Iran opened the scoring in the second minute when Mahtab Banaei's mishit attempt went straight to Elham Anfjeh, who swept home from close range.

The Central Asian then showed their prowess from a corner set-piece, a quickly taken one in the ninth minute saw Nasimeh Gholami firing home.

A similar routine worked wonders three minutes later, Nastaran Moghimi spotted Feresteh Karimi in space and the latter did not disappoint, smashing in from distance.

Panama pulled a goal back three minutes before the break - taking advantage of two Iran players colliding with Kenia Villareal slotting into an empty goalmouth.

Iran scored again after a corner kick in the 29th minute but in a more fortuitous manner when Banaei's delivery bounced off Maryorie Perez for Fereshteh Khosravi to prod home.

Panama narrowed the deficit two minutes later after Perez dispossessed Nasimeh Gholami to score an individual effort.

Iran hammered home their dominance in the game late on with strikes from Karimi (27th) and Fatemeh Rahmati (27th) sealing an impressive win.