Russian and Iranian football teams draw in friendly

The national men's football teams of Iran and Russia shared spoils at a friendly match in Tehran on March 23.

The national football teams of Russia and Iran played in a friendly match on Thursday evening at Azadi Stadium in Tehran in presence of about 7,000 spectators.

The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Both teams scored their goal on a penalty kick.

The two teams had other opportunities to score more goals in both half times, but they had to share the spoils in the end.

Forward Mehdi Taremi equalized the match for Iran in the minute of 47.

This was the first test for the new Iranian head coach of the national Iranian football team or Team Melli Amir Ghalenoei.