Iran Women’s Futsal Team held by Ukraine in friendly

Tasnim – TEHRAN, Iranian women’s national futsal team was held by Ukraine in a friendly match in Tehran on Tuesday.

Team Melli, who had defeated the European rival 5-2 at the Handball Hall on Sunday, drew 2-2 in the second match.

Fereshteh Karimi and Sara Shirbeigi scored for Iran in this warm-up match.

Iran is preparing for the 2018 AFC Women’s Futsal Championship, which will be held from May 2 to 12 in Thailand.

Iran has been drawn in Group D along with Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau and Thailand are in Group A.

Group B consists of Bangladesh, Chinese Taipei, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Bahrain, China, Japan and Lebanon are drawn in Group C.

Team Melli claimed the title of the first edition, which was held in Malaysia in 2015.