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Iran 1-0 over Iraq at halftime, one man short before break

Xinhua, January 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

Sardar Azmoun headed Iran to a 1-0 lead in the Asian Cup quarter-final on Friday.

The striker jumped to head a cross past Iraq goalkeeper Jalal Hassan in the 24th minute, but Iran's Mehrdad Pooladi was sent off just before the break after picking up a second yellow card. Endi