Iran footballers win 2016 world artists’ cup
Iranian soccer players have lifted the trophy at the second edition of World Artists 7-Man Football Match in the Persian Gulf island of Qeshm following a victory over the Romanian side.
On Friday, Romanian sportsmen opened the game played at Qeshm’s Jahan Pahlevan Takhti Stadium and officiated by 64-year-old former Iranian association football referee Mohammad Fanaei in a dominant fashion, and sent a number of passes on Iran’s goalpost.
The Iranian goalkeeper Ebrahim Mirzapour, however, made key saves and prevented the other side from scoring.
Iran’s Mehdi Salehpour finally took advantage of a tremendous opportunity in the 15th minute, and perfectly placed in the corner of Romania’s net to score the sole goal of the game.
The second edition of World Artists 7-Man Football Match opened in Qeshm Island, Iran, on February 13, and wrapped up on February 19, 2016.
The tournament brought together teams from Azerbaijan, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Poland, Romania, Sweden and Turkey
There were seven players on the field on each team, one of whom was the goalkeeper. A standard match consisted of two equal periods of 20 minutes.
The Iranian capital city of Tehran hosted the first edition of World Artists 7-Man Football Match last February.
Romania won the title after a 4-1 win over the hosts in the final match.
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