• UAE midfielder Amer Abdulrahman, centre, tries to get the ball past Alireza Jahan Bakhsh of Iran as Javad Nekonam looks on. John Pryke/AFP
    UAE midfielder Amer Abdulrahman, centre, tries to get the ball past Alireza Jahan Bakhsh of Iran as Javad Nekonam looks on. John Pryke/AFP
  • UAE midfielder Habib Fardan competes with Iran’sJalal Hosseini. Dave Hunt/EPA
    UAE midfielder Habib Fardan competes with Iran’sJalal Hosseini. Dave Hunt/EPA
  • UAE’s Amer Abdulrahman, left, fights for the ball with Iran’s Ashkan Dejagah. Edgar Su/Reuters
    UAE’s Amer Abdulrahman, left, fights for the ball with Iran’s Ashkan Dejagah. Edgar Su/Reuters
  • Iran’s Ashkan Dejagah, left, fights for the ball with Omar Abdulrahman. Edgar Su/Reuters
    Iran’s Ashkan Dejagah, left, fights for the ball with Omar Abdulrahman. Edgar Su/Reuters
  • UAE defender Walid Abbas, left, fights for the ball with Iran’s Ashkan Dejagah. Edgar Su/Reuters
    UAE defender Walid Abbas, left, fights for the ball with Iran’s Ashkan Dejagah. Edgar Su/Reuters
  • UAE’s Khamis Esmaeel (2nd R) jumps for a high ball with Iran’s Sardar Azmoun. Edgar Su/Reuters
    UAE’s Khamis Esmaeel (2nd R) jumps for a high ball with Iran’s Sardar Azmoun. Edgar Su/Reuters
  • Reza Ghoochannejhad, left, fights the UAE defence for the ball. John Pryke/AFP
    Reza Ghoochannejhad, left, fights the UAE defence for the ball. John Pryke/AFP
  • Reza Ghoochannejhad, left, heads home to score the only goal of the game and send Iran through as Group C winners. Edgar Su/Reuters
    Reza Ghoochannejhad, left, heads home to score the only goal of the game and send Iran through as Group C winners. Edgar Su/Reuters
  • Iran’s Reza Ghoochannejhad (bottom) celebrates with teammates after scoring against UAE during their Asian Cup Group C match. Edgar Su/Reuters
    Iran’s Reza Ghoochannejhad (bottom) celebrates with teammates after scoring against UAE during their Asian Cup Group C match. Edgar Su/Reuters
  • Andranik Teymourian, centre, kneels on the field as he celebrates Iran’s victory over the UAE. Edgar Su/Reuters
    Andranik Teymourian, centre, kneels on the field as he celebrates Iran’s victory over the UAE. Edgar Su/Reuters

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The UAE’s narrow Asian Cup Group C defeat to Iran – in pictures

Jake Badger

January 19, 2015

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The UAE fell to an unlucky late defeat to Iran in their final Asian Cup group game, resulting in the Emiratis finishing runners-up in Group C.

With little to separate the two sides, and the UAE enjoying more of the attacking intent, Iranian substitute Reza Ghoochannejhad headed home in the 91st minute to settle the tie.

Here are the selection of the best images from the game at Brisbane Stadium.

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