AFC Women's Asian Cup

FT Monday, March 2, 2026
Iran D 0
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South Korea LLDDL 3
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IRN000
KOR123
Cbus Super Stadium · 2,874 att.

Match Report

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Iran lose to South Korea in Women's Asian Cup opener

South Korea have laid down the gauntlet to Australia and gone top of Group A with a 3-0 win over Iran at the Women's Asian Cup.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
8
8
Saves
2
21.4
Possession
78.6
3
SHOTS
33
2
ON GOAL
11
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
5
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Lineups

KOR · 4-4-2

  1. 21Kim Min-JungG
  2. 19Noh Jin-YoungCD-L
  3. 5Yoo-Jin KoCD-R
  4. 16Jang Sel-GiLB
  5. 20Kim Hye-RiRB
  6. 23Kang Chae-RimCM-L
  7. 14Min-Young JungCM-R
  8. 11Choe Yu-RiLM
  9. 9Mun Eun-JuRM
  10. 17Choi Yoo-JungCF-L
  11. 10Ji So-YunCF-R

IRN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Maryam YektaeiG
  2. 13Fatemeh AminehCD-L
  3. 2Atefeh ImaniCD-R
  4. 14Fatemeh MakhdoumiLB
  5. 4Melika MotevalliRB
  6. 9Zahra GhanbariAM
  7. 6Zahra SarbaliLM
  8. 17Shahnaz JafariRM
  9. 7Afsaneh ChatrenoorF
  10. 16Fatemeh ShabanAM-L
  11. 8Shabnam BeheshtAM-R

Timeline

  1. 25' Atefeh Imani (IR Iran) Yellow Card at 25'
  2. 37' Choe Yu-Ri (South Korea) Goal at 37'
  3. 38' Sara Didar (IR Iran) Substitution at 38'
  4. 45' Mohadeseh Zolfi (IR Iran) Substitution at 45'
  5. 45' Mona Hamoudi (IR Iran) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' Fatemeh Pasandideh (IR Iran) Substitution at 45'
  7. 57' Lee Eun-Young (South Korea) Substitution at 57'
  8. 57' Kim Min-Ji (South Korea) Substitution at 57'
  9. 57' Song Jae-Eun (South Korea) Substitution at 57'
  10. 59' Kim Hye-Ri (South Korea) Penalty - Scored at 59'
  11. 66' Kim Shin-Ji (South Korea) Substitution at 66'
  12. 75' Yoo-Jin Ko (South Korea) Goal at 75'
  13. 81' Casey Phair (South Korea) Substitution at 81'
  14. 87' Maryam Dini (IR Iran) Substitution at 87'
  15. 90' Sara Didar (IR Iran) Yellow Card at 90'

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