rooted on the line.
Indonesia enjoyed a good start in the second half with the Southeast Asian side dictating the pace of the game, however, their urgency left them open in defense as Iran struck their fourth in the 23rd minute following Abassi’s fine effort.

Two minutes later, it was Hossein Tayebibidgoli’s turn to get on the scoresheet with the two-time AFC Futsal Asian Cup Top Scorer blasting his effort from above the area into the net following Oladghobad’s through pass.

Muhamad Nazil then denied Tayebi his second goal from the penalty spot in the 28th minute but it was a case of job done for Iran, who will play Chinese Taipei next while Indonesia will be hoping to collect three points when they face Lebanon on Friday.

Controversy follows Iran’s Futsal team as it arrives in Kuwait for the AFC Asian Futsal Cup.

Iran’s national futsal team left for Kuwait, the venue of the 16th AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022™. The sending-off occurred after the end of the training camp on Friday but the event was not without contention in Tehran.

Mohammad Reza Sangsafidi’s and Mostafa Nazari, the goalkeepers’ coach were forced to drop out of the squad indicateing the existence of internal disparities before departure to Kuwait. The uncertainty of Sangsafidi’s exclusion from the squad is still not completely clear. There are conflicting views between the player and the coach. Mehr reporter’s follow-ups show that this player has been left out by Vahid Shamsaei based on medical reports and due to a long-term injury. Of course, the player claimed in an interview that he is not injured. The FFIRI has not provided an explanation for the exclusion of a key team player from the squad.

There was more controversy to follow after the omission of Mostafa Nazari, the former Team Melli Goalkeeper and current coach from the team. The Football Federation announced in a one liner that Nazari’s absence in Kuwait was a decision by Vahid Shamsai, but provided no further details on the circumstances and how is it that the defending champion will be playing without a Goalkeepers coach in the competition. Privately it is said that the reason for these decisions was the conflict between the two parties with Nazari accusing and Shamsaei of leaving him out of technical decisions and ignoring his views.

After being excluded from the national team, Nazari, who already has been issued a Kuwaiti visa, reacted to his exclusion by publishing a message on his Instagram and writing a sarcastic message aimed at Shamsaei.

Once again, the FFIRI finds itself in a turmoil and war of attritions. It is not expected that Taj will add quality or anything of value to this administration. After the drama of Team Melli, now it is the turn of the Futsal’s Team Melli. It not because there is a curse, nor it is bad lack or the enemies of the regieme at work, these are also self-inflicted and the end result of one fundementl issue in Iran. Poor management and inefficient leadership leading to the induction of shaky and dodgy characters in the Iranian football system.

Final list for AFC Futsal Cup Kuwait 2022

Iran’s national futsal team, on returning from the 6-side Intercontinental tournament in Thailand, published the list of players who will take part in the Asian Cup in Kuwait.

This camp will resume training after the team’s two-day rest. The technical staff of the national futsal team invited 16 players to the tournament in Thailand. This list has been reduced to 14 people for the AFC Asian Cup Kuwait 2022. Vahid Shamsaei will be coaching for the first time in the Asian Futsal Cup hoping to lift the title for the first time as a head coach. He has already won eight AFC Futsal Championships with Iran.

Iran has one the title 12 times since the inception of the championship. Iran is also the Champion of the last edition.

# Player Post DOB and Age Club
1 Alireza Javan FW 2 February 1995 (27) Crop
2 Alireza Rafieipour DF 9 October 1993 (28) Crop
3 Hamzah Kodkhodaei MF 2 February 1997 (25) Mes Sungun
4 Hossein Tayyebi (captain) FW 29 September 1988 (33) Palma
5 Mehdi Asadshir Sunich Saveh
6 Mehdi Karimi MF 28 January 1997 (25) Giti Pasand
7 Mohammad Hossein Baziar MF 29 November 2003 (18) Sanaye Poshtiban
8 Mohammad Hossein Derakhshani MF 1 April 1993 (29) Giti Pasand
9 Mohammad Reza SengSefidi MF 2 November 1989 (32) Mes Sungun
10 Moslem Oladghobad MF 29 November 1995 (26) Palma
11 Saeid Ahmadabbasi FW 31 July 1992 (30) Valdepeñas
12 Saeed Momeni GK 23 November 1992 (29) Crop
13 Salar Aghapour FW 7 March 2000 (22) Mes Sungun
14 Sina Perkas GK 17 August 1992 (30) Sunich Saveh

 

MATCH SCHEDULE

GROUP C

DATE Match No. Home Away Time Venue
28 September 2022
Wednesday
Match Day 2		 5 Lebanon Chinese Taipei 20:00 Saad Al Abdullah Hall
7 Iran Indonesia 17:00  Saad Al Abdullah Hall
30 September 2022
Friday
Match Day 4		 13 Indonesia Lebanon 17:00  Saad Al Abdullah Hall
15 Chinese Taipei Iran 20:00  Saad Al Abdullah Hall
October 2022
Sunday
Match Day 6		 21 Iran Lebanon 20:00  Saad Al Abdullah Hall
22 Chinese Taipei Indonesia 17:00  Saad Al Abdullah Hall

 

Iran Futsal losses to Morocco in the finals.

The Iranian national futsal team lost the final match of the Intercontinental Cup 2022 against the Moroccan team in extra time.

The final match of the 6 sides’ futsal tournament in Thailand was played on Friday, the match ended 4-3 in favor of Morocco.  Morocco scored two goals in the first half, but Iran tied the game in the second half with goals scored by Saeed Ahmed Abbasi and Hossein Tayyebi. Morocco scored again in the 39th minute but Tayyebi responded by scoring the equalizer in the last seconds. The game ended 3-3 in regulation to send the match into extra time.

