FIFA World Cup Qualifier: India 0-3 Iran

India 0-3 Iran: Blue Tigers suffer third consecutive defeat in FIFA World Cup qualifiers

India, with 0 points from 3 matches, lie at the bottom of the table with a goal difference of -5

Azmoun, Teymourian and Taremi help Iran move to the top of the table virtue of goal difference.

FULL TIME: India 0-3 Iran; The men in blue lose their third consecutive match in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers

Poor defensive pass by Mondal, but the first time shot by the Irani striker curls wide of the post

90+2' Chhetri still running his socks off as he looks to help India take something out of the game

Good, flowing move by Iran, but the shot goes into orbit.

3 minutes added as we close in on full time. India 0-3 Iran

The Iran goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi is incensed after India were allowed an easy shot from outside the box.

88' Dejagah miscues his shot from close range. India survive. Still 0-3

Cavin Lobo's shot goes over the wide yet again. India resorting to shooting from distance now.

My word @SandeshJhingan is a hero. Doesn't deserve to be at the wrong side of this scoreline. #INDvIRN
— Pulasta Dhar (@TheFalseNo9) September 8, 2015

Sunil Chhetri's dancing feet earns India a free kick at the halfway line

Free kick on the right for India, but Iran clear the ball and the loose ball is hit over the bar by Lobo

The free kick goes agonizingly wide. India survive

Sandesh Jhingan has been India's best player with a number of tackles & blocks. And the crowd knows it. They're chanting his name! #INDvIRN
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) September 8, 2015

Cavin Lobo concedes a soft free kick in dangerous territory. Will Iran be able to make it 4?

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu shows authority by coming off his line to punch the ball, clears the danger

SUBSTITUTION: 80' Cavin Lobo comes on for Jeje Lalpekhlua

Good pressing by India, but Iran pass the ball out and the resulting shot from Teymourian goes into the crowd

Indian fans in full force to #BackTheBlue today! #INDvIRN pic.twitter.com/Kh9ohRFq9z
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) September 8, 2015

75 minutes gone: India 0-3 Iran. The clock is ticking for the home team

Substitution: Heydari is replaced by Rezaei as Iran make their final change

Pritam Kotal's shot sails high over the bar as Iran keep their clean sheet for now

Jeje's header is deflected for another corner. Good spell for India

70' India 0-3 Iran; Good chance for India through the lively Jakichand, but Iran clear. India get their first corner of the match.

Around 6000 Iranian fans in the stand! Good turnout. #INDvIRN pic.twitter.com/4jfPwLikYQ
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) September 8, 2015

Dangerous corner by Iran, but Seyyed Jalal Hosseini's header goes just wide of Gurpreet's goal

Chhetri carries the ball on the flank and wins a throw in for India deep in the Iran half.

Azmoun's shot is deflected for a corner.

63' Jakichand Singh replaces Eugeneson Lyngdoh as Constantine tries to shake things up

62' Double sub for Iran. Taremi and Ebrahimi come off for Ezatolahi and Pouraliganji

Iran win a free kick near the half-way line. After the hour mark it is India 0-3 Iran

If anyone wants to see a visual representation of one way traffic on a football field head to the Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore. #INDvIRN
— Abhishek Rane (@quasarabhishek) September 8, 2015

Iran taking it easy now and allowing India a little space. But their defending is resolute as soon as India enter the final third.

India venture into the Irani half, but Robin Singh is caught offside as Iran take control of the ball again. 55' India 0-3 Iran

This is 23-year-old Taremi's fourth cap for Iran and he has already scored three goals. #INDvIRN
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) September 8, 2015

Iran still attacking as the Indians look shell shocked after conceding two quick goals early in the half

.@StephenConstan 's boys in the 1st half reminded me of school football: defence clears- offence shoots at goal. No organised play #INDvIRN
— Nikhil Naz (@NikhilNaz) September 8, 2015

This is 23-year-old Taremi's fourth cap for Iran and he has already scored three goals.

The ball pings around in the box among a number of static Indian defenders. Iran's Mehdi Taremi had all the time to score.

GOAL! 50' Iran play pinball initially before putting the ball beyond the Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet

The Iran captain, Andranik Teymourian, was the goalscorer. It was a soft goal by India to concede

GOAL! 47' Iran double their lead

Brilliant tackle by Sandesh Jhingan to keep the score the same

46' Good turn by Chhetri, but the ball goes out of play for an Irani throw-in

Rowlin and Jeje get the second half underway

The second half is about to get underway. The crowd is in full voice

Shout-out to the Indian fans screaming themselves hoarse, chanting non-stop from the famous West Block A at Kanteerva! #INDvIRN #BackTheBlue
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) September 8, 2015

Statistics from the Half-time: Possession: 35%-65% Shots: 2-8 Shots on target: 0-4 Corners: 0-3 Offsides: 1-2 Fouls committed: 7-9