Qatar U-19s lose to Iran in first friendly

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Saturday, September 20th 2014 06:23 AM

DOHA: Qatar juniors went down to Iran 2-0 in an international friendly. The two teams were equally matched in the first half when Qatar responded with feisty attacks on the Iranian defenders. However, the first remained goalless. In the second half, the Iranian players upped the tempo firing in two goals to seal their win. Ali Karimi pariand Ghasempourscored for the Iranians in a game that was played in extremely hot conditions. The players of the two teams complained of fatigue frequently during the match. Despite please to change the kick-off time, the Iranian authorities refused to entertain any request from Qatar. ش2