TEHRAN: Defending champions Iran routed Qatar 6-1 to top the group in the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Championship while Jordan got the better of Oman 3-1 to grab the final semi-final spot on Monday.
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Milad Meydavoudi opened the scoring for Ali Daei’s side in the 10th minute and Ahmad Al Neeme doubled the lead three minutes past half hour. Defender Hadi Aghili scored the third from the spot three minutes into the restart. Meydavoudi completed his brace in the last minute.
Ehsan Haj Safi (62) and Jalal Rafkhahi (83) sealed the fate of the West Asians. Meshaal Abdullah scored the consolation goal for an under-strength Qatar in the 52nd minute.
Daei, who fielded a second-string side in this six-nation tournament, will now have a bigger pool of players to select from for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers starting next month.
Mohammad Katkout cancelled out Hassan Abdul Fattah’s sixth minute opener for Jordan from the spot in the 26th minute but a brace from Raed Al Nawateer in the 71st and 84th minutes helped Jordan set up the semi-final with Qatar.
Iran will face Syria in another semi-final on Wednesday. The final will be played on Friday.
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