Allahyar Sayyad bagged a brace as Iran advanced to the semi-finals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Championship 2016 after a resounding 5-0 quarter-final victory over Vietnam at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday.
Sayyad opened the scoring after 29 minutes before Mohammad Ghaderi doubled their advantage early in the second half and Alireza Asadabadi gave Vietnam a mountain to climb just after the hour.
A dominant Iran then put their opponents to the sword as Amir Khodamoradi and Sayyad's double wrapped up a comfortable win as coach Abbas Chamanian's side progressed to the last four.
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