Iran beaten by Brazil in futsal friendly
Iran suffered a 5-2 defeat against world champion Brazil in a first outing in futsal friendly tournament in Curitiba, Brazil, on Thursday.
Charuto gave the host a seventh-minute lead, only to see his goal canceled out by Salar Aqapour’s superb finish a minute later.
Arthur restored the lead for the Selecao from the second spot in the 17th minute, and young Brazilian Neguinho doubled the advantage as it finished 3-1 at halftime.
The home side started the second half on the front foot but it was Vahid Shamsaei’s side which found the net against the run of play, with prolific Hossein Tayyebi scoring on a rebound, though it proved to be a costly strike for the Asian powerhouse as Aqapour was substituted after being injured in the buildup to the goal.
Marcelo restored the two-goal cushion with a sizzling strike in the 25th minute, and there was further misery for Shamsaei’s men after Tayyebi received his marching order for a second booking three minutes later.
Iranian keeper Saeid Momeni pulled off a string of saves to keep his side in the contest, but Charuto netted his second of the night with five minutes left on the clock as Shamsaei’s side got off to losing start in the tournament.
A second match for Iran will come against Greenland today.
Greenland was beaten 5-4 by Afghanistan in their opening game earlier on Thursday.