The friendly match between the youth national teams of Russia and Iran was held on Sunday.
Sergey Klenov’s wards celebrated a confident victory. The Russians had a double-digit superiority over the rivals after the first half. The return match will be held on Monday.
17 March
Russia (U-18) — Iran (U-18) — 39:22 (24:12) (Erkanov — 8, Gakame, Kurochkin, Kartashev, Sheykin — 4 each)
18 March
Russia (U-18) — Iran (U-18) — 16:00 (Moscow time)
Photo: the HFR press service