KARAJ. Paykan conquers Sepahan 1-0 after M. Kazemi scored just 1 goal (77′).
The match was played at the Enghelab Stadium stadium in Karaj on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Yaser Hamrang. The weather was haze. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Paykan was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Sepahan that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sepahan was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Paykan succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Paykan shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sepahan shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Paykan received 2 yellow cards (Ebrahim Salehi and Sherzod Temirov). Talking about the opposition, Sepahan received 1 yellow card (Yasin Salmani).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Paykan will have 16 points to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Sepahan will stay with 24 points like Gol Gohar to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Paykan will play away with Mes Rafsanjan on the 5th of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Mes Rafsanjan (3 draws).
Sepahan will host Mes Kerman on the 5th of January with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Paykan – Formation
The manager Mojtaba Hoseini decided to play with the following team: Farhad Majd Kermanshahi, Milad Badragheh, Sherzod Temirov, Amir Cheshme Khosravi, Gholamreza Sabet Imani, S. Fallah, Ebrahim Salehi, Mojtaba Haghdoust, Danial Jahanbakhsh, Mohammad Hossein Fallah and Mohammadmehdi Lotfi.
Substitutions
Paykan made 2 changes: Danial Jahanbakhsh for Mohammad Ali Kazemi (50′) and Mohammad Lotfi for Mansour Bagheri (75′).
Sepahan – Formation
José Manuel Ferreira de Morais played with: Payam Niazmand, Ramin Rezaeian, Nilson Barbosa Nascimento Júnior, Mohammad Daneshgar, Milad Zakipour, Masoud Rigi, Farshad Ahmadzadeh Borouki, Omid Noorafkan, Seyed Mohammad Karimi, Mohammad Alinejad Hosseinabad and Shahriar Moghanlou.
Substitutions
Sepahan made 2 changes: Mohammad Alinezhad for Mohammad Ghorbani (78′) and Omid Noorafkan for Isa Moradi (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
- Nassaji Mazandaran – Tractor Sazi – 2-0
- Gol Gohar – Persepolis – 0-2
- Paykan – Sepahan – 1-0
- Mes Kerman – Malavan – 0-0