Iran beats Maldives 4-0 in WCup qualifier 1st leg

Iran beats Maldives 4-0 in WCup qualifier 1st leg
by IranMarzban
23-Jul-2011
 

 Three-time Asian Cup champion Iran earned a 4-0 home win over Maldives in the first leg of their World Cup qualifier on Saturday.

Striker Karim Ansarifard opened the scoring in the fourth minute and Iran added three more in the second half.

Iran, which routed the Indian Ocean island nation 17-0 in 1997 to set a World Cup qualifying record, dominated the match but the packed Maldives defense was able to frustrate the host for most of the first half.

Playing before a crowd of about 15,000 in Tehran's 100,000-capacity Azadi Studium, Ansarifard scored again in 64th minute. Captain Ali Karimi headed home a corner kick in the 67th and substitute Saeed Daghighi finished the scoring minutes later.

The return leg will be played in Maldives on Thursday.

 

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpa5lFHgZc0

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MM

Faramarz / IM - Go Team

by MM on Sat Jul 23, 2011 07:09 PM PDT

Faramarz,

I was gonna say something about the 3-legged monsters, but I better not, especially after my outing tonight.  Thanks for the laugh.

IranMarzban,

Thanks for the update.  I will watch the highlights when I find them.


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IranMarzban

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by IranMarzban on Sat Jul 23, 2011 06:57 PM PDT

Hey yolanda, i`m really glad that ali karimi is back we need him in TM. thanks for stopping by and comment.

 

Hey faramarz, thanks for the funny comment man. maldives was lucky, as you said we lost a lot of goal opportunities.


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Faramarz

دیدار حماسی با مال دیو!

Faramarz
Sat Jul 23, 2011 06:36 PM PDT

 


در یک دیدار حماسی بین مال دیو و کیرش (اهم، مربی ایران)، بچه های ایران موفق شدن آلت دیو رو به راحتی شکست بدن!

ولی کلی سوتی دادن و گل های راحتی رو هم خراب کردن.

مرسی مرزبان عزیز!


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yolanda

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by yolanda on Sat Jul 23, 2011 06:08 PM PDT

A great start! Maldives ranks #151 in the world!

I am glad to see Ali karimi is playing for team melli! I recall Ali Daei said Ali Karimi is banned from team melli for life, but Karimi outlasts Daei!

Thank you for posting!

Go! Team Melli!


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