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Perfect start for Iran U19 starts with a solid win vs Kyrgyzstan

Iran’s U19 national football team started the qualification for the final tournament in a positive manner defeating a stubborn 3-0 in the match held today Wednesday in Pas stadium in Ekbatan.

This is the first victory of the team coached by Sirous

The AFC Asian U19 Youth Championship Group D  qualifying match between Iran and Kyrgyzstan ended goal-less. Both teams efforts to score were futile with some of their best chances to score wasted as neither could find the opener as the score remained 0-0 at half-time.

In the second half, the tide changed and the stubborn defensive game-plan of  Kyrgyzstan crumbled early. The second half started with Iran’s pressing hard to break the deadlock. In  the53rd minute Iran scored the opener.  Aria Barzegar jumped above the defenders to finish off Ahmad Reza Jalali’s perfect delivery from the left flank.

The goal spurred Seyyed Akbar PourMousavi’s side to push forward as they dominated the game and their persistence paid off in the 78th minute when Alireza Monazami rose highest to head home Iran’s second goal. It was a well-taken header, as Monazami managed to increase the deficit for his team.

 Yassin Salmani sealed the match for the host in the 82nd minute. Salmani cooly slotted the penalty spot-kick to make it 3-0.

Despite the good result, Pourmousavi’s team lacked good finishing. There were individual flashes of good moves by the young players but as a cohesive unit, it seems that the team needs much more time to gel. Kyrgyzstan team was defensively strong with good physical shapes. The team was mostly dependent on their defensive play including some rough handling of the Iranian forwards. Despite their good efforts, especially in the 1st half, the team lacked punch upfront and were technically weak in ball handling. Their aerial defences left a lot to be desired.

 With this result, Iran is in the second in Group D by goal difference. Kyrgyzstan will meet UAE next while Iran will face off against Nepal on Friday at 17:45

Javanan (Iran U 20) lose to Indonesia

Iran’s U 20 team (Javanan Team) lost its second test match against Indonesia 1-0

At the start of this match, both teams played a balanced game and most of the minutes were played in the middle of the field. Both teams were thinking about seemed to be concerned with not conceding rather than scoring. Playing on the counterattacks, both teams managed to create one or two chances on goal, but neither of the goalkeepers was beaten with the first half finishing in a goalless draw.

In the second half, Indonesia scored on a counterattack as a result of calamitous error by Iran’s goalkeeper. It was then that the Iranian youth intensified their offence in the hope of scoring the equalizer and the winner.

However, Iran U 20 did not use their possession superiority to their advantage. The best chance for Iran to score was thwarted by an Indonesian defender who cleared the ball from the goal line.

 Iran failed to score in the second half as the match ended 1-0 for Indonesia. It should be noted that the Iranian team had a 4-2 victory in its first match against Indonesia.

Javanan Team (Iran U 20)

Amir Hossein Nikpour; Mohammad Reza Moharami, Ahmad Jalali, Hossein Zavari, Hossein Shavardi, Mohammad Asgari, Alireza Asadabadi, Yassin Salmani, Mehdi Ahmadi, Mehdi Hashemi Nejad and Aria Barzegar