Iran Victorious at Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers Round 1
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran emerged victorious against Lebanon in Group B of the 2020 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers Round 1 opener on Thursday.
Iran beat the Lebanese team 7-0 win at the Institute of Physical Education Stadium in Chonburi, Thailand.
Iran wasted no time in taking the lead with Samaneh Chahkandi opening the scoring in the ninth minute.
It was assured a three-goal lead going into the break when Zahra Ghanbari and Chahkandi scored a goal each in the 38th and 44th minutes respectively.
Lebanon suffered further setback in the second half as Ghanbari and Hajar Dabbaghi continued Iran’s goalscoring trend in the 54th and 57th minute respectively.
Sixty-six minutes into the game, Ghanbari completed her hat-trick.
On the stroke of full-time, Melika Motevalli made it 6-0, and Dabbaghi secured her second six minutes into added time to record a convincing win.
In the three-team Group B, Lebanon will look to bounce back from its loss when it plays its final match against Hong Kong on Saturday, before Iran face the East Asian on Monday.
