[World Cup]Iranian players turned to sing the national anthem and scored two goals in stoppage time to kill 10 people in Wells

[Sports News]The 2022 Qatar World Cup will stage another group stage at 6:00 Hong Kong time tonight (25th). Iran and Wales in Group B will compete for the first victory. The Iranian players who refused to sing the national anthem in the first game, sang along at the national anthem ceremony before the game, and there were a lot of boos in the field. As for Wells, Hennessy led the way at the end, while Iran scored goals from Chasmey and Lishaen in stoppage time in the second half, winning 2-0 against Wells and taking all 3 points.

Before facing England in the last game,None of the 11 Iranian candidates sang the national anthem, seen as supporting the actions of domestic anti-government demonstrators, striker Dali Mae has denied being pressured by the government to ask his players to sing the national anthem. The incident happened when a 22-year-old woman, Amini, was arrested by the religious police in September for allegedly wearing a headscarf improperly. She died in custody afterwards, triggering a wave of demonstrations across the country. Before the game against Wales, the Iranian players did not express their stance but sang the national anthem. During the period, there were a lot of boos in the field, and some Iranian fans were even more moved to tears. In addition, some fans held up jerseys with Amini’s name on them, as well as flags and slogans of “Woman Life Freedom”, but were stopped by stadium security.

(Photo: Twitter @FIFAWorldCup)

(Photo: Twitter @FIFAWorldCup)

Iran’s performance did not seem to be affected by off-field factors. After Gulishadi and Esmond “hit the wall” in 15 minutes, they broke through the opponent’s defense and scored an empty goal, but the ball certificate later pointed out that Gulishadi was offside first. Ronahi tried a long shot in stoppage time in the first half, but unfortunately failed to open the record for Iran. The two teams drew 0:0 at halftime. After changing sides, Esmond made a wedge to respond. After kicking the center post, it was Gurishadi’s turn to shoot from the penalty area. At the center post again, Esmond tried to make a follow-up shot but was saved by the goalkeeper.

Hennessy leads the red (Photo: Twitter @FIFAWorldCup)

Hennessy leads the red (Photo: Twitter @FIFAWorldCup)

(Photo: Twitter @FIFAWorldCup)

(Photo: Twitter @FIFAWorldCup)

(Photo: Twitter @FIFAWorldCup)

(Photo: Twitter @FIFAWorldCup)

Wells did not perform as well as the last game against the United States, including the main force Galif Barr. In the 86th minute, because goalkeeper Hennessy knocked down Iranian forward Dalimei, the ball certificate was first awarded a yellow card, and then a red card was awarded after checking “VAR”. Cup first red card. Iran, which has a numerical advantage, finally scored in 8 minutes of stoppage time. Chasmey, who came in as a backup, scored a direct shot from Emeiyue to the far post. After 3 minutes, Lishane from the right scored 2:0. In addition to the first victory, it also became the third Asian team to win this year.

Photo and text: Li Zizheng

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