Oman finish second in Continental Beach Soccer Tournament in China

Muscat: Oman went down to Iran in a thrilling contest and settled for second place in the inaugural Continental Beach Soccer Tournament organised in Ordos, China on Thursday.
In an exciting final, Iran denied the reigning Asian champions Oman and won the match by a 6-3 margin to clinch the title.
The Iranians also swept the individual awards with Amir Akhbari winning both the best player and top scorer awards and P. Hosseini taking the best goalkeeper prize.
Meanwhile, former Asian champions Japan settled for third place after defeating Vietnam 8-4.