Later ref added extra 1 minutes to see if any event comes along but it turned out that, Medhi Benatia's main job in this Morocco team is to anchor their defense but the Juventus center-back wasn't able to fully capitalize to make anything happen as Sardar Azmoun cleared the stroke. Even though Ehsan Haji had a chance to highlight his skills in the last minute free kick, his shot was ineffective as it was a freekick from 35-yard on the way to Mounir.
CAPTION: Morocco Vs. Iran shares a goalless 1st half SOURCE: sportsmole
Hence, the first half ended goalless for both of the teams; as the referee whistled signaling the completion of the first HALFTIME: MOROCCO and Iran shared a 0-0 score.