Iran’s Azmoun, Gucci Players to Watch against Qatar
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian strikers Sardar Azmoun and Reza Ghoochannejhad are ‘Players to Watch’ against Qatar football team.
Team Melli will face Qatar in Doha’s Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Asia's third qualifying round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia on Thursday.
Young Sardar Azmoun may be Iran's top-scorer in this qualifying campaign with eight goals. However, the experience of Reza Ghoochannejhad can't be understated considering his major contribution in firing Team Melli to Brazil 2014.
Despite starting on the bench, the 29-year-old forward showed a glimpse of his genius by coming on and breaking the deadlock against Qatar with an injury-time strike, which set them on the road to a 2-0 win, fifa.com wrote.
After returning to Dutch club Heerenveen last June, Gucci has showed improved form, scoring over a dozen goals. He became the first Iranian to score a hat-trick in a top-flight European league when he completed a treble in a 4–3 loss against PSV Eindhoven in January.
