Iran women’s futsal team wins China tournament

Tehran Times – YINCHUAN, Iran’s women’s national futsal team won International Tournament in Yinchuan despite losing to China 2-1 on Tuesday.

Fatemeh Rahmati scored Iran’s only goal of the match.

Team Melli won the event thanks to the better goal difference than China.

Shahrzad Mozafar’s side had made a strong start to the tournament, opening their campaign with a 6-0 victory over Hong Kong before defeating China 3-1 in their second match.

Iran then recorded another emphatic win over Hong Kong, cruising to a 9-1 victory in their third outing. However, they were unable to complete the tournament on a winning note, going down 2-1 to China in the final match.

Iran finished the tournament with three wins and one defeat.

The team took part in the competition to gain valuable international experience, assess the players’ technical level and continue preparations for upcoming tournaments.