ATHENS2004- The Ukraine
celebrated their second win by beating Iran 6-2 for Group
A of the Paralympic 7-a-side Football Tournament. The
Ukrainian team scored six goals for the second
consecutice match and has produced 12 so far in the
Tournament. Iran suffered their first loss, after they
drew 2-2 with Argentina in their opening match. Taras
DUTKO (UKR) scored a hat-trick, while Volodymyr KABANOV
(UKR) scored twice and Volodymyr ANTONYUK (UKR) once.
Houshang KHOSRAVANI scored both goals gor Iran.
The Ukraine scored two goals in two minutes, in the 17th
and in the 19th. The first goal was scored by DUTKO with
a header and the second one by KABANOV, with a shot
outside the penalty box.
The Iranians managed to equalise before the break in the
same way: scoring twice in two minutes; in the 28th
minute KHOSRAVANI found the net with a direct free kick
and in the 30th minute he levelled the score with a
diagonal shot.
The Ukraine took the lead again in the 35th minute with
DUTKO, while in the 38th ANTONYUK scored once more for
the silver medalists of the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games.
In the 41st minute, KABANOV scored his second goal and
fifth for the Ukrainian team in the match, after a cross
by Vitaliy TRUSHEV from the right.
Abdolreza KERIMIZADEH (IRI) headed the ball to the left
post in the 43rd minute, while and the final result was
decided in the 47th minute by DUTKO, who scored his third
goal in the match and fifth in the Tournament.
On the third day of Group A, the Ukraine will face
Argentina and Iran will play against Ireland on Thursday,
22 September.
