TEHRAN – Iran suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Russia at the 2019 Kuban Spring Women U19 Tournament on Sunday.

Abdullina scored the only goal of the match just before the halftime at the Sputnik-Sport Stadium in Sochi, Russia.

Iran started the competition with a 1-0 win over Belarus on Friday.

Katayoun Khosrowyar’s team will face Azerbaijan on Tuesday.

The format for the tournament will be a single group of four teams, where each participant will play all opponents.

Based on the results of three rounds, the champion and prize-winners of the "Kuban Spring-2019" will be determined.

Iran prepare for the AFC U19 Women’s Championship Thailand 2019 Qualifiers Round 2, where they have been drawn in Group B along with hosts Vietnam, two-time champions Korea Republic and Lebanon.

The Round 2 Qualifiers will be played over three matchdays from April 26 to 30.