{"id":12875,"date":"2012-04-18T19:24:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T02:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2012\/04\/18\/iran-defeat-mauretania-in-test-match\/"},"modified":"2012-04-18T19:24:45","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T02:24:45","slug":"iran-defeat-mauretania-in-test-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2012\/04\/18\/iran-defeat-mauretania-in-test-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran defeat Mauretania in test match [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ansarifard_TO_2011\"PFDC – TEHRAN, Iran won a test match against Mauretania 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

With less than 200 spectators watching from the stands in Tehran’s Azadi stadium after confusion if the game would be open to the public at all, Iran’s B team wasted numerous chances and were highly unlucky not to have scored more than two goals at halftime. <\/p>\n

Midfielder Ghasem Dehnavi and shooting star Karim Ansarifard scored in minute 31 and 33 respectively. Both goals were assisted by leftback and today’s captain Ehsan Hajsafi. <\/p>\n

No further goals could be added against Mauretania after Carlos Queiroz had changed the complete team at halftime. <\/p>\n

Mauretania, who had also lost a recent friendly match to Egypt 0-3, came close to pulling one back after 69 minutes, when they were awarded a penalty kick, which, however, was wasted. Mohsen Mosalman had committed the foul on the visitors.<\/p>\n

Team Melli had to finish with ten men following Ahmad Hassanzadeh’s injury after 75 minutes with no field players left on Iran’s bench to replace him. <\/p>\n

Yet, Iran should have added a third goal 11 minutes from time, when Payam Sadeghian was brought down inside the area, but Mohammad Ghazi’s spotkick came off the woodwork. <\/p>\n

The game, which was not televised at all, will not be regarded as official FIFA A match due to the many substitutions at halftime. <\/p>\n

Iran next will take on Mozambique on May 2, also in Tehran, who are expected to be a tougher test than Mauretania.<\/p>\n

Iran – Mauretania 2-0 (2-0)<\/strong>
Inofficial friendly match, Azadi stadium, 200 spectators<\/p>\n

Goals:<\/strong>
1-0 Ghasem Dehnavi (31′ \/ assist by Ehsan Hajsafi)
2-0 Karim Ansarifard (33′ \/ Hajsafi)<\/p>\n

Iran first half:<\/strong> Forouzan – Mahini, Khalilazadeh, Amir-Hossein Sadeghi, Hajsafi – Hadadifar, Dehnavi, Zanidpour – Yaghoub Karimi, Gholami, Ansarifard<\/p>\n

Iran second half:<\/strong> Gordan – Fakhredini, Kouroshi, Ebrahim Karimi, Akbar Sadeghi- Reza Haghighi, P. Nouri, Mosalman – Sadeghian, Ghazi, Hassanzadeh<\/p>\n

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