Aria Yousefi scored the only goal of the match in the 12^th minute.

Mehdi Mahdavikia’s team will play another friendly with Iraq on Friday.

Iran prepares for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, to be held in Uzbekistan from June 1 to 19.

Host Uzbekistan, the 2018 champion, will have Iran, Qatar and newcomer Turkmenistan to contend with in Group A.