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Iran advances to Asian Footvolley Championships final encounter

Saturday, 29 April 2017 9:41 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 29 April 2017 9:48 AM ]

The Iranian men’s national footvolley A team (in green)

The Iranian men’s national footvolley A team has defeated Iran’s B squad at the semi-final stage of the Praputt Kamlang-ek FC 4th Asian Footvolley Championships in Thailand to book its passage into the final match of the continental sports event.

The final match between Iran A outfit, comprised of Othman Sensebili and Jamil Kor, and Iran’s national footvolley B team was held on Tha Lo Beach in Tha Muang district of the central Thai province of Kanchanaburi on Saturday morning.

Iran A pair could chalk up a 2-1 win over their compatriots Vahid Shadan and Vahid Imeri at last.

Iran and Thailand national footvolley A teams will face off in the final on Saturday evening.

The Praputt Kamlang-ek FC 4th Asian Footvolley Championships kicked off in Thailand on April 26, and will wrap up on April 29, 2017.

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.

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