The Iranian men’s national footvolley A team has ended its campaign at the Praputt Kamlang-ek FC 4th Asian Footvolley Championships in Thailand, and finished in the second place overall in the continental tournament.

On Saturday evening, Iran A outfit, comprised of Othman Sensebili and Jamil Kor, sustained a bitter 2-0 (18-11 and 18-13) defeat at the hands of strong Thailand national footvolley A team on Tha Lo Beach in Tha Muang district of the central Thai province of Kanchanaburi.

Meanwhile, Thailand’s national footvolley B team beat Iran B squad of Vahid Shadan and Vahid Imeri in the third-place play-off.

Shadan was named the most spectacular player of the Asian footvolley championships.

The Praputt Kamlang-ek FC 4th Asian Footvolley Championships kicked off in Thailand on April 26, and wrapped up on April 29, 2017.

Footvolley was created by Octavio de Moraes on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach, Brazil, in 1965. It is a sport that combines aspects of beach volleyball and association football.

Footvolley is essentially beach volleyball, except for the fact that players are not allowed to use their hands, and a football replaces the volleyball.

A number of professional football players, including Romário, Edmundo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Júnior, and Edinho, have taken up footvolley in both promotional events and celebrity matches in recent years.