Persepolis destroys Nassaji Mazandaran 5-1 showing huge dominance

TEHERAN. Persepolis estinguishes Nassaji Mazandaran 5-1 with goals of

Persepolis destroys Nassaji Mazandaran 5-1 showing huge dominance

TEHERAN. Persepolis liquidates Nassaji Mazandaran 5-1 with goals of Giorgi Gvelesiani (7′ pen), Mohammad Omari (21′), Mohammad Omari (33′), Danial Esmaeilifar (51′) and Danial Esmaeilifar (54′). On the opposite side, Nassaji Mazandaran scored with ​Ayoub Kalantari (10′).

Persepolis remained in players after Mehdi Torabi received a double yellow card in the 60′. Anyway, Persepolis still was capable to win this match competing only in 10​.

The match was played at the Azadi Stadium stadium in Teheran on Thursday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Ali Safaei. The weather was haze. The temperature was quite cold at 4.9 degrees Celsius or 40.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 12 Total 6
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 79 Attack 73
  • 35 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Persepolis was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Nassaji Mazandaran that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Nassaji Mazandaran was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Persepolis was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Persepolis shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nassaji Mazandaran shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Persepolis received 3 yellow cards (Milad Sarlak, Mehdi Torabi and Vahdat Hanonov). Talking about the opposition, Nassaji Mazandaran received 3 yellow cards (Ayoub Kalantari, Seyed Ahmad Mousavi and Hamed Shiri).

Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (60′).

Match Timeline

Giorgi Gvelesiani(penalty)
7'
10'
21'
32'
33'
V. Hanonov- sub ->Saeid Sadeghi
39'
Danial Esmaeilifar(goal)
51'
Danial Esmaeilifar(goal)
54'
Mehdi Torabi (yellowred)
60'
Mehdi Torabi - Yellow
60'
V. Hanonov- Yellow
88'

Standings

After playing this encounter, Persepolis will have 32 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Nassaji Mazandaran will stay with 20 points like Foolad to gain in the 8th place.

Next matches

Persepolis – Formation

Persepolis
D
Giorgi Gvelesiani 30.Georgia
Goals7'
M
Saeid Sadeghi 21.Iran
M
Vahid Amiri 19.Iran
M
60'
M
Milad Sarlak 10.Iran
32'
M
Ali Nemati 6.Iran
M
Sina Asadbeigi 18.Iran
M
Mohammad Omari 80.Iran
Goals21', 33'
F
Goals51', 54'
Substitutes

The manager Yahya Golmohammadi decided to play with the following team: Alireza Safar Beiranvand, Morteza Pouraliganji, Giorgi Gvelesiani, Saeid Sadeghi, Vahid Amiri, Mehdi Torabi, Milad Sarlak, Ali Nemati, Sina Asadbeigi, Mohammad Omari and Danial Esmaeilifar.

Persepolis could not rely on the presence of Vahdat Hanonov (injured).

Substitutions

Persepolis made 3 changes: Saeid Sadeghi for Vahdat Hanonov (39′), Mohammad Omari for Farshad Faraji (68′) and Danial Esmaeilifar for Siamak Nemati (89′).

Nassaji Mazandaran – Formation

Nassaji Mazandaran
G
D
Seyed Ebrahimi 55.Iran
D
Ali Shojaei 10.Iran
M
Goals10'
M
Hamed Shiri 18.Iran
M
Saber Hardani 32.Iran
M
Mohamad Sharifi 88.Iran
F
Karim Eslami 99.Iran
F
Reza Jafari 70.Iran
Substitutes

Hamid Motahari played with: Alireza Haghighi, Seyed Alireza Ebrahimi, Seyed Ahmad Mousavi, Ali Shojaei, Akbar Sadeghi Badie, Ayoub Kalantari, Hamed Shiri, Saber Hardani, Mohamad Sharifi, Karim Eslami and Reza Jafari.

Substitutions

Nassaji Mazandaran made only 1 change substituting Saber Hardani for Adama Niane (62′)​.

Results of the day

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