9:50 PM — A dramatic first half has ended with the Red Warriors trailing 2-0 against Iran.

Oman started brightly, earning a penalty in the 2nd minute of the game. However, Captain Ahmed Kanu failed to convert a golden opportunity to put the Sultanate ahead.

Iran attacked relentlessly, eventually finding a way through. Alireza Jahanbaksh scored his first in the tournament to put Team Melli ahead.

But the action was far from over.

Oman would concede a penalty of their own and Iran's Ashkan Dejagah would make no mistake from the spot.

The Red Warriors have a mountain to climb if they are to come back in the second half and make it to the quarter finals of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

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