PersianFootball.com – PHUKET, Iran’s beach soccer team defeated Japan today to win the gold medal in the Asian Beach Games beach soccer tournament by a score of 4-3.<\/b><\/p>\n
After Iran’s appearance at the Samsung Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup held in Dubai concluded, the squad flew to Phuket, Thailand to participate in this years Asian Beach Games.<\/p>\n
Iran, placed in Group B, faced regional opponents Syria and Oman. The first game against Syria ended in a 9-3 victory for Iran, this was followed by a shocking 5-1 loss to Oman.<\/p>\n
Iran still progressed to the quarter-finals where they defeated host nation Thailand 3-1.<\/p>\n
The semi-final match saw Iran face the UAE in a gripping match that ended tied at 4-4 after extra time. Iran progressed to the final match after defeating the UAE in penalty shootouts.<\/p>\n
The final brought Iran to face Japan in what was an exciting and close fought match that saw Iran clinch the gold medal by a scoreline of 4-3.<\/p>\n
This is the second time Iran has clinched the gold medal at the Asian Beach Games as they had also claimed gold in the 2012 edition.<\/p>\n
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