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National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Hamed Roudbarian stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Allan Palencia's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 Honduras's Allan Palencia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hamed Roudbarian. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Ali Reza Abdi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giovani Prado was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. 17 minutes into the match, U21 Iran's goalkeeper Hamed Roudbarian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Orlando Ruiz. Arman Moradian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Giovani Prado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hamed Roudbarian made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Orlando Ruiz sent off a good shot on target. Ali Reza Abdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovani Prado having to interfere. After 30 minutes, Ali Reza Abdi made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Honduras's Giovani Prado tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 33 minutes into the match, U21 Iran's goalkeeper Hamed Roudbarian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Allan Palencia. U21 Iran's Hamed Roudbarian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Iran from getting a goal against them. In the 39th minute of the match, Orlando Ruiz got a very nice opportunity to score, but Hamed Roudbarian was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The audience was convinced that Ali Reza Abdi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giovani Prado was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Giovani Prado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Reza Abdi's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. When U21 Honduras's Allan Palencia in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Iran's goalie prevented a goal. Hamed Roudbarian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Allan Palencia in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ali Reza Abdi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Shaya Tabatabaei came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the U21 Iran fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Shaya Tabatabaei couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute Allan Palencia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamed Roudbarian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Reza Abdi got free with Giovani Prado in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hamed Roudbarian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Ruiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Allan Palencia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When U21 Iran's Ali Reza Abdi in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Honduras's goalie prevented a goal. Allan Palencia spun around in front of the goal 68 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of U21 Iran's goal. In the 75th minute, Arman Moradian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hamed Roudbarian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Allan Palencia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, U21 Honduras's Giovani Prado got control of the ball when Ali Reza Abdi tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 81 minutes, Siavash Derakhshan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Iran and the U21 Honduras players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th minute, one of U21 Iran:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for U21 Iran. 85 minutes into the game, Ali Reza Abdi lined in a short shot 1-3 behind a frustrated Giovani Prado. 90 minutes into the match, U21 Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Reza Abdi came free, but Giovani Prado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Iran's Hamed Roudbarian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Ruiz in the 92nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, U21 Iran's Asad Kermani Moghadam got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 96thth minute of the game Ali Reza Abdi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Honduras's Giovani Prado was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 96 played minutes U21 Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Mehmet Fatih Sélim Haj Ali. The U21 Honduras supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Iran's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Iran.