Kyrgyzstan went into the game confident of cancelling out the 19-year-old Foolad Ahvaz attacker’s goal, scored 33 minutes into the hard-fought first-leg encounter at the Azadi Stadium, but despite home field advantage Murat Dzhumakeev’s side were unable to find a way past Mohammadrashid Mazaheri in the Iranian goal.
Iran, who are looking to reach the Olympic Games for the first time since 1976, will join ten other Round 1 winners and the 13 highest ranked teams (based on the qualifiers and tournament proper at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing) in the Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 Asian Qualifiers Round 2 draw, which takes place at AFC House on March 30.