Iranian Women Defeat Russian Rivals at Futsal Friendly Match.

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian women's national futsal team, in a friendly match in Tehran, defeated Russia 3-2.

In a friendly match on Friday, the Iranian national women's futsal team, preparing for the 2020 AFC Women's Futsal Championship, overpowered Russian rival 3-2.

Iranian players Fatemeh Papei, Fatemeh Arjangi and Fereshteh Karimi scored for Iran.

Fereshteh Karimi suffered an injury in the last minutes of the match.

The friendly match was officiated by Iranian international referee Gelareh Nazemi.

The Russian team is the holder of the third ranking in UEFA (The Union of European Football Associations) Women's Futsal Euro 2019.

The 2019 UEFA Women's Futsal Championship, also referred to as the UEFA Women's Futsal Euro 2019, was the first edition of the UEFA Women's Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organized by UEFA for the women's national teams of Europe.

Spain, Portugal and Russia stood on the first to third places respectively.

Iran's second friendly match against Russia will be held on Saturday.

In mid-May, Iranian female Futsal players clinched the title of champions at the Asian Football Confederation Women's Futsal Championships for the second year in a row.

The Iranian queens defeated Japan in a dazzling five-goal second half at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok on May 12 after overpowering all Asian powerhouses at the major international tournament hosted by Thailand.

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