AFC: 5 players who impressed during the international break [Majid Hosseini]
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Loading...AFC – KUALA LUMPUR, As teams stepped up their preparations for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, we look at five players who stood out in the latest round of friendlies.
Asian teams had the upper hand against their South American counterparts this international break, with victories for Japan, Korea Republic, Islamic Republic of Iran and Qatar. Elsewhere, reigning champions Australia made their first appearance under new coach Graham Arnold.
We picked five players from across the continent who did their chances of locking starting places in UAE 2019 big favours with impressive performances over the past 10 days.
Majid Hosseini
IR Iran coach Carlos Queiroz was left with the prospect of being without Morteza Pouraliganji for the AFC Asian Cup after the KAS Eupen defender suffered an injury earlier this month.
On Tuesday, the Portuguese would have felt a bit more at ease with the defensive situation after Majid Hosseini put on an impressive performance in Team Melli’s 2-1 win over Bolivia.
The Trabzonspor centre-back’s resolute defending on the night was summed up in a last-ditch tackle, denying Bolivia’s Gilbert Alvares a clear-cut scoring chance from inside the six-yard-box.
