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07.June.2021 at 19:30
World Cup Qualifier
National Stadium, Riffa
Attendance : 0
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Opponent Confederation: AFC
Bahrain
0 - 3
Iran
Referee: Fu Ming (China) World Cup Qualifier / Group C-match

Goalscorers
None Sardar AZMOUN (54)
Sardar AZMOUN (61)
Mehdi TAREMI (79)
Opening Line-up
Sayed Mohammed Jaafar
Waleed Al Hayam
Hamad Al Shamsan
Ahmed Nabeel
Ali Haram
Mohamed Jasim Marhoon
Sayed Reda Issa
Mahdi Al Humaidan
Abdulwahab Al Malood
Mohamed Al Romaihi
Jassim Al Shaikh
Alireza BEIRANVAND
Shojaa KHALILZADEH
Sadegh MOHARRAMI
Milad MOHAMMADI
Hossein KANANI-ZADEGAN
Ahmad NOUROLLAHI
Vahid AMIRI
Ali GHOLIZADEH
Ehsan HAJSAFI
Mehdi TAREMI
Sardar AZMOUN
Bench
Ali Madan
Kamil Al Aswad
Ismaeel Abdullatif Hassan
Sayed Dhiya Shubber
Ahmed Moosa Ali
Abbas Fadhel Ashoor
Ebrahim Lutfallah
Morteza POURALIGANJI
Saman GHODDOS
Mehdi TORABI
Saeid EZATOLAHI
Karim ANSARIFARD
AliReza JAHANBAKHSH
Mehdi GHAEDI
Substitutions
Ali Madan -> Mahdi Al Humaidan 62
Kamil Al Aswad -> Abdulwahab Al Malood 62
Ismaeel Abdullatif Hassan -> Mohamed Al Romaihi 69
Sayed Dhiya Shubber-> Jassim Al-Shaikh 69
Ahmed Moosa Ali -> Sayed Reda Issa 80
Saman GHODDOS -> Milad MOHAMMADI (46)
Saeid EZATOLAHI -> Vahid AMIRI (68)
Mehdi TORABI -> Sardar AZMOUN (74)
Morteza POURALIGANJI -> Hossein KANANI-ZADEGAN (83)
Mehdi GHAEDI -> Ali GHOLIZADEH (83)
Yellow cards
Ahmed Nabeel 31
Ali Haram 51
Hossein KANANI-ZADEGAN (45)
Red cards
None None.
Match report


Pictures from the match
Riffa: Sardar Azmoun starred with two goals as Iran scored a vital 3-0 victory over Bahrain in Group C of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 on Monday.

The three points saw Iran leapfrog Bahrain into second place on 12 points, two behind Iraq with both sides having two matches remaining. The defeat was a blow for Bahrain, who are third with just one game remaining in the race to advance to the third round of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
The opening minutes saw a tight contest with Bahrain, bolstered by the 8-0 win over Cambodia four days ago, forcing Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand into an early save following Mahdi Humaidan’s cross.

Iran adopted a more patient style of play when in possession but couldn’t find a way past Bahrain defence in the early part of the first half.
Iran had an opportunity to break the deadlock at the half-hour mark when Ahmad Nabeel of Bahrain was cautioned for his rough tackle on Mehdi Taremi outside the box, but the FC Porto striker effort from the resulting free-kick struck the wall.

Iran began to gradually assert themselves as they tested goalkeeper Sayed Mohammed Abbas with their long-range attempts, while Bahrain found Beiranvand a stumbling block.

Team Melli were a different side after the break and their persistence was finally rewarded in the 54th minute when Azmoun slotted past Mohammed Abbas to break the deadlock, courtesy of a perfectly timed through pass by Taremi.

Bahrain surged forward in search of the equalizer but were punished through a counterattack in the 61st minute as Taremi displayed impeccable control to collect the ball, with his pass finding a racing Azmoun who slotted home.


Bahrain continued pressing but it was Iran who would score again, with Taremi getting his deserved goal when he converted Ahmad Nourollahi’s pass with a strike into the bottom left corner of the net in the 79th minute.
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