TEHRAN - Iran’s women’s national futsal team has won the International Tournament in Yinchuan, even though they lost their final match 2-1 to China. 
Iran took the title on goal difference ahead of China.
Fatemeh Rahmati scored Iran’s only goal in that closing defeat, which was the team’s sole loss of the competition. Iran’s team ended the tournament with three wins and one defeat.
The Persians started strongly, beating Hong Kong 6-0 in their opening match and then defeating China 3-1 in their second game. In their third outing they met Hong Kong again and won 9-1.
The team could not finish on a winning note, going down 2-1 to China in the last match, but their goal difference kept them ahead of the hosts in the standings.
Iran took part in the event to gain international experience, assess the players’ technical level and continue preparations for upcoming tournaments.