FC Lokomotiv Moscow became the first team to seal the Mundialito throne for the second occasion, following their narrow win over Iranian side Pars Jonoubi in the final of the competition. Despite bagging a wide advantage in the first period, the 2012 champions saw their opponents react and climb back, pulling two goals back to […]
FC Lokomotiv Moscow became the first team to seal the Mundialito throne for the second occasion, following their narrow win over Iranian side Pars Jonoubi in the final of the competition.
Despite bagging a wide advantage in the first period, the 2012 champions saw their opponents react and climb back, pulling two goals back to stay just one goal down, beachsoccer.com reported.
Ozu tried to cut the Iranian wings with the 4-2, but Akbari immediately had his team believing again with a stunning free kick missile.
Lokomotiv were feeling confident, though, and managed the situation doubling the distance once again, with Nikonorov’s 5-3.
Pars Jonoubi found it hard to find the tournament’s best goalkeeper’s nets again, but Mesigar cut the distance in half for the third time for his team. Despite they tried hard, the equalizer never came for Pars Jonoubi’s whose reaction fell one goal short, and Lokomotiv prevailed as the champions of this Mundialito de Clubes Beach Soccer Vargem-Grande Paulista 2017.
Corinthians bagged up the bronze in the Mundialito de Clubes following a narrow 3-2 win in the People’s Classico against Flamengo.
