Iran Falls Short against Australia at AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran lost to Australia 2-0 in the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament - Asian Qualifiers Round 2 Group A on Thursday.
The match was held at the Perth Rectangular Stadium.
Iran held their own until the breakthrough came for Australia in the 19th minute, a move which was orchestrated by Courtney Vine whose cross was met by Charlotte Grant before laying the path for Ellie Carpenter to fire a powerful drive past Zahra Khajavi.
Despite having the lion’s share of possession in the second half, Australia found it hard to find a way past Iran, who defended deep until the 78th minute when Mary Fowler combined well with Steph Catley to set-up Sam Kerr for an easy tap-in.
