Poon Pui Hin scored two minutes into the second half to earn Jorn Andersen’s side an unexpected victory and means they will face Japan, 2-1 winners over DPR Korea, in the last four on Wednesday.
FT | 🇮🇷 IR Iran 0️⃣-1️⃣ Hong Kong, China 🇭🇰
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Poon Pui Hin nets early in the second-half and Hong Kong, China are heading to the #AsianGames semi-finals! pic.twitter.com/bpYRdr3kPN
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