U20 Vietnam has an advantage when Australia defeats Iran
* Goals: Simmons 8', Segecic 19' & 46' – Eslamtalab 25', Enayatzadeh 80'
The three teams have the same three points, but Vietnam is ranked above due to the goal difference (+1 vs. As long as they don't lose to Qatar in the match at 21:00 today, Vietnam will keep its position and hold a big advantage before the last match.
Australia's victory was somewhat unexpected, because they were more or less under psychological pressure from the opening match losing 0-1 to Vietnam, while Iran showed strength when it overcame Qatar. At Istiqlo Stadium, the two teams created an attractive chase with five goals scored.
In the 8th minute, Jed Drew sped up on the left wing before stretching smoothly to Aidan Simmons to cushion the ball into an empty net to open the scoring. In the 11th minute, Australia was awarded a free kick 20 meters from the right side of the goal, attacking midfielder Adrian Segecic shot the ball mischievously and sent the ball low into the near post, causing goalkeeper Adib Zarei to be surprised and had to go into the net to pick up the ball for the second time.
Awakened after two goals conceded, Iran regained one after 25 minutes. Mersad Seifi crossed the ball from the left wing into the penalty area, Amirreza Eslamtabab snuck up from behind the ice and bravely headed home. But when hope was rekindled, Iran's defense made a mistake at the beginning of the second half. Alessandro Lopane escaped to the bottom right and returned to the front of the 5m50 round, Adrian Segecic was present at the right time to make a one-touch cushion to raise the score to 3-1.
Minutes later, Australia had at least three more scoring opportunities but squandered them and then paid the price. In the 80th minute, the player who replaced Hosseinnezhad went to the ball to try to get into the penalty area, causing the Australian defense to make a mistake. Alireza Enayatzadeh took the opportunity to finish, making goalkeeper Warshawsky stand still to remove 2-3.
However, Iran could not take advantage of the remaining time and eight minutes of compensation to find the third goal. The most regrettable situation took place in the 6th minute of compensation, the Australian defense did not coordinate well so that Amir Ebrahimzadeh had the opportunity to shoot in an empty position but the ball was inaccurate.
Australia has the first victory, making the situation of Group B still unable to determine the first team to continue. In the final round, two matches will take place at the same time. Australia moves from Fegarra to the capital Tashkent to meet Qatar, while Iran will face Vietnam still at Istiqlo Stadium.
