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Iran U21 beats Japan to head into Asian canoe polo semis
The Iranian men’s team defeated Japan 8-1 to progress to the last four at the under-21 contests of the Asia Canoe Polo Championships in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Amirreza Kiani scored three times, with Aryan Nasiri and Mohieddin Karimi finding the net twice apiece, while Sepanta Mohseni was also on the scoresheet to lead Iran into today’s semifinal against the host country.
Iranian boys began their campaign with an 8-4 victory over Hong Kong before suffering a last-gasp 5-4 setback against Chinese Taipei, but still managed to advance to the last eight as the runner-up thanks to a 6-0 win against in their third outing in the group stage.