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Simple football: firmness, intensity and a voracious display.
If so, the result is Iran's victory to tighten Group B and send a message focused only on the ball.
Carlos Queiroz's team, ridiculed by England in its debut, drove Wales crazy, putting them against the ropes over and over again until they managed to knock them out in added time, when the team of a missing Gareth Bale was left without a goalkeeper due to the expulsion from Hennessey.
Iran, which had never beaten European teams in a World Cup, shook off the pressure of history with goals from Cheshmi and Rezaeian in the last breath of a game that was always in hand.
The Iranians put aside everything that was not the ball and, in the simplest way imaginable, without getting confused in defense, biting the rival in the disputes they won and running towards the goal, made Wales sweat, this time an orphan of his hero Gareth Bale, who barely touched the ball.
Iran did not allow them a break and mistakes were penalized.
Connors Roberts's rudeness in the 15th minute did not go up on the scoreboard due to Azmoun's generosity.
Instead of looking for the goal, the Leverkusen striker wanted to reward Gholizadeh's mischief by chasing a clearance from the Welshman at the beginning of the play and launching a counter attack that he himself culminated in the penalty spot, but offside.
They were clear about how to damage the Rob Page team, unable to calm down the game and turn possession into dominance.
It did not give Ramsey an outlet to the game and only the appearances of the released Harry Wilson managed to assist Bale and Kieffer Moore with great difficulty.
A shot from the Bournemouth attacker was the only thing he managed to disturb.
With crossed balls, long or behind the back of the three Welsh central defenders, Azmoun and the Porto striker Taremi turned those who could not give an inch of advantage into demons.
Both were Joe Rodon's nightmare.
With the first occasion cancelled, the goal could have been scored on the stroke of halftime, but Azmoun failed to push Gholizadeh's cross.
In the second half Iran still grew.
Three chances he had to beat Hennessey in a single play that galloped into midfield with a turnover by Ramsey.
Azmou sent it to the right post, the rejection was converted by Gholizadeh into a hard shot that crashed into the left post and again the ball ended up in a point-blank header from Azmou that Hennessey saved.
The high rhythm was translating at times, but the goal did not come.
Meanwhile, Wales was trying to survive.
Page protected himself by changing the system because the tie allowed him to continue in the fight for the round of 16.
They had to forget about winning the game.
Normal when only Davies in the 82nd minute was able to test Seyed Hossein from the front.
A very scarce baggage that, in addition, was complicated when the desperate Hennessey ran over Taremi outside the area and the yellow card that the referee showed him through VAR made it the first red card of the tournament.
Now, yes, Iran was before its great opportunity.
Torabi crashed against the post again and in the middle of the siege, in minute 97, Cheshmi appeared to strike from outside the area and open the scoring that Rezaeian would sweeten.
Iran will continue to gallop.
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