The powerful  Moroccans scored the fourth goal in overtime depriving Iran of the championship. The Iranian team won against Finland and Vietnam in the preliminary stage. Shamsaei’s boys defeated the host Thailand in the semi-final by a score of 3-2 to qualify for the final. In the ranking match, Thailand finished third by defeating Finland in penalty kicks. Iran’s national futsal team is preparing to participate in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, which will be held in Kuwait in October. In this competition, Iran is grouped with Indonesia, Lebanon, and Chinese Taipei.

After returning from Thailand, the national team will resume their camp in Tehran and then leave for Kuwait.

Iran defeats Vietnam in Thailand Futsal Tournament

Iran’s national futsal team continued its winning streak by defeating Vietnam  3-1 in their second match of the 6-a-side Continental tournament in Thailand and qualified for the semi-final stage of this competition.

Alireza Javan (twice) and Mehdi Karimi scored Iran goals.

Vahid Shamsaei is using this competition as a preparatory tournament for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2022 which will be hosted by Kuwait in October.

Iran beats Finland in futsal tournament

Iran National Futsal Team beat Finalnd 2-1 in its first match in Continental Futsal Championship Thailand 2022.

In this match, which started at 14:30 Iran time in Bangkok city, Iran scored the first goal by Salar Aghapour (2), but in the second half, they conceded the equalizer. Later, it was Moslem Olad-e-Ghabad (34) who gave Iran the lead once again to ensure Vahid Shamsaei’s boys leave the firld as winners.

On Tuesday, Iran will play Vietnam in the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium to consolidate the lead in the group of 2 teams.

In the other group, Host Thailand will start the tournament later today against Morocco, while Mozambique is the third team in the group.

The tournament is the ideal preparation for Iran’s Futsal team ahead of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup in Kuwait.

Less than 24 hours from his resignation, Shamsaei returns!

Nothing in Iran’s football seems to work like the rest of the world. Nothing seems to be certain and the fans are becoming used to expecting the unexpected.

In the series of comical acts, Vahid Shamsaei resigned from his post as the head coach of the national futsal team on Tuesday after Mehdi Taj was elected as the new president of the Football Federation. Shamsai openly and honestly announced that his vote in the election was Mirshad Majdi’s rival Mehdi Taj, but he also said that he has no problem with Taj, Nabi, and Ghanbarzadeh and has great respect for them!
His justification for resigning, Shamsaei said: “Because I saw the past events of futsal with my own eyes and I want that honor to be preserved, I am leaving. ” The World leading futsal goalscorer had several disagreements with Taj during his presidency.

After this decision, some board members of FFIRI made some calls to Shamsai and asked him to reconsider his resignation. Among those who called Mehdi Taj, the newly elected president and the reason behind the resignation.

Somehow, Shamsaei withdrew his resignation in less than a day !!

Shamsaei will be on Iran’s bench in the AFC Futsal Cup 2022, which will be hosted by Kuwait in October. He will also travel to Thailand next week with the national team to participate in the country’s preparatory tournament.

Despite being a legendary figure in Iran’s futsal, Shamsaei is also known for his fits of anger, sulky attitude, and bemoaning character. His personality and weakness in dealing with hardship could be the Achilles heel of this coach.

Futsal Team Melli squad named for training camp.

The list of 23 members of the national futsal team for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup was announced today. The 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup will be the 17th edition of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup and will be held in Kuwait between 27 September and 8 October 2022. after a delay of over a year.

Iran is the defending champion which was last won in 2018. Iran is in Group C of the championship along with Lebanon, Indonesia, and Chinese Taipei

The most significant absentee is Hossein Tayebi who is a legionnaire in Spain.

As quoted by the Football Federation website, the preparation camp for the national futsal team for the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup in Kuwait will start on the second day of Shahrivar at the National Football Center.

The most significant absentee from the squad is Hossein TabibiThe players invited to the camp are as follows:

  • Mehdi Asadshir, Sina Perkas, Reza Sepandar [Sun H.]
  • Mohammad Hossein Derakhshani, Mehdi Karimi, Masoud Yousef, and Saeed Ahmad Abbasi [Giti Pasand Esfahan]
  • Mohammad Reza Seng Sefidi, Hamzeh Kodkhodaei, Salar Aghapour [ Mes Songon,]
    Sajjad Babaei [Foolad Zarand]
  • Behrooz Azimi  [Moghavamat  Alborz]
  • Saeed Afshar, Ali Akrami, Saeed Momeni, Ali Rafieipour, and Alireza  [Jawan Crop Alvand]
  • Mohammad Ali Mirzaei, Mohammad Baziar  [Hormozgan Industries,]
  • Behrooz Asdi, [Gohar Zameen]
  • Masoud Abbasi [Catherine Amol]
  • Bahman Jafari [Farsh Ara]
  • Moslem Olad Qabad [Palma, Spain]

Heavy fines for withdrawing announced by AFC.

The draw for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2022 hosted by Kuwait in October was held yesterday and the 16 teams in the competition identified their opponents as follows:

Group A Kuwait, Iraq, Thailand, and Oman

Group B Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan

Group C Iran, Lebanon, Chinese Taipei, and Indonesia

Group D Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia,

After the draw, the Asian Football Confederation AFC threatened any team that withdraws from the competition 30 days before the Asian Cup will be fined the amount of 25 thousand dollars and banned from the next edition of the championship. Withdrawal from the Nations Cup less than 30 days before the start of the Games will result in a $ 30,000 to $ 40,000 fine for the teams. But the heaviest fines include teams that withdraw at the start of the competition. The AFC has imposed a $ 75,000 fine in this case, according to the Saudi newspaper Al-Eqtisadiya.

Compensation for financial losses and other disciplinary offenses may also be waiting for the wrong teams.

Iran is the defending champion and favorite to lift the title again.