Kuwait City: Sanaye Giti Pasand were crowned AFC Futsal Club Championship 2012 champions with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Uzbekistan’s Ardus at the Yarmouk Indoor Stadium on Friday as for the second time Iranians club won the coveted title after Sepahan won the inaugural championship in 2010.
A deflected goal off Artur Yunusov in Afshin Kazemi’s effort gave the Iranian champions an early 1-0 lead in the 3rd minute but Yunusov himself brought the match at level within seconds of the second half followed by a decisive goal from Rudimar Venancio in the 24th minute.
Yunusov, the semi-goal scoring hero playing after a long injury layoff, had an eventful evening as the ball deflected off him gave the Iranians a 1-0 lead. Credit goes to Kazemi for connecting a powerful shot in the penalty area as goalkeeper Rustam Umarov could not react to stop the deflection off Yunusov.
Ardus’ Jamoliddin got the chance of the match just before the half-time but his fierce shot somehow hit the inside of the goalpost and fall back on the lap of Giti Pasand goalie Hossein Hafshejani.
Ardus brought the match at level within the 30 seconds of the second half after tournament’s top scorer Ahmad Esmaeilpour failed to perform his defending duties properly. Sharipov’s pass to Yunusov went on Esmaeilpour’s feet but the lanky forward missed the ball and Yunusov’s utilized the opportunity at its best making it 1-1.
A clever piece of futsal all around helped Giti Pasand hit back in the match with a decisive goal in the 24th minute. Captain Mohammed Keshhavarz cleverly passed a freekick to Kazemi who, rounding off two Uzbek defenders, cleverly released the ball to unmarked Venancio who slotted home the 2-1 decisive lead for Giti Pasand.
Ardus tried their best but brilliant goalkeeping from Hafshejani kept all their effort at bay as Giti Pasand became the second Iranian club to the competition.
courtesy : the afc
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