Eiri’s double secures win in national team training match
Iran national football team wrapped up their final intrasquad friendly before departing for Turkey, with the White Team cruising to a 4-1 victory over the Reds on Tuesday.
According to ISNA, the Iranian national team split into two squads for the training match, with the Whites dominating the contest and scoring four goals.
The White Team lineup featured Alireza Beiranvand, Danial Eiri, Hossein Kana’ani, Ali Nemati, Ramin Rezaeian, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Omid Noorafkan, Hadi Habibi-Nejad, Mehdi Mohabi, Aria Yousefi, and Ali Alipour.
Meanwhile, the Red Team included Mohammad Khalifeh, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Aref Aghasi, Saleh Hardani, Ehsan Hajsafi, Aref Haji-Eidi, Amir Mohammad Razaghi-Nia, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Amirhossein Mahmoudi, and Kasra Taheri.
Ali Alipour opened the scoring in the 50th minute after breaking behind the defense and finishing clinically. The goal was initially ruled out for offside, but after a VAR review, officials awarded the strike.
The Whites doubled their advantage six minutes later when Hadi Habibi-Nejad delivered a corner kick that Danial Eiri powered home with a header.
In the 83rd minute, Aria Yousefi added a third after finding space inside the penalty area and calmly slotting past the goalkeeper.
The White Team struck again in the 89th minute from another set piece. Ramin Rezaeian sent in a free-kick cross and Danial Eiri headed home his second goal of the match to make it 4-0.
The Reds pulled one back in stoppage time through Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, whose long-range effort beat the goalkeeper to seal the final score at 4-1.
Iran’s national team is scheduled to travel to Antalya in the coming days for a new training camp before heading from Turkey to the United States for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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