Mohammad Reza Khalatbari scored a late winner as Iran shocked Russia 1-0 in an international friendly.
Russia dominated the game in the neutral venue in Abu Dhabi and placed Iran under plenty of pressure, but rarely threatened goalkeeper Mehdi Rahmati. However, they did have some good chances to score but Dick Advocaat's men failed to hit the target.
Meanwhile, Iran capitalized perfectly on what they got in the dying minutes of the game as Khalatbari dribbled past two defenders to beat Igor Akinfeev from six meters.
So, Russia succumbed to their second consecutive defeat in friendly fixtures.
The match was Russia's last warm-up ahead of its Euro 2012 away qualifier against Armenia on March 26. Russia leads the Group B standings with nine points from four games. Armenia, Ireland and Slovakia are tied for second two points behind, rt.com reported.
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