With a few exceptions, Asian countries have so far been dominant in the World Cup in Qatar. Saudi Arabia defeated strong Argentina, Japan defeated Germany. South Korea drew goalless after playing well with Uruguay. Iran played well against Wales on Friday (November 25) to win. They won 2-0 with two last-minute goals.
Iran were trailing in possession compared to Wales on Friday (November 25) at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium. But they dominated in attack. The team also created a few good scoring chances. Missing the opportunity, they got the golden moment at the very last moment. Roujbeh Cheshmi gave the team the desired victory. After a while they got another goal.
After 12 minutes, Wales took a shot along the Iranian net. Keifer More's shot went through the gloves of Iranian goalkeeper Hosseini. Hosseini palmed the ball away without any trouble. During the 16th minute of the match, Iran put the ball into the Wales net. At this time, forward Golizadeh received the ball from striker Azmoun. Golizadeh was standing in the offside position. The forward was also able to score from there. But the referee disallowed the goal. However, if Azmoun shot without a pass, Iran had a higher chance of scoring.
Iran wasted several chances in the rest of the first half. Chances are wasted for Wales too. As a result, no one scored. Both teams went to the break with the regret of the goal. Both teams continued that march of frustration even after the break. However, in the 52nd minute, bad luck happened to Iran. At this time, two shots in a row hit the posts of Wales and came back.
Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessy saved Wales in the 73rd minute. Later he appeared as a savior several more times. Hennessy saw a red card with 5 minutes left in the match. While clearing the ball outside the D box, he fouled a footballer of the opposing team. He had to leave the field immediately. Rouzbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaine scored a goal each for Iran in extra time.
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