Iran’s national under-17 soccer team, known domestically as Nojavanan, has registered its first victory at the Jiangyin Zhouzhuang Cup CFA International Youth Football Tournament 2016 in China, overcoming the Uzbek side.

The Iranian squad started the game played at Jiang Yin Sports Center Stadium in China’s eastern city of Jiangyin on Thursday in a strong fashion, and forward Mohammad Reza Ghobeishavi opened the scoring 35 minutes into the match.

Midfielder Mohammad Ghaderi doubled Iran’s lead in the 80th minute, and the Persians finally secure a 2-1 win over their Central Asian opponents.

The names on the initial roster of the Iranian squad included goalkeeper Ali Gholamzadeh, defenders Mehrdad Zarei and Taha Shariati, captain Aref Mohammad Alipour, midfielders Mohammad Sharifi, Amir Hossein Khodamoradi, Vahid Namdari, Saeed Ahani and Mohammad Ghaderi, as well as strikers Mohammad Reza Ghobeishavi and Erfan Sadeghi.

The Iranian squad suffered a narrow 1-2 loss from the hosts in its opening match on May 10.

The national Iranian under-17 soccer team will play against Japan in its third fixture on Saturday evening.

The Jiangyin Zhouzhuang Cup CFA International Youth Football Tournament 2016 kicked off in Jiangyin, China, on May 7, and will run through May 16.