Aluminium Arak grabs a draw against Esteghlal

ARAK. Aluminium Arak was capable to clinch a late draw against Esteghlal with a late goal from M. Majidi.

January 4, 2022

ARAK. Aluminium Arak found a way to clinch a draw against Esteghlal with a late goal from M. Majidi scored in the (90′) after Esteghlal got a lead with a penalty from K. Yamga (18′).

The match was played at the Imam Khomeini Stadium stadium in Arak. The referee was Ashkan Khorshidi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.9 degrees Celsius or 40.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.

Match Statistics

Aluminium Arak

1 - 1

Esteghlal

0 Ball Possession 0

Shots

8 Total 3
3 On Target 1
5 Off Target 2
0 Shots blocked 0

142 Attack 109
79 Dangerous attack 57
112 Ball safe 98

0 Penalties 1
5 Corners 1

Fouls

4 Yellow Cards 6
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 2

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Aluminium Arak was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Esteghlal that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Aluminium Arak had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Aluminium Arak to win the match.

Aluminium Arak shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Esteghlal shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

15'

18'

K. Yamga(penalty)

28'

M. Niknafs- Yellow

33'

46'

A. Rezavand- sub ->A. Ramezani

46'

M. Aghaei- sub ->N. Doroudi

46'

58'

62'

Hossein Hosseini- Yellow

E. Sharifat- Yellow

67'

70'

74'

76'

78'

Meysam Majidi- sub ->M. Ahmadi

83'

86'

Meysam Majidi(goal)

90'

M. Aghaei- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Aluminium Arak will have 22 points like Mes Rafsanjan to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Esteghlal will have 29 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Aluminium Arak will host Padideh Khorasan on the 23rd of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Aluminium Arak (2 draws).

Esteghlal will play away agasint Havadar on the 22nd of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Esteghlal (0 draws).

Aluminium Arak – Formation

Aluminium Arak

Hossein Pourhamidi 1.Iran

15'

M. Fakhreddini 34.Iran

V. Mohammadzadeh 3.Iran

70'

R. Soleimanzadeh 4.Iran

M. Ahmadi 6.Iran

83'

P. Aria Kia 16.Iran

A. Nouri 5.Iran

46'

E. Sharifat 37.Iran

67'

M. Alinejad 13.Iran

74'

M. Ghaed Rahmati 88.Iran

N. Doroudi 99.Iran

46'

Substitutes

The manager Rasoul Paki Khatibi decided to play with the following team: H. Pourhamidi, M. Fakhreddini, V. Mohammadzadeh, R. Soleimanzadeh, M. Ahmadi, P. Aria Kia, A. Nouri, E. Sharifat, M. Alinejad, M. Ghaed Rahmati and N. Doroudi.

Substitutions

Aluminium Arak decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Esteghlal – Formation

Esteghlal

Hossein Hosseini 1.Iran

62'

M. Moradmand 3.Iran

M. Daneshgar 70.Iran

33'

A. Aghasi 33.Iran

76'

M. Niknafs 14.Iran

28'

M. Mehdipour 9.Iran

Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 99.Iran

86'

58'

K. Yamga 11.France

18'

R. Gestede 39.Benin

70'

A. Ramezani 23.Iran

46'

J. Salmani 17.Iran

78'

Substitutes

Farhad Majidi played with: H. Hosseini, M. Moradmand, M. Daneshgar, A. Aghasi, M. Niknafs, M. Mehdipour, K. Yamga, A. Hosseinzadeh, R. Gestede, A. Ramezani and J. Salmani.