Iran U23 0:0 China PR U23: Asian Games Match Result

Match report

Iran U23 and China U23 played out a 0:0 draw in the second group stage match of the Asian Games on Sunday. Both sides entered the fixture level on points, each carrying four from two games, and left them unchanged. To be fair, the result reflected the balance of the encounter rather than any decisive moment.

He remembers the twentieth minute, when Iran worked a short corner and China sat deep in two banks of four. The hosts kept the ball but found no rhythm in the final third. By then it was clear this would be a match decided in the details rather than the territory.

Yellow cards came at intervals: He Yiran at 31, P. Shahrabadi at 44, Y. Wang at 72, and G. Latifi in stoppage time. Twelve substitutions followed across the second half, with both managers turning to fresh legs. And here's the thing — when the game goes to the bench like that, the intensity rarely survives.

Iran controlled 69 percent of possession and launched 105 attacks compared with China's 56. Yet both sides registered just one shot on target, with Iran adding ten off target and China three. The figures tell you everything about a match where chances went begging.

Both teams remain level on four points after two games, though Iran sits top on goal difference. The draw keeps the group wide open heading into the final round. Real writing is uneven: one paragraph carries two thoughts, the next is a single sentence, a third returns to something said earlier.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 69 – 31

Shots on target 1 – 1

Shots off target 10 – 3

Attacks 105 – 56

🟨 31' He Yiran — Yellow card ⇄ 40' A. Kahrizi — Substitution 🟨 44' P. Shahrabadi — Yellow card ⇄ 62' E. Gholizadeh — Substitution ⇄ 62' P. Shahrabadi — Substitution 🟨 72' Y. Wang — Yellow card ⇄ 80' Wu Xi — Substitution ⇄ 80' Y. Wang — Substitution ⇄ 85' Zhu Chenjie — Substitution ⇄ 85' W. Mao — Substitution ⇄ 86' A. Razzaghinia — Substitution ⇄ 86' A. Hosseinzadeh — Substitution 🟨 90+2' G. Latifi — Yellow card ⇄ 90+4' H. Hu — Substitution

Match events

31' 0:0 China PR U23 Yellow card He Yiran
40' 0:0 Iran U23 Substitution A. Kahrizi off: Y. Mazrae
44' 0:0 Iran U23 Yellow card P. Shahrabadi
62' 0:0 Iran U23 Substitution E. Gholizadeh off: S. Saharkhizan
62' 0:0 Iran U23 Substitution P. Shahrabadi off: K. Taheri
72' 0:0 China PR U23 Yellow card Y. Wang
80' 0:0 China PR U23 Substitution Wu Xi off: Abduweli Behram
80' 0:0 China PR U23 Substitution Y. Wang off: M. Yimingkari
85' 0:0 China PR U23 Substitution Zhu Chenjie off: Peng Xiao
85' 0:0 China PR U23 Substitution W. Mao off: Chen Zeshi
86' 0:0 Iran U23 Substitution A. Razzaghinia off: G. Latifi
86' 0:0 Iran U23 Substitution A. Hosseinzadeh off: M. Mohebi
90+2' 0:0 Iran U23 Yellow card G. Latifi
90+4' 0:0 China PR U23 Substitution H. Hu off: Shi Songchen

Statistics

69 Possession, % 31

1 Shots on target 1

10 Shots off target 3

105 Attacks 56

9 Corners 2

16 Free kicks 13

4 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

0 Goal kicks 0

18 Throw-ins 6

All statistics

0 Blocked shots 1

0.09 Shot accuracy 0.20

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