TEHRAN – Iran defeated Indonesia 3-0 in their opening AFC U-20 Asian Cup China 2025 Group C match on Thursday.
Hesam Nafari opened the scoring for the Persians in the fifth minute at the Shenzhen Youth Football Training Base Center Stadium.
Esmaeil Gholizadeh made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute and Mobin Dehghan placed the four-time champions in pole position in the 70th minute.
Uzbekistan also defeated Yemen 1-0 in the opening Group C match earlier.
Iran will look for their second win when they meet Yemen on Matchday 2 while Indonesia will take on Uzbekistan, with both ties to be contested on Sunday.