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Nigeria beat Iran
2
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1
FT · Fri, Mar 27
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Match Details
Mardan Stadyumu
(Antalya)
Commentary
- ·Match ends, IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2.
- 90'+4'Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3'Ramin Rezaeian (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'Substitution, Nigeria. Frank Onyeka replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 86'Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Ali Nemati.
- 86'Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh replaces Saman Ghoddos.
- 68'Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 68'Substitution, Nigeria. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru replaces Moses Simon.
- 68'Substitution, Nigeria. Chidera Ejuke replaces Akor Adams.
- 67'Goal! IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Line Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| IRN | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Match Leaders
Nigeria- MS Moses Simon · 1Goals
Iran- MT Mehdi Taremi · 1Goals
Key Events
67'Goal! IR Iran 1, Nigeria 2. Mehdi Taremi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
51'Goal! IR Iran 0, Nigeria 2. Akor Adams (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
6'Goal! IR Iran 0, Nigeria 1. Moses Simon (Nigeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
Team Stats
NigeriaIran
General
0
Possession %
0
0
Shots
0
0
On Target
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corners
0
0
Fouls
0
Passing & Defense
0
Passes Completed
0
0
Crosses Won
0
0
Tackles Won
0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Clearances
0
Discipline
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Saves
0
Recent Form
Iran
W
L
W
W
L
Nigeria
W
W
W
L
W
Starting Lineups
Iran5-4-1
Nigeria4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes
Iran
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AB #1 Alireza BeiranvandG
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SK #4 Shoja KhalilzadehCD
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AN #19 Ali NematiCD-L
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HK #13 Hossein KananiCD-R
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MM #5 Milad MohammadiLB
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AY #35 Arya YousefiRB
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MM #8 Mohammad MohebbiCM-L
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SG #14 Saman GhoddosCM-R
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MG #6 Mohammad GhorbaniLM
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AG #11 Ali GholizadehRM
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MT #9 Mehdi TaremiF67'
Substitutes · 8 used
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SF #27 Saman Fallah
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ON #21 Omid Norafkan 86' for Ali Nemati
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RR #23 Ramin Rezaeian 45' for Arya Yousefi
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AJ #7 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 45' for Milad Mohammadi
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EH #3 Ehsan Hajsafi 45' for Hossein Kanani
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AR #28 Amirmohammad Razzaghinia
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PN #12 Payam Niazmand
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MH #17 Mehdi Hashemnejad
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DE #25 Daniel Esmaeilifar
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SH #2 Saleh Hardani 45' for Ali Gholizadeh
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HH #22 Hossein Hosseini
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SM #15 Shahriyar Moghanloo 63' for Mohammad Ghorbani
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AH #18 Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 86' for Saman Ghoddos
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MG #10 Mehdi Ghayedi 63' for Mohammad Mohebbi
Nigeria
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#23 Maduka OkoyeG
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IO #5 Igoh OgbuCD-L
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SA #6 Semi AjayiCD-R
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BO #13 Bruno OnyemaechiLB
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BO #2 Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
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AL #7 Ademola LookmanAM
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AI #17 Alex IwobiLM
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WN #4 Wilfred NdidiRM
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AA #9 Akor AdamsF51'
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MS #15 Moses SimonAM-L6'
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SC #11 Samuel ChukwuezeAM-R
Substitutes · 6 used
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FU #1 Francis Uzoho
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PO #12 Philip Otele
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PO #19 Paul Onuachu 68' for Samuel Chukwueze
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RO #20 Raphael Onyedika
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FO #8 Frank Onyeka 90' for Ademola Lookman
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CN #21 Chibuike Nwaiwu 57' for Igoh Ogbu
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CE #14 Chidera Ejuke 68' for Akor Adams
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EF #18 Emmanuel Fernandez 45' for Semi Ajayi
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AA #16 Adabayo Adeley
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FD #10 Fisayo Dele-Bashiru 68' for Moses Simon
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ZS #3 Zaidu Sanusi
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YS #22 Yira Sor
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