Azmoun put his side two goals in front inside the opening 15 minutes at the Azadi Stadium before Mehdi Taremi added the third with three minutes remaining and Ramin Rezaeian curled in an injury time free kick for the fourth.
Azmoun put the home side in front in the 12th minute, scoring from close range after impressive work by Ehsan Hajsafi. .....
🚨 FT | 🇮🇷IR Iran 4️⃣-0️⃣ Hong Kong, China 🇭🇰
— #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup) November 16, 2023
IR Iran begin their Preliminary Joint Qualifiers Round 2 in Group E with a convincing victory!#AsianQualifiers pic.twitter.com/GRH60VfoSY
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