AFC U17 Asian Cup
The hosts finished level on seven points with Iran but advanced on the head-to-head ratio as they booked a fourth consecutive appearance at the Finals.
Palestine ended their campaign earlier on Sunday with a 3-1 win against Chinese Taipei.
IR Iran 1-2 India
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Iran, who needed to avoid defeat to secure their place in the Finals, broke the deadlock in the 19th minute after Amirreza Valipoor controlled a through ball with a deft touch before slotting home into the bottom right corner.
India clawed their way back into the game after they were awarded a penalty following a foul on Heeranganba Seram, with Dallalmuon Gangte making no mistake from the spot as he sent Iran keeper Bardiya Dorri the wrong way.
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The South Asian side went ahead in the 52nd minute after Amirmahan Afroziani failed to clear a cross, leaving Gunleiba Wangkheirakpam to drill a low shot which slipped past Dorri and into the bottom right corner.
Iran pumped bodies forward but were unable mount a comeback as India held on for the win.
Chinese Taipei 1-3 Palestine
Palestine went in front in the 33rd minute with Yazan Khalifah turning in Amin Idris’ cutback to give the West Asian side the advantage heading into the break.
Chinese Taipei rang in the changes in the second half and levelled the score in the 52nd minute with substitute Quan Shi-Xuan thumping home Lee Wei-Cheng’s corner.
Palestine almost retook the lead eight minutes later when substitute Omar Jaber thought he scored after lobbing over Chinese Taipei keeper Lin Cheng-En, only for Hsieh Yi-Lun to scramble the ball clear.
Adam Kafafi, however, came to Palestine’s rescue in the 76th minute when he found space at the edge of the box before unleashing a curling effort over a sprawling Lin, before Kafafi turned provider 12 minutes later, setting up Mohammed Jamhour to finish with a flourish.
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