A first half goal to  Central Coast Mariner Mustafa Amini and second half goals to former Sydney FC starlet Kerem Bulut and current FC signing Terry Antonis gave them three valuable points.

The win puts them in prime position to advance to the semi-finals stage of the competition and qualify for the 2011 U20 World Cup.

The opening 20 minutes of the game were a very hard and physical affair, with both teams sharing possession.

Iran had the first real chance of game, after a clumsy tackle from behind by Ben Kantarovski gave Iran a free kick. Yaghoub Karimi’s resulting attempt from 30 metres out was blocked by Rhyan Grant and cleared away from danger.

The Qantas Young Socceroos took the lead in the 39th minute after a corner taken by Marc Warren was headed out by an Iranian defender straight to Amini who then hit a sweet right footed shot from just outside the box which rocketed into the back of the net.

The Iranians applied the pressure for the early part of the second half, but the Qantas Young Socceroos managed to keep the game under control and didn’t look like relinquishing their lead.

On the hour, Mathew Leckie, after receiving the ball on the right side, switched the ball to Tom Oar on the left.

Oar then provided a great pinpoint cross into the box for Grant to head towards goal which forced the Iranian goalkeeper Ali Reza Safarbeiranvand to make a great save deflecting the ball onto the post and back into play.

Bulut was on hand to pounce on the rebound and easily tapped in from close range for the Qantas Young Socceroos second goal.

After the restart Iran counter attacked immediately and a great shot by Kaveh Rezaei from 18 metres out forced Qantas Young Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Birighitti into making a fine diving save.

 A pivotal moment occurred in the 71st minute when Iran made a break after a long ball was played through by their goalkeeper to their forwards running towards goal. Birighitti came off his line quickly, but then slipped as he approached the ball.

As Birighitti backtracked, running towards the goal alongside Kaveh Rezaei, he clipped the Iranian forward as he attempted to get the ball, conceding a penalty and receiving a yellow card in the process.

Iran’s captain Payam Sadeghian had the opportunity to get his team right back into the game but hit his penalty shot was struck hard into the right-hand goalpost and back into play which was then cleared by the Young Socceroos.

The scoring was completed just before the end of regulation time when Antonis received the ball near the box, dribbled towards goal and then calmly slotted his left footed shot past Ali Reza Safarbeiranv to seal a memorable victory for the Young Socceroos.

The match ended on a  disappointing note for the Young Socceroos when defender Marc Warren received a red card for retaliation after a clash with Mojtaba Mahboub deep into injury time.

Head coach Jan Versleijen was very proud of his team’s performance and believed that the score was not necessarily a true reflection of the match.

“The score didn't reflect how hard the game was. We had to fight for every ball and play hard as a team for the whole 90 minutes," he said.

“The first goal was a class goal and so too was the cross from Tom Oar which created the second goal which ensured that we had control of the game.

“There is no doubt that the missed penalty helped us. If the score had got back to 2-1 it could have been a very different end to the match.

“The third goal closed out the game and I was extremely pleased with the overall performance and how well we worked and played as a team.

“With this result we have now qualified for the quarter finals. We have an important game against the Korea Republic on Friday and this is our next focus for the tournament.”

The Young Socceroos will face Korea on Friday with the Australians needing a draw or a win to top the group after Korea defeated Yemen 1-0 in the other group match.

The Young Socceroos quarter final match will be played on Monday 11 October against either the Winner or Runner-up from Group C (Japan, Jordan, United Arab Emirates or Vietnam).

The semi-finals of the AFC U-19 Championship will be held on Thursday 14 October, with the Final to be played on Sunday 17 October.

The top four nations from the AFC U19 Championship will qualify for the 2011 U20 World Cup which will be held in Colombia next July/August.