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Reggae Boyz face Iran tomorrow
published: Sunday | July 1, 2007
JAMAICA'S REGGAE Boyz will look to end their four-game friendly tour of Asia on a high note when they face 47th ranked Iran in a noon (Ja time) encounter at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran tomorrow.
After dropping their first two games 2-1 to Indonesia and then 3-0 to Vietnam, the Reggae Boyz finally got off the mark with a comfortable 2-0 win over Malaysia.
However, they will have to end their celebrations quickly as they will need their full concentration against a dangerous Iran team.
The Asian team which has qualified for the World Cup on three separate occasions - two more than the Jamaicans - is expected to be the toughest test of the tour.
Iran, like the other teams the Jamaicans have played so far, are also preparing for the Asia Cup. However, they are a pedigree team having won the tournament three times and are currently listed among the favourites along with Japan, Australia and South Korea.
If there is an area which will be suspect for the Iran team, it will be their back line as defender Mohamad Nosrati and energetic midfielder Nikbakht Vahedi are expected to miss the friendly and perhaps the Cup.
The Boyz will be hoping that newly-converted striker Wolry Wolfe and top local marksman Fabian Taylor, who will be favoured as the starting pair up front, will be able to take advantage.
Iran are drawn in Group C for the Cup alongside China, Malaysia and Uzbekistan and will kick off their campaign against Uzbekistan in Kuala Lumpur on July 11.
published: Sunday | July 1, 2007
JAMAICA'S REGGAE Boyz will look to end their four-game friendly tour of Asia on a high note when they face 47th ranked Iran in a noon (Ja time) encounter at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran tomorrow.
After dropping their first two games 2-1 to Indonesia and then 3-0 to Vietnam, the Reggae Boyz finally got off the mark with a comfortable 2-0 win over Malaysia.
However, they will have to end their celebrations quickly as they will need their full concentration against a dangerous Iran team.
The Asian team which has qualified for the World Cup on three separate occasions - two more than the Jamaicans - is expected to be the toughest test of the tour.
Iran, like the other teams the Jamaicans have played so far, are also preparing for the Asia Cup. However, they are a pedigree team having won the tournament three times and are currently listed among the favourites along with Japan, Australia and South Korea.
If there is an area which will be suspect for the Iran team, it will be their back line as defender Mohamad Nosrati and energetic midfielder Nikbakht Vahedi are expected to miss the friendly and perhaps the Cup.
The Boyz will be hoping that newly-converted striker Wolry Wolfe and top local marksman Fabian Taylor, who will be favoured as the starting pair up front, will be able to take advantage.
Iran are drawn in Group C for the Cup alongside China, Malaysia and Uzbekistan and will kick off their campaign against Uzbekistan in Kuala Lumpur on July 11.
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