Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Iran (1st, 18 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Cambodia (5th, 1 pts). On recent form Cambodia sat only 48th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Cambodia 0.25 scored and 5.5 conceded per game, Iran 4.25 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.5.
Cambodia had lost three in a row. Iran came in having won four on the spin. The last-five ledger: Cambodia 1/15, Iran 12/15.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Iran led 4-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 0-10.
Goal scorers
Iran: Mehdi Taremi (27'), Shoja Khalilzadeh (22'), K. Rezaei (80'), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (16'), Karim Ansarifard (77'), Sor Rotana (32' og), Milad Mohammadi (57'), Morteza Pouraliganji (63'), M. Ghaedi (84'), K. Rezaei (86')
Key stats
Possession: Cambodia 30% · Iran 70% · On target: 1-19 · Corners: 0-12