U-20 Asian Cup. Japan defeats Iran to reach semi-finals and World Cup!

The Iran-Japan match in the quarter-finals of the U20 Asian Cup has come to an end. The winner of this match was determined in a penalty shootout.

Goals from Pour and Ogura in the main periods led to extra time. In the additional periods, no goals were scored and the teams went to a penalty shootout.

In this penalty shootout, Japan won 3:4, securing a place in the semi-finals of the tournament and a place in the World Cup.

Iran - Japan 1:1 (3:4 on penalty shootout)
Goals: Reza Gandipour (5) - Kosei Ogura (30).

Iran: 1. Arsha Shakuri, 2. Nima Andarz, 3. Hesam Nafari Nugurani, 5. Erfan Darvish Ali, 7. Esmael Golizadeh, 8. Amirmuhammad Razaginia, 9. Yagub Barajah, 10. Reza Gandi Pour, 11. Makhan Sadeghi, 15. Mobin Deghan, 18. Abulfazl Zoleikhai.
Zakhira: 4. Alirizo Homayfard, 6. Samir Khobobati, 12. Armin Abasi, 13. Ali Hassani, 14. Abbas Kakhrizi, 16. Abulfazl Zamani, 17. Muhammad Dindor, 19. Purya Shahrabadi, 20. Yusuf Mazrae, 21. Abulfazl Moredi, 22. Muhammad Gandomi, 23. Sina Moazemitabar.

Japan: 2.Rei Umeki, 3.Niko Takahashi, 4.Kazunari Kita, 5.Rion Ichihara, 6.Kosei Ogura, 7.Ryunosuke Sato, 9.Soma Kanda, 10.Yuto Ozeki, 11.Alain Inui, 13.Hisatsugu Ishi, 23.Rui Araki.
Backup: 1.Keisuke Nakamura, 8.Yotaro Nakajima, 12.Wataru Goto, 14.Yutaka Michiwaki, 15.Harumichi Shiokawa, 16.Rikuto Kuwahara, 17.Hagumu Nakagawa, 18.Katsuma Fuse, 19.Kaito Suchiya, 20.Rento Takaoka, 21. Shunsuke Saito, 22. Nick Schmidt. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”