Havadar overcomes Zob Ahan 1-0 with a goal scored by E. Pourghaz

TEHERAN. Havadar beats Zob Ahan 1-0 after E. Pourghaz scored just 1 goal (45').

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John Ross
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Havadar overcomes Zob Ahan 1-0 with a goal scored by E. Pourghaz

TEHERAN. Havadar tops Zob Ahan 1-0 after E. Pourghaz scored just 1 goal (45′). Havadar capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).

Sadegh Sadeghi Baba Ahmadi received a red card (74′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Zob Ahan lost the match.

The match was played at the Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium stadium in Teheran on Wednesday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The weather was haze. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 31%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Havadar

1 - 0

Team 1

Zob Ahan

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 10 Total 4
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 98 Attack 77
  • 72 Dangerous attack 51
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Havadar had a strong ball possession 57% while Zob Ahan was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Havadar was more pushing with 72 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Havadar won the match​.

Havadar shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Zob Ahan shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Havadar received 4 yellow cards (Saeb Mohebi, Nima Entezari, Mohammadreza Khaledabadi and Mohammad Miri). Talking about the opposition, Zob Ahan received 1 yellow card (Sadegh Sadeghi).

Also, Zob Ahan didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Sadegh Sadeghi Baba Ahmadi (Zob Ahan) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (74′).

Match Timeline

45'
74'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Persepolis
66
30
Sepahan
65
30
Esteghlal
62
30
Tractor Sazi
52
30
Mes Rafsanjan
47
30
Gol Gohar
45
30
Aluminium Arak
40
30
Foolad
40
30
Zob Ahan
36
30
Havadar
33
30
Paykan
28
30
Malavan
27
30
Nassaji Mazandaran
26
30
Sanat Naft
25
30
Mes Kerman
22
30
Naft Masjed Soleyman
20
30

After this match, Havadar will have 17 points to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Zob Ahan will stay with 18 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

Havadar – Formation

Havadar
G
M. Khaledabadi 12.Iran
D
Ezzatollah Pourghaz 5.Iran
Goals45'
D
S. Mohebi 6.Iran
D
A. Pourmohammad 3.Iran
M
Sepehr Rouzitalab 8.Iran
M
M. Abdi 21.Iran
M
N. Entezari 28.Iran
M
M. Chaharmahali 77.Iran
F
B. Moradi 10.Iran
F
Mohammad Mehdi Mehdikhani 76.Iran
F
M. Mohammadi 7.Iran
Substitutes

The manager Saket Elhami decided to play with the following team: Mohammadreza Khaledabadi, Ezzatollah Pourghaz, Saeb Mohebi, Amirhossein Pourmohammad, Sepehr Rouzitalab, Mehdi Abdi, Nima Entezari, Mohammad Chaharmahali, Babak Moradi, Mohammad Mehdi Mehdikhani and Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Marz Roudi.

Substitutions

Havadar made 2 changes: Mohammad Chaharmahali for Fariborz Gerami (67′) and Mohammad Javad Mohammadi for Ali Pouresmaeil (90′).

Zob Ahan – Formation

Zob Ahan
G
P. Jafari 1.Iran
D
A. Akvan 14.Iran
D
A. Sedghi 2.Iran
D
N. Mohammadi 6.Iran
D
M. Ghoreishi 4.Iran
D
A. Jeddi 23.Iran
M
S. Sadeghi Baba Ahmadi 11.Iran
74'
M
Mohammad Amin Darvishi Nakhl Ebrahimi 9.Iran
M
M. Soltani 61.Iran
F
M. Soleimani Asl 99.Iran
F
M. Eslami 80.Iran
Substitutes

Mehdi Tartar played with: Parsa Jafari, Arman Akvan, Amirhossein Sedghi, Nader Mohammadi, Mohammad Ghoreishi, Amirhossein Rangraz Jeddi, Sadegh Sadeghi Baba Ahmadi, Mohammad Amin Darvishi Nakhl Ebrahimi, Mohammad Soltani Mehr, Mohammad Reza Soleimani Asl and Mohammadhossein Eslami.

Substitutions

Zob Ahan made 4 changes: Mohammad Soltani Mehr for Pouria Pourali (46′), Mohammadhossein Eslami for Arman Ghasemi (60′), Sajjad Jafari for Mohammad Amin Darvishi (80′) and Amirhossein Sedghi for Mohammad Ali Faramarzi (85′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Persian Gulf Pro League.​