Iran coach Branko Ivankovic lamented his team's poor fortune as they closed out their short stint in Germany with a 1-1 draw with Angola in Leipzig on Wednesday.

Sohrab Baktiarizadeh pulled Iran level 15 minutes from time to earn his side their first - and only - point of the 2006 finals after Flavio had given the Angolans the lead on the hour.

The draw was the least the Iranians deserved after dominating the first half and, but for a glaring miss by veteran striker Ali Daei and several fine saves from Angola goalkeeper Joao Ricardo, the Asian side would have notched up the win.

"They tried to do everything they could during the 90 minutes but they didn't have the luck," said Ivankovic of his players.

"They put their heart and bodies into the game and created more opportunities than the Angola team and we deserved to win today."

Both Ivankovic and opposite number Luis Oliveira Goncalves were forced to make a number of early substitutions as on-field injuries took their toll.

Iranian defender Mohammad Nosrati was the first to depart the scene after pulling a hamstring and before the end of the half Hanover striker Vahid Hashemian was also replaced because of injury.

Angolan striker Mateus, meanwhile, was taken off on a stretcher after sustaining an injury during a challenge with Iranian defender Hossain Kaabi.

"We had, during the first half, some problems because very early we lost Nosrati, who went out, and then also we lost Hashemian," said Ivankovic.

"After that it was very hard to do something to changing things in the second half.

"But after Angola went 1-0 up we showed great power to try and equalise and they did it."

The African side took the lead with a perfect breakaway goal as Ze Kalanga sprinted down the right wing before curling in an exquisite cross from which Flavio headed home, giving Ebrahim Mirzapour little chance.

But the Iranians eventually regained their rhythm from the first half and, with 15 minutes to go, Baktiarizadeh met Mehdi Mahdavikia's corner with a header while off-balance to beat Joao Ricardo and end Angola's hopes of a first World Cup win.

Goncalves said: "For us it was obvious before we scored the first goal that we wanted to win today.

"We thought we would until Iran scored. Neither team played badly but both teams wanted to win and because of that they were anxious.

"We were not able to play well and we were not able to show our football.

"When we scored I thought it was possible to win but the defence was a bit distracted during the corner and they scored.

"The draw was fair. If you look at the performance of both teams, neither deserved to win. It was warm and it was hard for the players to play under the blistering sun."