According to Mehr reporter, Iran’s Omid football team played against Afghanistan at 15:30 this Saturday, the second match of the first qualifying round of the 2024 Olympics. Reza Enayati’s students won 4-0 against their eastern neighbor.
Enayati did not risk
The initial lineup of under-23 Iranian football showed the rest of the two main players of this team. Reza Enayati decided to rest Yasin Salmani, the first captain of his team, along with Mohammad Amin Hizbavi, so that they can prepare for the next games in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Therefore, the following players were included in the composition of Iran’s hopes:
Mohammad Reza Khalidabadi, Daniyal Iri, Mohammad Reza Bardbar, Saman Turanian (57- Arya Yousefi), Hossein Gudarzi (76- Mohammad Amin Hizbavi), Mohammad Ghorbani (62- Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi) | Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad Ali Pourdar, Mehdi Hasheminejad, Amir Jafari (Alireza Bavieh ’62), Allahyar Sayadmanesh.
Iran’s Omid team defeated Hong Kong 3-0 in their first match and Afghanistan lost 8-1 to Uzbekistan.
Play with caution
Afghanistan, which had lost its first game against Uzbekistan with a score of 7-0, tried to defend against Iran’s hopes in this game as well, but Enayati’s students preferred to take control of the ball in the first 15 minutes and with minimal pressure. to create danger on the gate of Afghans.
The first serious attack of Enayati’s students was accompanied by a corner kick sent by Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad, so that Daniyal Iri put the ball in front of Mohammad Ghorbani and this player scored Iran’s first goal in the 30th minute.
The continuation of the game was once again accompanied by the good performance of Hossein Nejad, so that his cross was placed on Godarzi’s head and this player opened Afghanistan’s goal for the second time.
The second half with Al Hayar
The second half was accompanied by a special event for Al Hayar Sayadmanesh. The striker of Iran’s Omid football team, who was wearing the captain’s armband in the absence of Yasin Salmani, was able to score the team’s third goal.
After this goal, Reza Enayati tried to make changes in his team’s composition so that they also get a chance to play and be more prepared for the next game. Afan tried to keep the ball, but Enayati’s students prevented them from doing so, so they scored the fourth goal on the counterattack by Hossein Nejad’s rebellious shot.
Iran’s under-23 football team gained 6 points with this victory to prepare for the crucial meeting with Uzbekistan.