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Iran

FIFA #22
Ugh, no.
Iran lost to Uzbekistan (3–4 on penalties)
Iran 0 – 0 Uzbekistan
FT-Pens · Tue, Nov 18

Match Details

Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium (Al Ain) · 4,700 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Uzbekistan 0(4), IR Iran 0(3).
  • 99'Penalty Shootout ends, Uzbekistan 0(4), IR Iran 0(3).
  • 99'Goal! Uzbekistan 0(4), IR Iran 0(3). Akmal Mozgovoy (Uzbekistan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 98'Penalty saved. Milad Mohammadi (IR Iran) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Abduvohid Ne'matov (Uzbekistan).
  • 97'Goal! Uzbekistan 0(3), IR Iran 0(3). Rustamjon Ashurmatov (Uzbekistan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 96'Goal! Uzbekistan 0(2), IR Iran 0(3). Majid Hosseini (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 95'Goal! Uzbekistan 0(2), IR Iran 0(2). Abdulla Abdullaev (Uzbekistan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 94'Penalty saved. Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Abduvohid Ne'matov (Uzbekistan).
  • 94'Penalty saved. Jamshid Iskanderov (Uzbekistan) left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Alireza Beiranvand (IR Iran).
  • 93'Goal! Uzbekistan 0(1), IR Iran 0(2). Mohammad Ghorbani (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 92'Goal! Uzbekistan 0(1), IR Iran 0(1). Eldor Shomurodov (Uzbekistan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 91'Goal! Uzbekistan 0, IR Iran 0(1). Omid Noorafkan (IR Iran) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

Line Score

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IRN 00003 0
UZB 00004 0

Match Leaders

Iran
Uzbekistan

Penalty Shootout

Iran · 3/5

  1. Omid Norafkan
  2. Mohammad Ghorbani
  3. Mohammad Mohebi
  4. Majid Hosseini
  5. Milad Mohammadi

Uzbekistan · 4/5

  1. Eldor Shomurodov
  2. Jamshid Iskanderov
  3. Abdulla Abdullaev
  4. Rustam Ashurmatov
  5. Akmal Mozgovoy

Key Events

89'Rustamjon Ashurmatov (Uzbekistan) Substitution at 89'
89'Daniel Esmaeilifar (IR Iran) Substitution at 89'
81'Mohammad Mohebi (IR Iran) Substitution at 81'
81'Ali Kooshki (IR Iran) Substitution at 81'
79'Akmal Mozgovoy (Uzbekistan) Substitution at 79'
69'Abdukodir Khusanov (Uzbekistan) Red Card at 69'
64'Hojimat Erkinov (Uzbekistan) Substitution at 64'
64'Jamshid Iskanderov (Uzbekistan) Substitution at 64'
53'Farrukh Sayfiev (Uzbekistan) Yellow Card at 53'
45'Omid Norafkan (IR Iran) Substitution at 45'
10'Mohammad Ghorbani (IR Iran) Substitution at 10'

Team Stats

IranUzbekistan
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 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 0

Recent Form

Uzbekistan D D W L W
Iran L W L W W

Starting Lineups

Uzbekistan5-4-1
12 Nematov
4 Sayfiev 23 Alikulov 18 Abdullaev 2 Khusanov 13 Nasrullaev
10 Ganiev 9 Xamrobekov 7 Shukurov 11 Urunov
14 Shomurodov
11 Alipour
10 Hosseinzadeh 9 Taremi 17 Hashemnejad
14 Ghoddos 6 Ezatolahi
5 Mohammadi 4 Khalilzadeh 19 Hosseini 2 Hardani
1 Beiranvand
Iran4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Uzbekistan

  1. AN #12 Abduvohid NematovG
  2. AA #18 Abdulla AbdullaevCD
  3. AK #2 Abdukodir KhusanovCD-L
  4. KA #23 Khusniddin AlikulovCD-R
  5. SN #13 Sherzod NasrullaevLB
  6. FS #4 Farrukh SayfievRB
  7. OS #7 Otabek ShukurovCM-L
  8. OX #9 Odiljon XamrobekovCM-R
  9. OU #11 Oston UrunovLM
  10. AG #10 Azizjon GanievRM
  11. ES #14 Eldor ShomurodovF
Substitutes · 4 used

Iran

  1. AB #1 Alireza BeiranvandG
  2. SK #4 Shoja KhalilzadehCD-L
  3. MH #19 Majid HosseiniCD-R
  4. MM #5 Milad MohammadiLB
  5. SH #2 Saleh HardaniRB
  6. MT #9 Mehdi TaremiAM
  7. SG #14 Saman GhoddosLM
  8. SE #6 Saeid EzatolahiRM
  9. AA #11 Ali AlipourF
  10. AH #10 Amirhossein HosseinzadehAM-L
  11. MH #17 Mehdi HashemnejadAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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US security chief ‘danced a happy dance’ after Iran’s World Cup elimination
· The Guardian
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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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