Iran defeats Uzbekistan in a thrilling match

Persopress-The Iranian National team today defeated strong willed Uzbekistan in a close and suspending match which ended 2-1 for Iran. After starting out very even in the 16'th minute Uzbek defender kicked the ball out of the box bouncing into Iran's 18'th meter and Rezaei headed the ball to a supposed corner but instead the ball goes too low and Roudbarian was out of the goal so the ball flew straight into the goal only for Rezaei and Roubarian to realize their mistake and mark it as an Own Goal for Iran. This Goal only made it worst for Iran as our defense had many flaws and when Iran attacked Khatibi and Enayati messed up while Zandi could not participate with Enayati. Hashemian was usually lonely in Iran's attack and Nekounam was filled with mistakes. Things only got worst as the Uzbek's had many more chances only either to be saved by superb defender Jalal Hossieni or Roubarian. The first half was a nightmare for Iran as everyone was losing hope with the way Iran was playing. Only a hint of what was to come in the Second half was when Karimi dribbled so many players but failed to shoot or give a good pass in the Uzbek penalty box. The Second Half Started and Iran started out fairly even just like the beginning of the game except only 10 minutes later Mahdavikia gave a beautiful cross from corner to Jalal Hossieni, Iran's defender and scored a header which bounced into the corner of the net. Things only got better for Iran as Team Melli started attacking with full force with beautiful plays as the Uzbek's looked tired and worn out. It showed that those physical trainings really showed off in the Second half. Iranian Captain Mehdi Mahdavkia got his tooth knocked out in the middle of the match and was checked by the medics and he was able to continue but this really shows our teams captains passion and willingness to play as it encouraged the rest of the team to play on! At around this time the Uzbek's got an amazing chance and one of their forwards got a one on one with Roubarian but Roudbairan saved the day with an amazing fall not to let the Uzbek's gain the lead. 20 minutes later in the 78'th minute Karimi brang up the ball and passed the ball off to the side to Teymourian. Teymourian saw Kazemian running on the side past the defenders so he passes a through ball to Kazemian and Kazemian shoots the ball from the side in to the net. From this point on it was fairly even, but the Uzbek's did attack the last 5 minutes of the game as Iran played a defensive game which got fairly dangerous. But Iran succeeded to come back and win the game showing its dominance and its weaknesses in its defense. Iran is now second place in its group, While China is first only because of goal difference as China beat Malaysia 5-1 in Kuala Lampur.

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