Iran footvolley team defeats Malaysia in Asian championship
Iran’s national men’s footvolley team has won a third match in a row at the quarterfinal round of the 3rd edition of the Asian Footvolley Championship in Thailand, moving past the hosts.
On Saturday, Iran’s B squad, comprised of Jamil Kor and Abdulati Nazari, opened the game in a convincing fashion, picking up most of the points.
Iranians managed to widen the difference against their Southeast Asian opponents and won the first set.
The Iranian team maintained domination in the second set with some good attacks, and clinched it as well and progressed to the semifinal round of the continental sporting event.
Iran’s national men’s footvolley team is waiting for the winner of the Saturday evening match between Australia and Singapore B teams to set up a semi-final fixture on Sunday morning.
The 3rd edition of Asian Footvolley Championship kicked off in the Thai capital city of Bangkok on May 13, and will run through May 15, 2016.
Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach, Brazil, in 1965. It is a sport that combines aspects of beach volleyball and association football.
Footvolley is essentially beach volleyball, except for the fact that players are not allowed to use their hands, and a football replaces the volleyball.
A number of professional football players, including Romário, Edmundo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Júnior, and Edinho, have taken up footvolley in both promotional events and celebrity matches in recent years.
Turkish kung fu fighter Akyuz under fire for displaying Palestinian flag
FIFA, AFC congratulate Iran on Asian futsal championship
Iran’s Futsal team crested 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup winner
VIDEO | Jewish movement for Palestine: 'Not in our name'
VIDEO | The legacy of Bobby Sands
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
VIDEO | Solidarity protest with US students at Sana'a university
Gaza ministry condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli jail
Bahraini resistance group claims attack on Israeli port
VIDEO | Musa Abu Marzouk
France denies entry to Gaza war surgeon in 'utter vindictiveness'
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
