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Iran Blank Nepal To Win Tri-Nation Women’s International Friendlies Event In Shillong

By IANS News October 24, 2025 • 22:26 PM View: 158

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium: Iran were crowned winners of the Tri-Nation Women’s International Friendlies after a dominant 3-0 win over Nepal at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Friday. The victory, coming on the back of their earlier 2-0 triumph against India, meant Iran secured two wins out of two and an unassailable lead in the standings with six points. India and Nepal will meet in the last friendly game on October 27.

Substitute Sara Didar started from where she left off in the last game against India as she opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Iran’s second and third goals were scored by Zahra Ghanbari (52’) and Shabnam Behesht (57’), respectively.

The evening started with Nepal showing admirable resilience against an Iranian team ranked 70th in the world as they held their shape in the opening half.

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