Source:
SINGAPORE ASIAN YOUTH GAMES ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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Iran-China game
photo by Lee Guan Wei Daniel |
Thailand were sent packing from the football
competition by table-toppers Iran, who beat them 4-0 at Temasek Polytechnic. The
final group match encounter saw Iran dominate the play and come out easy victors
to top Group A with nine points.Iranian
coach Mohd Yavari said: "Our aim was to win this match and rest some players and
I'm happy we achieved both."
Iran was
the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the 1st Asian Youth Games (AYG)
Singapore 2009 football competition after beating the People's Republic of China
4-2 in an adrenaline-pumping match at Temasek Polytechnic on 29 June 2009.
Prior to
that, Iran had defeated Singapore 2-1 and Chinese Taipei 6-0 (prelim game).
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