In the round of 16 finals of the Under-17 World Cup at Glora Bong Tomo Stadium in Surabaya, Indonesia, Iram youth faced Morroco for a place in the quarter-final of the competition. Iran qualifies as one of the best four third-placed teams while Morocco was the head of its group with 6 points, the same as Iran,

The lenient referee from Portugal Joao Pedro Pine Rio was in charge of this battle which saw repeated fouls committed by the Moroccans.

Iran U17 was the better team throughout the first half with some good passing and runs on the flanks. However, the first half ended in a stalemate as no goals were scored.

in the 73rd minute, Yaqoub Beregeh penetrated from the right side of Iran behind the penalty area and passed the ball to Nima Anders and he sent it towards the goal with a spectacular pass. Abdi headed home to score Iran’s goal.

In the 94th minute, after a salvo of Moroccon attack and a desp[erate Iranin defending, a pass of the Moroccan midfielder reached Nasim Azzouzi in the box, The striker equalized after being clear with no direct marker as he managed to score undisturbed. The game ended 1-1, so as per the regulations of this championship, the match was decided on a penalty shootout.

The U17 performed poorly in the penalties and missed two goals including two attempts by Kasra Taheri.