Iranian women fall to Japan in U-19 soccer games
Iranian women's national soccer team has conceded a defeat at the Kuban Spring 2016 Women’s U-19 Football Tournament in Russia, slumping to the Japanese side.
The young Iranian sportswomen suffered a bitter 2-0 loss to their Japanese counterparts in a Group A match staged in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Sunday.
The Iranian outfit went down to the Romanian team 3-4 in its opening match on March 12.
The Persians are slated to play against Russia in their third Group A fixture on Tuesday.
The Kuban Spring 2016 Women’s U-19 Football Tournament opened in Sochi, Russia, on March 11, and will finish on March 20.
A total of eight teams, including Estonia, Iran, Japan and Romania are competing in round-robin format.
Iran has been drawn in Group A alongside Japan, Romania and Russia.
Group B consists of Estonia, North Korea and two teams from the Russian regions of Krasnodar and Sibir.
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