Iranian handball players competed against Uzbek rivals on Sunday in the Jordanian capital of Amman obtaining a 37-22 victory.
The showdown marked Iran’s second encounter at group stage of the 15th Asian Men’s Junior Championship, which also marks as a qualification round for IHF Men's Junior World Championship 2017 to be hosted by Algeria.
Junior Iranian team ended the first half with a 19-5 lead though they widened the gap in the second half to chalk up a 37-22 win overall.
Iran’s outfit had previously hammered host Jordan in their opening match on Friday.
Accordingly, Iran cruised to round two remaining atop Group B of the Asian sportive event followed by Jordan who out powered Uzbekistan 29-22.
The Asian tournament kicked off on July 21 in the Jordanian capital and will run through August 01.
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