LG Cup: Iran U-23 vs Morocco B [R]

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  1. Iranian-Striker

    Iranian-Striker New Member

    Aug 7, 2001
    Iran 1 - Morocco 1, Iran wins on PK 4-3.

    Here is a write up from http://www.iransportspress.com :

    "TABRIZ- September 17 (IranSportsPress.com): The National Football Team of Iran are through to the final of the LG Cup after beating Morocco in a penalty shoot out after a 1-1 draw in the normal time.

    Iran started the game brightly and could have scored through BakhtiariZadeh’s header only after 2minutes. Seconds later, Iran nearly reached the first goal of the game, but Nikbakht’s cross was defended well. Iran had 5 more chances in the opening 20 minutes, but each time the chances were wasted by the Iranian strikers.

    It was only matter of time before Iran’s first goal. And that came after 26 minutes, when Mohammad Nosrati made an excellent cross from right, and the cross was headed in by a Moroccan defender, giving Iran a deserved lead. Iran scored again in the 34th minute, but the goal was rules out for offside.

    Iran started the second half well and Mobali had two shots in the 49th and 53rd minute but they both went inches wide. But these two were the only chances of Iran in the second half as the Iranian team tried to hold its 1-0 lead, and Morocco came into the game, and could have scored after 68 minutes after a defensive mistake by Iran. Morocco managed to level the scores in the injury time at the end of the game with a header, and the game had to be decided by the lottery of penalty shoot out.

    In the penalty shoot out Ali Daei, Javad Nekounam, GolMohammadi, and NavidKia scored for Iran and Iran won the match 4-3.

    IRAN- MirzaPour, Badavi, Kameli (Lotfi, 77), BakhtiariZadeh (Mobali, 67), Nosrati, GolMohammadi, Nekounam, Nikbakht, Mobali (AzizZadeh, 90), Kazemian (NavidKia, 67), Daei

    Coach: Branco Ivankovic"
     

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