Futsal World Cup - Iran on course to reach next round

Iran took control of the match from the first whistle by putting a lot of pressure on Libya. Their gameplan worked perfectly when they found themselves 2-0 up in the first seven minutes thanks to goals from Mohammad Hashemzadeh and Mohammad Taheri.

Despite the backing from the local crowd, Libya did their best to improve, but spurred on by the influence of Rabie Abdel, Iran scored again in the 17th minute with Hashemzadeh claiming his second of the game.

Only some outstanding goalkeeping from Mohamed Alsharif kept Libya in the game, but they soon found themselves with a fighting chance when goals from Abdel and Majid Latifi pulled the score back to 3-2 five minutes after half-time.

However, Iran kept their cool, focus on their game plan and put the game beyond doubt eight minutes from time when Mostafa Tayyebi scored his first goal of the tournament to ensure that the west Asians went second in the Group D standings.

Iran 4:2 Libya
Goals: Mohammad TAHERI (5'), Mohammad HASHEMZADEH (7', 17'), and Mostafa TAYYEBI (32') for Iran. Rabie ABDEL (19'), and Mohamed RAHOMA (25' PEN) for Libya.

STATISTICS

	Statistics
32	Shots	19
9	Corner kicks	5
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Second yellow card and red card	0
0	Red Cards	0
56%	Possession (%)	44%