Heated battle is on! Kyrgyzstan defeats Iran 2-3
In an exciting contest, a team of Chinese referees took on the role of enforcing the law, with Chinese Super League Golden Whistle Ma Ning officiating and Shen Yinhao serving as the VAR referee. There were also two assistant referees, Zhou Fei and Zhang Cheng, with Zhang Lei as the fourth official and Du Jianxin assisting with the VAR.
Kyrgyzstan's soccer has skyrocketed in recent years, jumping to 103rd in the world rankings and 17th in the Asian rankings, but has yet to set foot in a World Cup final round. The Iranian team, the evergreen of Asian soccer, is ranked next in the world ranking and is ranked close to Japan in the Asian ranking. Although Iran has made it to the World Cup final round six times, it has never been able to get out of the group stage.
The Iranians took the advantage soon after the start at the away stadium in Bishkek-Dolian Omurzakov, with Taremi completing the crucial goal in the 12th minute thanks to an excellent Inter Milan performance. Saleh Khaldani then added a second in the 33rd minute to give Iran a 2-0 lead.
