Iran beats Trinidad 2-0
Jun 9, 2014 - 2:16 AM Iran defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in a World Cup warm-up played on a training ground that was empty apart from a few journalists.Ehsan Haji Safi scored late in the first half and Dutch-born Reza Ghoochannejhad, who plays for English Championship team Charlton Athletic, added a goal early in the second.
Iran dominated on a windswept field in northeast Sao Paulo on Sunday, with about two dozen media looking on at the facility where the Iranians have been working out.
Haji Safi put Iran ahead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time after Trinidad failed to clear a corner kick by Fulham's Ashkan Dejagah. Ghoochannejhad doubled the lead from about 10 metres about five minutes into the second half.
Javad Nekounam's penalty kick early in the second half was saved by goalkeeper Jan Michael Williams after Dejagah was fouled in the penalty area.
Iran opened its World Cup preparations with three warm-ups in Austria, 0-0 draws against Belarus and Montenegro, then a 1-1 draw with Angola.
Source: AAP
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