“Yiran He booked for a foul as China's disruptive tactics against Iran's flowing attacks begin to show.”
“Iran make an early tactical substitution, bringing on Yousef Mazraeh to freshen their attacking approach before the break.”
“Iran make a double substitution, sending on Saeed Saharkhizan and Kasra Taheri to try and force a breakthrough against a stubborn Chinese backline.”
“Yudong Wang cautioned as China's fouling continues, having committed 14 in total by full-time to blunt Iran's momentum.”
“Ghasem Latifi picks up a late yellow card as tempers flare in a frustrating finish for Iran, who could not convert their overwhelming control into a winner.”
Iran U23
China U23
Iran U23 controlled this Asian Games fixture from start to finish, racking up 69% possession and 66 dangerous attacks against China's 18, yet found themselves unable to break down a resolute Chinese defensive setup. Despite firing 11 shots to China's 5, only one found the target, a testament to either wastefulness in the final third or China's disciplined defending. China U23, for their part, offered little going forward but committed 14 fouls in an evident effort to disrupt Iran's rhythm, picking up bookings for Yiran He, Pouria Shahrabadi's Iranian counterpart, and later Yudong Wang and Ghasem Latifi as frustrations mounted late on. With both sides making wholesale changes in the final 15 minutes - six substitutions between 80' and 90' - the match petered out into a stalemate that will likely please China more than Iran, given the gulf in territorial control.
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Yellow Card
On Masoud Mohebi，Off Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
On Ghasem Latifi，Off Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
Corner
On Xiao Peng，Off Zhu Chenjie
On Mutalifu Yimingkari，Off Wang Yudong
On Behram Abduweli，Off Wu Xi
Corner
Yellow Card - Wang Yudong
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Corner
On Kasra Taheri，Off Pourya Shahrabadi
On Saeid Saharkhizan，Off Esmaeil Gholizadeh
Corner
First Half Ends！0-0
Yellow Card - Pourya Shahrabadi
Corner
On Yousef Mazrae，Off Abbas Kahrizi
Corner
Corner
Yiran HeYellow CardYellow Card - Yiran He
Corner
Corner
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Kick-off!
