Iran's national team achieved a fatal victory in the last moments of its match against Wales today, Friday, in the opening matches of the second round of Group Two of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The first half of the match, which took place at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan region, ended in a goalless draw after the Iranian attacker Ali Gholizadeh's goal was canceled due to offside.
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Gulizadeh believed that he gave his team the lead early after he benefited from the efforts of his colleague Sardar Azmoun, but the video assistant referee (Var) canceled the goal.
Wales striker Kiefer Moore fired a shot from close range but Iran goalkeeper Seyed Hossein Hosseini saved his net.
The first offensive appearance for the Welsh national team, but Syed Hossein Hosseini saved brilliantly
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In the second half, the Iranian team was more dangerous, and got the most prominent chances, but the post returned the ball twice in one attack, started by striker Sardar Azmoun.
🏴 Is there Welsh magic protecting the goal?
Two attempts at the post for the Iranian team in the same attack 😮🇮🇷
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The referee issued a red card in the face of Welsh goalkeeper Wayne Hennessy in the 87th minute, after an intervention on Iranian striker Mahdi Taremi.
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The Iranian national team rushed into the attack to take advantage of the numerical shortage in the ranks of Wales in order to score the goal of progress, which was achieved through Rouzbeh Chishmi, who hit a distinguished ball from outside the penalty area that hit the net of the Welsh national team in the eighth minute of time instead of lost for the match.
A deserved goal for the Iranian national team, from a missile shot by substitute Rouzbeh Chishmi, which hit the net of Welsh substitute goalkeeper Danny Ward.
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Moments later, the Iranian team increased its lead with the second goal.
Iran scored its first 3 points in the tournament to enhance its chances of competing to qualify for the second round, while Wales' balance stopped at one point after a draw in the first match against the United States, which meets England later today.