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    Beach Soccer: Iran beat UAE on penalties to contend final against Spain



    The final of the 2019 Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup will be fought between Spain and Iran

    The defending champions of the Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup Dubai are into their fourth final in the tournament where they will face Spain.


    Joaquin Alonso’s men defeated last year’s finalists Russia to secure a top two finish. The Russians will face the UAE for third.

    In the scuffle for finishing positions, Italy lost their third match in Dubai and will now be grateful for a seventh-place finish on the final day in Dubai.

    The Azzurri will play Mexico who are still on the hunt for their opening victory in the competition after letting a four-goal lead slip against Japan.


    SEMI-FINALS

    Iran 1(4)-(3)1 UAE


    With a win against the defending champions in Friday’s match, the Emirati would confirm their best ever finish in the nine-year history of the Intercontinental Cup in Dubai.

    The injured Iranian Akbari, who still sat atop the scoring charts, watched on from the stands as Iran took the first goal. It came from keeper Hamid, who fired in a rocket from his own half which took a fortunate bounce to deceive his opposite number.

    At the first break, the locals were trailing but they pushed in the second stage to keep the Iranians from extending their advantage, which they threatened to do on several occasions.

    However, the balance began to shift as time gradually ticked by and another goal didn’t come. Bruno Malias’ side became desperate as the match entered its third and final period.

    Each chance or save was cheered wildly by the crowd until, suddenly, the breakthrough came, and who else but captain Walid Mohammad to put UAE level with five minutes of the game left, taking the Persians into an added three minutes.

    But that wasn’t enough to choose the victor, so the game rolled on into a penalty shootout. Ten spotkicks decided the finalist, and while UAE managed to net three, Peyman Hosseini prove the hero for Iran.

    The reigning champions maintain their unbeaten penalty shootout record in the Intercontinental Cup, handing the heartbroken Emirati a play-off for third against Russia.

    Goals: 1-0: Hamid, min. 3 (1); 1-1: Waleed, min. 5 (3);

    PSO: 0-0: M. Shir, saved; 0-0: Ali, missed; 1-0: Mirshekari, scored; 1-1: Hesham, scored; 2-1: M. Kiani, scored; 2-2: Waleed B., scored; 3-3: Abbas., scored; 4-3: M. Masoumi., scored; 4-3: Kamal., saved;



    Spain 4-2 Russia

    A classic European battle kicked off in the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Cup, as last year’s finalists took on La Roja in Dubai.

    Llorenç Gomes, enjoying his final day of being the world’s best player ahead of the Beach Soccer Stars on Saturday, reminded everyone why he won the award the previous year when he smashed in a beautiful overhead from the half-way line, which bounced in off the Russian post.

    This moment of brilliance was all that stood between these rivals as the second period began, and midway through the second stage, David beat the defender to a loose ball to double the lead.

    It took Nikonorov just moments to cancel the goal out though, as he put away a close-range one-on-one to score his third of the tournament.

    A ridiculously sweet strike from Chiky retook the lead for Alonso’s men and a lucky bounce off the sand saw Javi Torres double the lead. From that point on it was all about controlling the run of play, which they did well to run down the clock and clinch a place in the final.

    At least a second-place finish is a huge improvement on their debut appearance in 2018 for La Roja, where they finished sixth. Russia will play in the play-off for third.

    Goals: 1-0: Llorenç, min. 2 (1); 2-0: David, min. 6 (2); 2-1: Nikonorov, min. 6 (2); 2-2: Fedorov, min. 9 (3); 3-2: Chiky, min. 9 (3); 4-2: Javi Torres, min. 7 (3);

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      #3
      when is the final?what time?

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        #4
        8pm local time tomorrow (11-9-19)

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          #5
          Here are the highlights of the semi-final victory over UAE: https://video.varzesh3.com/video/203...4%d8%aa%db%8c)

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            #6
            Iran vs. Spain live on ESPN now ... iran 2 up ... second goal was goal of tournament so far ...

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              #7
              Iran beat Spain 6-3 to claim the tournament!

              This was a very hard fought match. The last period was very heated with a player from each team getting red carded. The officiating was atrocious and heavily biased against Iran (as usual). TM fought like lions and deserved this crown. Well done TM!

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                #8
                We are superior. We always were.
                I went to Sharif University. I'm a superior genetic mutation, an improvement on the existing mediocre stock.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by KC McElroy View Post
                  We are superior. We always were.
                  please speak for yourself, most Iranian are normal (not racist) people...

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                      #11
                      Damn forgot about these guys
                      They are an exciting bunch to watch...!
                      Is the final available on replay!?

                      Congrats to everyone
                      Dame hamashoon garm

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by BacheLot View Post
                        Damn forgot about these guys
                        They are an exciting bunch to watch...!
                        Is the final available on replay!?

                        Congrats to everyone
                        Dame hamashoon garm
                        Yes, should be on replay on BeachSoccer.com (if not already, soon).

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                          Iran lift a record-matching third Intercontinental Cup!

                          The ninth edition was clinched in Dubai as Iran defeated Spain with six goals to retain the title

                          The 2018 Intercontinental kings reign once more in Dubai as they downed the Spanish by six goals to three in Saturday’s final.

                          Abbas Hashempour’s men fought hard to build a lead and once they had a grip of the game, Spain struggled to get back into the match.

                          Spain 3-6 Iran (FINAL)

                          After finishing in a disappointing sixth last year, Spain had pushed their way past the competition to make it all the way to the final, where they met Intercontinental veterans, Iran.

                          With a win, this would be the third time the Iranians lifted the trophy, matching the records of both Russia and Brazil, and they started on the front foot when Kiani drove in the first. Two minutes later the defending champions were two ahead thanks to a goal of the tournament contender from Piramoun.

                          But with just a minute of the first period left two quick strikes from the Catalan double, Llorenç and Eduard Suarez, brought La Roja back to 2-2.

                          Adri Frutos then pushed Joaquin Alonso’s men ahead for the first time in the match, until Mokhtari converted to level up, before goalkeeper Hamid drove a blistering strike past his opposite number.

                          When they went 3-6 down, Spain changed tactic as Adri Frutos came on as to play in goal, adding to the attacking prowess but opening up the Spanish back line. Iran didn’t manage to score again but in the end saw out a comfortable victory to retain an historic title, match the Russian and Brazilian records of three Intercontinental Cups!

                          Goals: 0-1: Kiani, min. 8 (1); 0-2: Piramoun, min. 6 (1); 1-2: Llorenç, min. 1 (1); 2-2: Eduard, min. 1 (1); 3-2: Adri Frutos, min. 9 (2); 3-3: Mokhtari, min. 5 (2); 3-4: Hamid, min. 2 (2); 3-5: Ahmadzadeh, min. 6 (3); 3-6: Masoumi, min. 3 (3);

                          Champions: Iran

                          Runners-up: Spain

                          3rd: UAE

                          4th: Russia

                          5th: Japan

                          6th: Egypt

                          7th: Italy

                          8th: Mexico


                          Individual Awards:

                          MVP: Waleed Beshr (UAE)

                          Top Scorer: Amirhosein Akbari (Iran) - 6

                          Best Goalkeeper: Mohamad Al Jasmi (UAE)

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                            #14
                            I went to Sharif University. I'm a superior genetic mutation, an improvement on the existing mediocre stock.

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