Asian Handball Men’s Junior Championship:
Iran beats Kuwait, heads into last-eight group
Iran progressed into the last-eight group phase of the Asian Handball Men’s Junior (U21) Championship after a massive 25-23 victory over Kuwait in Jordan on Friday.
Saber Heidari and Amirmohammad Pour-Qassemi contributed with five and four goals respectively, while goalkeeper Amir-Abbas Zarei delivered a Man-of-the-Match performance as Iran came out victorious against the five-time champion to finish atop Group B with two wins.
Sharif Mo’men Hejazi’s boys had beaten China 30-26 in their opening game in the 18th edition of the competition at the Princess Sumaya Sport Hall.
In the first round of the quarterfinal fixtures, Iran will take on Oman today, before facing Saudi Arabia on Friday and then playing Japan on Sunday.
Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and South Korea complete the lineup in the other last-eight group.
The top two of each group will punch their tickets for next year’s World Junior Championship in Poland.