Islamic Republic (IR) of Iran recorded a comfortable 3-0 win against Iraq on Matchday Two of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Group A to keep up their 100 percent record on Tuesday. Having won their opening fixture, IR Iran looked to consolidate their position at the top of Group A going into the next international break at Iraq’s expense, something they fully achieved in both the result and performance. Just three minutes into the game, Team Melli opened the scoring thanks to Alireza Jahanbakhsh’s thunderous header, with Mehdi Taremi’s exquisite delivery from the left flank proving vital as Iraq’s three-time AFC Cup winning goalkeeper Fahad Talib got a hand to the ball but fumbled it inside the net.
