Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City: Sanaye Giti Pasand clinched their spot in the final of the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 after beating Qatar’s Al Rayyan 4-2 in the semi-finals on Friday.
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With Thailand's Bluewave Chonburi awaiting the winners, both sides came into the match eager to create history - Al Rayyan hoping to book their first-ever appearance in the competition's final, an achievement matched just once in Qatar’s history, and Giti Pasand looking to become the first side from the Islamic Republic of Iran to reach their third final.
It took Giti Pasand just three minutes to demonstrate their class, the Iranians taking the lead when Ahmad Esmaeilpour timed his leap to perfection to connect with Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh’s inch-perfect cross with a fine header.
After a spell of incessant pressure, the incisive Iranians then doubled their lead through Abolghasem Orouji who did well to waltz past Mohammad Taheri before dispatching a left-footed low drive, two minutes later.
In what was becoming one-way traffic in favour of the Iranians; Hassanzadeh coming close as he twisted and turned before seeing his shot saved by Abdulrahman Mohsin after Orouji timed his pass to perfection.
Having secured a two-goal cushion, the Iranians resorted to the counter attack approach, a tactic which was to prove costly as it paved the way for Al Rayyan to push further forward. The Qataris duly came close to narrowing the gap when Deigo Costa fed the ball onto the path of Lucas Oliveira only to be denied by the strong left hand of custodian Sepehr Mohammadi.
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