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Iran make second-straight regional final, power past Australia

Four first-half goals helped set up Iran’s 2025 Asia-Oceania Cup semi-final success, winning against Australia 4-0.

Amir Mahdi Rahim Abadi scrambled home the first after good work down the left from Mehdi Bakhshi, before Alireza Ahmadimoghadham fired home a second minutes later.

Mehdi Bakhshi made Australia pay for missing multiple gilt-edged chances to make it 3-0, before Amirhossein Ghorbani added a fourth in first-half added time.

The second half was played slower, and aside from Australia debuts for Tomas Scotti and Goki Saito, there was not much for the Aussies to write home about.

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Iran

Name

Class

Played

Goals Scored

Sub In

Sub Out

Yellow

Red

3

Khosheghbal, Hadi

FT2 R

31'

31'

4

Safari, Hassan - C

FT3 C

31'

31'

5

Ahmadimoghadam, Alireza

FT2 R

31'

8'

31'

6

Rahim Abadi, Amir Mahdi

FT2 R

38'

2'

38'

7

FT2 C

31'

28'

31'

9

Ghorbani, Amirhossein

FT2 R

60'

30' +1

12

FT1 C

60'

1

Heidari Mehr, Habibollah - GK

FT1 R

0'

2

Dashtaki, Mehdi

FT2 R

22'

38'

8

FT3 R

0'

10

Mehrabian, Moslem

FT3 R

29'

31'

11

Rezaeibezminabadi, Amin - GK

FT2 C

29'

31'

13

FT2 R

29'

31'

14

FT2 R

29'

31'

Head coach: Alireza Taremi

Australia

Name

Class

Played

Goals Scored

Sub In

Sub Out

Yellow

Red

3

Van Heer, Kaylan

FT1 RFD 20

55'

55'

4

La Verghetta, Alessandro

FT2 C

55'

55'

7

Barber, David - GK - C

FT2 C

60'

10

FT2 C

51'

51'

11

FT3 C

42'

42'

13

FT2 C

60'

14

Murphy, Augustine

FT2 C

51'

51'

1

Tsangas, Christian - GK

FT1 C

0'

2

Bacon, Rafferty

FT1 RFD 20

5'

55'

5

FT2 N

5'

55'

6

FT2 R

0'

8

FT2 N

18'

42'

9

FT2 R

9'

51'

12

McGrath, William

FT2 RFD 20

9'

51'

Head coach: Kai Lammert

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