Esteghlal beats Tractor Sazi 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Motahari. HIGHLIGHTS

TEHERAN. Esteghlal prevails over Tractor Sazi 1-0 after A. Motahari scored just 1 goal (54').

October 31, 2021

TEHERAN. Esteghlal prevails over Tractor Sazi 1-0 after A. Motahari scored just 1 goal (54′). Esteghlal took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Azadi Stadium stadium in Teheran on Saturday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.

Match Statistics

Esteghlal

1 - 0

Tractor Sazi

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

11 Total 9
3 On Target 0
8 Off Target 9
0 Shots blocked 0

139 Attack 116
80 Dangerous attack 53
105 Ball safe 111

1 Penalties 0
7 Corners 1

Fouls

4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Esteghlal had a strong ball possession 57% while Tractor Sazi was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Esteghlal was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Esteghlal won the match.

Esteghlal shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Tractor Sazi shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Esteghlal didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Tractor Sazi didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

J. Salmani- Yellow

23'

M. Moradmand- Yellow

43'

45'

46'

A. Motahari- sub ->R. Cheshmi

54'

A. Motahari(goal)

M. Niknafs- sub ->A. Rezavand

57'

64'

Ali Fathi- sub ->M. Ghaderi

71'

77'

A. Aghasi- sub ->S. Yazdani Moghadam

82'

M. Ghanbari- sub ->B. Salami

K. Yamga- Yellow

84'

90'

Reza Azari- sub ->K. Yamga

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Esteghlal has 9 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the opposite side, Tractor Sazi stays with 3 points (11th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Esteghlal will play away with Fajr Sepasi on the 5th of November with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Esteghlal (5 draws).

Tractor Sazi will host Paykan on the 5th of November with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Tractor Sazi (3 draws).