Iran score from the penalty spot in added time to end Japan's push for 5th title

February 3 – Another goal in added time in this tournament of late match winners, saw Iran overcome Japan in what was very much a game of two halves and grew into a pulsating quarter final.

After a first half of missed chances for both teams, the score at 1-1 and with the clock having clicked past 90 minutes towards extra time, Iran's Hossein Kanani was brought down in the box. Alireza Jahanbakhsh stepped up to hammer the spot kick home,

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