Pep Guardiola's side beat Inter 1-0 in the final two seasons ago as Rodri's goal clinched their first Champions League crown on a memorable night in Istanbul
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UAE went down 2-3 in the final. Moayed Saadoon scored two goals, while Shahriyar Fakhimi scored one for Iran. Roland Aeuya scored both the goals for the UAE. Earlier, when the two teams met in the group stage, the match had ended in a goalless draw.
Iran were richer by Dh 10,000 and also took home a replica of the World Cup Trophy. Sixteen teams took part in the tournament.
In the play-off for the third place, Egypt ‘A’ defeated Canada 7-5 with Mokhtar Ahmad scoring five goals.
The Golden Boot award was shared between Mokhtar Ahmad and Iran’s Shahriyar Fakhimi. Both ended the tournament with 10 goals.
Teams: UAE: Omer Deiban, Kamal Haimama, Saif Mohammed, Ibrahim Al Hanini, Roland Aeuya, Ahmad Al Hashim, Hussain Abd Al Aziz, Rajab Al Sherbini, Ngangwa Chrislain, Sultan Al Suwaidi, Sulaiman Mohammad, Koffi N’dia.
Iran: Shahriyar Fakhimi, Mojtaba Kiany, Mehdi Mazandarani, Moayed Saadoon, Seyed Mojtaba Miraie, Kasra Haghighi, Ali Yazdanparast, Mostafa Poorniaei, Behrooz Poorniaei, Nayef Saleh Alothali, Ghassem Zakeri.
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