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Afghanistan, Iran draw in Islamic Solidarity Futsal match

Photo by Afghanistan Football Federation.

Afghanistan’s national futsal team played to a 2–2 draw against Iran on Thursday in their second match at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh.

The match, held at 3:00 p.m. Kabul time, saw Iran leading 2–1 at halftime. However, a determined second-half performance by the Afghan side leveled the score, with Mahdi Nawrozi scoring the equalizer.

Earlier in the tournament, Afghanistan defeated Tajikistan 9–5 in their opening game.