Vadim Abramov’s side dominated the match and created many chances to score, but failed them to convert into goals.

In the second half, Uzbekistan started actively and Iran selected defensive approach. In the 75th minute of the match, Odil Ahmedov scored the goal, which was blocked by Iranian defender after the ball crossed the line.

It is worth to mention that Japanese referee Yuichi Nishumura had one of the worst matches as he made decisions against Uzbekistan.

In the end of the injury time, Khalatbari scored crucial winner for Iran to give all three points to Iran.