Iran’s power football team has continued its winning way in the 12th AFC Asian Championship by defeating Uzbekistan 6-3 in the quarter finals match which was held in Dubai

Defending and ten-time champions Iran look the strongest on paper and in the best of form for a record eleventh crown as the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship enters the knock-out stages today.

Iran have been way ahead of the rest of the teams involved in this championship, with their three emphatic wins in Group C telling their own tale.

They started off with a 14-1 thrashing of South Korea, then hammered Qatar 8-0 in their second encounter, before pulverizing a resolute Australia 9-0. Iran have won all the editions of the AFC Futsal Championship, except one that was claimed by Japan in 2006.

In the quarter-finals, Iran faced Uzbekistan in a repeat of the 2010 final that was convincingly won by the Iranians 8-3.

The first half ended 3-0 for Team Melli , the gaols scored by Hamid Ahmadi , Ahmad Ismaelpour and Hassanzadeh. By the end of the match Iran scored another three.

In the second half , Iran continued with another 3 goals from Mohammad Taheri , Andliev (O.G.) and Hamid Ahmadi  while the Uzbeks managed to score 3 goals to maintain parity in the half,