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TEHRAN – 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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s later game.<\/p>\n
Abolfazl Zamani opened the scoring for Iran in the 26th minute after he pounced on a loose ball at the top of the box before sending a stinging shot into the top left corner.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Mokref, the-afc.com reported.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Yemen conceded the fourth following Mohammed Moqbel\u2019s own goal, leaving the West Asian side on the ropes going into the break.<\/p>\n
Iran stretched their lead a minute after the restart when Abbas Kahrizi sent a perfect cross for Ghandipour to nod home.<\/p>\n
Yemen suffered further agony,\u00a0conceding again in the 72nd minute after Nima Andarz supplied a cross for Abolfazl Zoleikhaei to finish with a close-range diving header.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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