Ashgabat: Islamic Republic of Iran made amends for their semi-final loss to Japan as they beat China PR 5-1 in the Ashgabat 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games women's futsal bronze medal match on Monday.
The last time IR Iran scored a goal in the tournament, was against Palestine whom they beat 16-1 in their Group B opener.
Sara Shirbeigi and Fereshteh Karimi combined to give the 2013 runners-up a 3-1 lead in the first half as they outplayed their opponents to score two more after the break.
Karimi scored the opener – her fourth goal in the Games – in the third minute while Sara Shirbeigi added a brace in the fourth and 10th for a 3-0 lead.
China PR however, got on the scoresheet a minute later though defender Dong Jiabao’s effort.
Nasimeh Sadat Gholami almost made it four for IR Iran but her effort was denied by the crossbar in the 25th.
After the break, Karimi scored her second in the 21st and Shirbeigi completed her hat-trick with an effort 10 minutes later as Shahrzad Mozafar’s side won 5-1.
Results
3rd-4th: IR Iran 5-1 China PR
Final: Japan x-x Thailand
Source: ashgabat.com
Source: the-afc.com