TEHRAN - Iran stormed into the semi-finals of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2025 with an 11-0 win over Bahrain in their quarter-final clash on Thursday.The protecting champs will now deal with Saudi Arabia in Saturdays semi-final with the winners to likewise book their ticket to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Seychelles 2025.
Iran started on an aggressive footing, with captain Mohammadali Mokhtari conjecturing in the third minute but saw his effort strike the post, the-afc.
com reported.A minute later on, Movahed Mohammadours acrobatic effort found the perfectly positioned Mohammad Masoumizadeh, who expertly heeled the ball into the net.Iran extended their lead quickly before completion of the very first period when Ali Mirshekaris bike kick beat Bahrain goalkeeper Ahmed Abdulrasool to find the back of the net, followed by a second goal from Mokhtari seconds later.Mokhtari had a chance to complete his hat-trick halfway through the second duration, but the Bahrain custodian responded swiftly to parry it away.The Ali Nadei-led side continued to flaunt their goalscoring prowess throughout the 2nd period with Masoumi netting his 2nd objective of the evening in the 19th minute, while Seyed Ali Nazem did the same 2 minutes later.A 6th goal for the Central Asians was available in the final seconds of the second period when Mirshekari transformed a penalty by sending out the ball into the bottom best corner of the Bahrain net.There was no stopping Iran, as simply 2 minutes into the last duration, Abbas Rezaei and Saeed Piramoun included their names to the scoresheet within seconds of each other, with Nazem and Mirshekari further extending the benefit in the 27th and 28th minutes.Iran topped off their dominant success with an objective from Mohammadali Nazarzadeh in the final minute of the match.