Qatar's Mohammed Abdullah Tresor (2nd R) clears the ball next to team mate goalkeeper Qasem Burhan (L) as Iran's Sardar Azmoun (TOP) leaps over him during their Asian Cup Group C soccer match at the Stadium Australia in Sydney January 15, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Iran stormed into the Asian Cup quarter-finals on a wave of passionate support with a 1-0 win over Qatar in their second Group C match at Stadium Australia on Thursday.
Striker Sardar Azmoun scored the only goal in the 52nd minute to send the vast majority of the 22,672 crowd home happy and three-times champions into the last eight for the sixth straight Asian Cup.
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