FIFA International Friendlies

Iran

FIFA #22
Ugh, no.
Iran lost to Russia
Iran 0 – 2 Russia
FT · Tue, Sep 29

Match Details

Kazan Arena (Kazan) · 34,362 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Russia 2, IR Iran 0.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Russia 2, IR Iran 0.
  • 90'+4'Attempt missed. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lechi Sadulaev following a fast break.
  • 90'+2'Attempt missed. Matvey Kislyak (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Aleksandr Sobolev (Russia).
  • 90'+1'Shoja Khalilzadeh (IR Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1'Offside, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev is caught offside.
  • 90'Viktor Melekhin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Foul by Aref Haji Eydi (IR Iran).
  • 90'Offside, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev is caught offside.
  • 89'Corner, Russia. Conceded by Saman Fallah.

Line Score

12T
IRN 00 0
RUS 20 2

Match Leaders

Iran
Russia

Key Events

85'Substitution, IR Iran. Amirhossein Mahmoudi replaces Ramin Rezaeian.
84'Substitution, Russia. Mingiyan Beveev replaces Ilya Vakhania.
84'Substitution, Russia. Lechi Sadulaev replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
79'Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Sobolev replaces Konstantin Tyukavin.
79'Substitution, Russia. Nail Umyarov replaces Aleksey Batrakov.
78'Ali Nemati (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Noorafkan replaces Mohammad Ghorbani.
66'Substitution, IR Iran. Aref Haji Eydi replaces Saeid Ezatolahi.
66'Substitution, IR Iran. Shahab Zahedi replaces Arya Yousefi.
65'Substitution, Russia. Danil Prutsev replaces Ivan Oblyakov.
65'Substitution, Russia. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Maksim Glushenkov.
55'Maksim Glushenkov (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, IR Iran. Payam Niazmand replaces Hossein Hosseini.
45'Substitution, IR Iran. Saman Fallah replaces Saleh Hardani.
45'Substitution, IR Iran. Dennis Dargahi replaces Sardar Azmoun.
36'Goal! Russia 2, IR Iran 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
31'Saleh Hardani (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27'Substitution, IR Iran. Ehsan Hajisafi replaces Mohammad Mohebi because of an injury.
21'Goal! Russia 1, IR Iran 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksey Batrakov.

Team Stats

IranRussia
General
32.8 Possession % 67.2
8 Shots 12
3 On Target 5
1 Offsides 3
5 Corners 5
17 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
192 Passes Completed 545
3 Crosses Won 1
12 Tackles Won 6
16 Interceptions 14
20 Clearances 15
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 3

Recent Form

Russia W D L W W
Iran W D D D L

Starting Lineups

Russia4-3-3
39 Safonov
30 Vakhanla 3 Diveev 14 Melekhin 4 Krugovoi
11 Batrakov A 31 Kislyak 27 Oblyakov
67 Glushenkov 10 Tyukavin 17 Golovin 21'36'
20 Azmoun
9 Taremi 6 Ezatolahi 16 Ghorbani 29 Mohebi
17 Yousefi 19 Nemati 4 Khalilzadeh 2 Hardani 23 Rezaeian
22 Hosseini
Iran5-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Russia

  1. MS #39 Matvei SafonovG
  2. VM #14 Viktor MelekhinCD-L
  3. ID #3 Igor DiveevCD-R
  4. DK #4 Danil KrugovoiLB
  5. IV #30 Ilya VakhanlaRB
  6. MK #31 Matvey KislyakCM
  7. IO #27 Ivan OblyakovLM
  8. AB #11 Alexey BatrakovRM
  9. KT #10 Konstantin TyukavinF
  10. AG #17 Aleksandr GolovinLF21'36'
  11. MG #67 Maksim GlushenkovRF
Substitutes · 6 used

Iran

  1. HH #22 Hossein HosseiniG
  2. SK #4 Shoja KhalilzadehCD
  3. AN #19 Ali NematiCD-L
  4. SH #2 Saleh HardaniCD-R
  5. AY #17 Arya YousefiLB
  6. RR #23 Ramin RezaeianRB
  7. SE #6 Saeid EzatolahiCM-L
  8. MG #16 Mohammad GhorbaniCM-R
  9. MT #9 Mehdi TaremiLM
  10. MM #29 Mohammad MohebiRM
  11. SA #20 Sardar AzmounF
Substitutes · 8 used

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News

Iranian football returns in the shadow of war and with row over last league title
· The Guardian
Prolonged league suspension due to war and falling behind Saudi spending power are weakening the sport in Iran Three months ago, Iran was one of the biggest stories in football as Team Melli arrived at the World Cup to…
Iran hit out at ‘lies and mistreatment’ following US official’s joy at team’s exit
· The Guardian
Iran responds to US homeland security secretary comments ‘I was so happy when we said they could leave US soil’ Iran’s football federation has responded to a senior US official celebrating their exit from the World Cup…
US security chief ‘danced a happy dance’ after Iran’s World Cup elimination
· The Guardian
Markwayne Mullin: ‘I might’ve sung a song or two’ Iran knocked out after three group-stage draws A top US government official has said he is “so happy” that Iran are out of the World Cup. Iran’s participation in the…
Iran needed help to save their ‘disaster’ World Cup. Instead they got more heartbreak
· The Guardian
Team Melli’s agonizing exit after other results failed to break their way is a moment of anguish that rises to the top of a football history full of them Mehdi Taremi lay on the ground at Seattle Stadium staring at the…
Iran and South Korea miss out on World Cup last 32 in dramatic third-place race
· The Guardian
Iran denied in final seconds of Austria’s draw with Algeria South Korea out despite victory in their opening match The race for third-place teams reaching the last 32 of the World Cup went down to the wire and the dying…

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