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Wednesday 11 October 2017 - 11:14
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Russia holds Iran to one-all draw in FIFA World Cup warm-up match

Russia holds Iran to one-all draw in FIFA World Cup warm-up match


Press TV - Russia has held the Iran mens national football team, also known as Team Melli, to a draw in an international friendlymatch played as part of preparations for the 2018 Fdration Internationale de Football Association(FIFA) World Cup.

On Tuesday evening, 26-year-old RussianprofessionalfootballerDmitry Dmitriyevich Poloz, who plays as asecond strikerforZenit St. Petersburg, scored a goal with a quarter of an hour to goto salvage a 1-1 drawat Kazan Arena in the southwestern Russian city of Kazan, which is located on the banks of the Volga and Kazanka rivers.

Poloz was free at the box in the 74th minute to meet a pass from a teammate. He well placed the ballbetween Iranian goalkeeperAlireza Beiranvand and the post to stun the visitors, and deny Iran a victorious departure.

Iranian professionalfootballer Sardar Azmoun, who plays as aforwardfor Russian sideRubin Kazan, put Team Melli ahead with a flawlessly executed kick in the 58th minute, giving Russian goalie Andrey Lunyov no chance to save.

On June 12, the Iran national football team defeated Uzbekistan 2-0 at Tehrans Azadi Stadium, and became the first Asian team - and the third squad after Brazil and hosts Russia - to secureits place at the 2018 FIFAWorld Cup.

Azmoun opened the scoring for the host team in the 23rd minute.

Mehdi Taremi found the back of the net from inside the area in the 88th minute, and finished off the White Wolves.

This is the second time in a row that Team Melli has won the ticket for the FIFA World Cup finals under the tutelage of its 64-year-old Portuguese head coach CarlosQueiroz.

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