INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - Iran beat Uzbekistan 2-1 in their final AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2025 Group C tie at the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Pitch
1 on Wednesday.Iran, in winning all three group matches, will meet the runners-up of Group D in the quarter-finals while defending champions
Muhammadali Urinboev while Iran kept Esteghlal midfielder Abolfazl Zamani, who scored a brace in their 6-0 win over Yemen, on the
bench.Yousef Mazraeh was on target for Iran in the 52nd minute and Esmaeil Gholizadeh made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 64th
minute.Urinboev made his appearance in the 69th minute, and made his presence felt 10 minutes later when half-volleyed the ball from the
center of the box past a diving Arsha Shakouri to pull one back for Uzbekistan.
