Nov 6, 2015, 8:36 PM

National futsal team bags 2nd win at Grand Prix

National futsal team bags 2nd win at Grand Prix

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Iranian national futsal team achieved the second successive victory at the 2015 Grand Prix de Futsal Cup, Brazil to remain atop Pool B.

On the second day of the tournament, Iranian futsal players held a match against Angola on Friday morning to eventually win with distinction 7-nil.

Iran had earlier stomped Colombia 4-nil and by the two wins continues to lead Pool B of the competitions with 6 points.

Colombia managed to subdue Uruguay in another match of the same group.

In their last match of the group round, the national futsal team will play against Uruguay and a draw can take the Iranian players to the second round of Grand Prix as the first team of Pool B.

In Pool A of the tournament, Paraguay defeated Zambia 6-2 while the host Brazil crushed Guatemala 9-0 finalizing their rise to the next round as the top team of their group.

First held in 2005, the 2015 Grand Prix de Futsal is the 10th edition of the international futsal competition of the same kind as the FIFA Futsal World Cup but with invited nations and held annually in Brazil.

 

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