Bhutan took part in the game behind two consecutive victories, but did not match Iran. Both sides head to Wednesday’s bond, seeing Iran facing Lebanon, Bhutan will play Jordan, reported the Tehran Times.
Iran enjoyed a storm start in the game and took a 3-0 lead by the 10th minute.
Zahra Ghanbari lifted the ball to Zahra Alizadeh. Zahra Alizadeh passed Sangita Monger in two minutes and crossed the ball, and four minutes later Fatemeh Shaban nodded.
It got even better in the 10th minute when Monger thrusts Shaban’s low shot into the post, but Negin Zandi was on hand to tap the rebound home, The AFC.com reported.
Bhutan placed himself in to pull back the goal two minutes later when Pema Zelling broke through the right, and her cross broke Deki Razom with a loose ball, attacking Fateme Adeli.
After Fatemeh Pasandideh’s chip sent Zandi through Zandi, hopes to close the Bhutan gap was knocked in the 36th minute as Iran again got the net and slotted into the net, and then Iran again got the net.
Iran continued to boss the match after Zandi worked hard to break the effort after Alizadeh’s great lob over Munger was sad to find a crossbar instead of the net.
Due to Iran’s tenacity, they added more goals through Gambari (81st), Mohadesh Zolfi (No. 83) and Rujin Tamrian (No. 85) to stay in the dominant performance to keep them in the final.
MNA