Iran loses to Azerbaijan in Valentin Granatkin [VIDEO]
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Loading...Tehran Times – ST.PETERSBURG, Iran U-18 football team was defeated against Azerbaijan 1-0 on Sunday in the 17th edition of Valentin Granatkin Memorial.
Dogukan Oksuz scored the only goal of the match in the 77th minute at the St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in front of 300 spectators.
The Iranian team started the competition with a 2-1 loss to Zenit and was held to a 1-1 draw by Slovenia.
Abbas Chamanian’s boys humiliated Moldova 5-0 in its last Group D match and finished in third place in the group.
Iran has been scheduled to face India on Tuesday in the match for the positions 13 to 16.
The traditional International Youth Football Tournament got underway in Saint Petersburg from January 8 to 17 commemorating the first FIFA Vice-President Valentin Granatkin.
