Iran Too Strong for Yemen at 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
TEHRAN (Iran News) Iran led from start to finish with Abolfazl Zamani starring with a brace with the Central Asian side to be sure of advancing should Indonesia fail to beat Uzbekistan in Sunday’s later game.
Abolfazl Zamani opened the scoring for Iran in Group C tie in the 26th minute and netted his second in the 34th minute after Yemen failed to deal with a cross from Yaghoob Barajeh, leaving the Iran No 16 to head home past a rooted Mokref.
Yemen fell further behind in the 42nd minute after Esmaeil Gholizadeh pounced on a poor pass from Ahmed Al Hajj before slotting the ball into the bottom right corner the-afc.com reported.
Yemen conceded the fourth following Mohammed Moqbel’s own goal, leaving the West Asian side on the ropes going into the break.
Iran stretched their lead a minute after the restart when Abbas Kahrizi sent a perfect cross for Ghandipour to nod home.
Yemen suffered further agony, conceding again in the 72nd minute after Nima Andarz supplied a cross for Abolfazl Zoleikhaei to finish with a close-range diving header.
- source : tasnim