[custom_adv] Sardar Azmoun was the two-goal hero finding the back of the net once in each of the halves to take Team Melli to the Round of the 16 of the continental championship. [custom_adv] But Vietnam, who have now suffered back-to-back defeats, will need a lot of things to go their way if they are to join today’s opponents in the next round. [custom_adv] Ashkan Dejagah and Mehdi Taremi were the two undisputed stars in Iran’s 5-0 thrashing of Yemen in their opening match and the duo were once again at their menacing best against the Golden Dragons on Saturday. [custom_adv] Dejagah and Taremi were a handful for the left-hand side of the Vietnamese defence, however, Do Hung Dung and Doan Van Hau managed to negate some of the threat while captain Que Ngoc Hai was excellent putting his body on the line on more than once occasion. [custom_adv] A disaster of a 2018 FIFA World Cup and subsequent retirement from the game seem to be long in the past for Team Melli striker Sardar Azmoun now. [custom_adv] Park Hang-seo seems to have had some strong words for his players in the dressing room at the half-time as the Vietnamese returned to the pitch with renewed intent. The South Korean tactician also replaced Phan Van Duc with 22-year-old HAGL FC winger Nguyen Van Toan during the break. [custom_adv] Park Hang-seo seems to have had some strong words for his players in the dressing room at the half-time as the Vietnamese returned to the pitch with renewed intent. The South Korean tactician also replaced Phan Van Duc with 22-year-old HAGL FC winger Nguyen Van Toan during the break. [custom_adv] It was the Rubin Kazan striker who scored the opener for Iran with a simple header at the far post in the 38th minute. And the 24-year-old has scored two from two now in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 and is a key man as Iran chase their fourth continental championship. [custom_adv] Park Hang-seo seems to have had some strong words for his players in the dressing room at the half-time as the Vietnamese returned to the pitch with renewed intent. The South Korean tactician also replaced Phan Van Duc with 22-year-old HAGL FC winger Nguyen Van Toan during the break. [custom_adv] The AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 winners are still to open their account after two group games and now face the group’s minnows Yemen in their final game in Al Ain on January 16. [custom_adv] It’s hard to believe this was the same man who retired from the game citing online abuse and bullying from fans last summer. [custom_adv] They still have a chance to progress as one of the four best third-placed teams, but much will depend on how things will pan out in their group as well as other groups in the coming days.