Staged at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Thursday November 12, Iranian soccer players pulled off a victory against Turkmenistan following their previous draw against Oman in a match held in Muscat October 8 as part of Group D qualifying matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Morteza Pouraliganji, Saeed Ezzatollahi and Ashkan Dejagah found the net for Iran while Mekan Saparov could nail it for the Turkmenistan.
Attended by 40 thousand spectators, the match was officiated with a Korean referee.
Since the beginning moments of the match, Iran sat off a strong start applying great pressure on Turkmenistan’s goal.
