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Jordan, meanwhile, led from start to finish to score 10 unanswered goals against Sri Lanka.
Pakistan 0-1 IR Iran
Iran took the lead in the ninth minute after Yasan Jafarimarjaghal exchanged passes with Amir Mohammad Zarei before the forward broke into the box and slotted past Pakistan goalkeeper Samer Razzaq.
The Central Asian side came close to extending their lead in the 18th minute from a set-piece, but Kiyarash Shahbazi failed to connect to Zarei’s looping delivery into the box with Razzaq intercepting the cross.
Qualifiers - Group D: Pakistan v IR Iran
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Iran thought they had doubled their advantage on the hour-mark when Razzaq spilled Sobhan Shahryari’s cross into the path of Zarei, who struck a powerful shot into the roof of the net, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.
Another chance went begging in the 88th minute when Aliasghar Naderi broke through the Pakistan defence and beat Razzaq, before squaring the ball to Seyedradin Mirnezhaddarzi, who squandered the chance from close range.
Pakistan, who defeated Sri Lanka 3-1 in their opener, could only keep Iran at bay in the closing stages as the Central Asian side registered their first win.
Sri Lanka 0-10 Jordan
Jordan broke the deadlock in stunning fashion when Fayez Yazeed Fayez Al Rawashdeh struck a long-range effort into the top right corner.
Sri Lanka fell further behind in the 27th minute when Faisal Mohammad Alhourani weaved his way past the Sri Lankan defence after being played through by Yazan Mahmoud Mohaammed Kdadh.
Jordan extended their lead three minutes after the restart when Yousef Taisir Mahmoud Abu Sheikha broke free down the right and sent his cross into the path of Jamil Jehad Jamil Aleassa, who finished from close range.
The West Asian side added a fourth, with Yousef Taisir Mahmoud Abu Sheikha surging into the box before curling his finish into the bottom right corner, before Alhourani doubled his tally in the 58th minute with a looping effort from the edge of the area.
Qualifers - Group D: Sri Lanka 0-10 Jordan
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Alhourani completed his hat-trick in the 70th minute after finding the back of the net from inside a packed box, with Khaled Mohammed Ahmad Al Sa’sa etching his name on the scoresheet five minutes later with a headed attempt.
Al Sa’sa went on to find the net again in the 86th and 90th minutes before Faris Abdallah Moh’d Abu Zema added Jordan’s 10th in stoppage time.
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