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#AFCU20 | Group C : Yemen 0 - 6 IR Iran

Group C - MD2: Yemen 0-6 IR Iran

Shenzhen: Islamic Republic of Iran closed in on a place in the knockout stage of the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ China 2025 after cruising 6-0 past Yemen in their Group C tie at the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch 1 on Sunday.
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.
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Yemen settled the quicker and issued a warning in the second minute when Anwar Al Turaiqi set Mohammed Al Awami free in the centre, only for the midfielder to send his long-range effort over the bar.

Al Awami again found space at the top of the box before pulling his shot wide four minutes later, while Adel Qasem came close for Yemen two minutes later as he tried to catch Iran keeper Arsha Shakouri with a looping shot.
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At the other end, Iran almost benefitted from a chance in the 10th minute when Mohammadhossein Sadeghi released a through ball for Reza Ghandipour, who set up Esmaeil Gholizadeh, only for Yemen keeper Osamah Mokref to intervene.

Yemen, however, found themselves in trouble in the 13th minute following Saeed Al Shaban’s red card with Iran then attacking in numbers with Mohammad Dindar, Ghandipour and Mobin Dehghan threatening.
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Iran’s pressing play yielded the opener in the 26th minute after Abolfazl Zamani pounced on a loose ball at the top of the box before sending a stinging shot into the top left corner.

Zamani 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.
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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.

Yemen conceded the fourth following Mohammed Moqbel’s own goal, leaving the West Asian side on the ropes going into the break.

Group C - MD2: Yemen v IR Iran

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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.

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