Match Report
In the standings it was Turkmenistan U23 2nd on 4 points, Iran U23 3rd on 2 — separated by 2. Recent form told a different story for Iran U23: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Turkmenistan U23 ran at 1.33 scored and 1.33 conceded, Iran U23 at 1 and 1.33.
Turkmenistan U23 were winless in 5.
The match was played at Milliy Stadion in Tashkent (capacity 34,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.