Esteghlal tops Mes Rafsanjan 3-2

TEHERAN. Esteghlal beat Mes Rafsanjan.

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Esteghlal tops Mes Rafsanjan 3-2

TEHERAN. Esteghlal overcame Mes Rafsanjan.

The match was played at the Azadi Stadium stadium in Teheran on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 47.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Esteghlal

3 - 2

Team 1

Mes Rafsanjan

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 8 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 131 Attack 127
  • 64 Dangerous attack 61
  • 124 Ball safe 108
  • 2 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Esteghlal was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Mes Rafsanjan that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Esteghlal was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Esteghlal won the match​.

Esteghlal shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mes Rafsanjan shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

K. Yamga(penalty)
9'
35'
54'
K. Yamga(penalty)
61'
74'
74'
H. Jafari- sub ->F. Mohammadi
Roozbeh Cheshmi- sub ->A. Hosseinzadeh
77'
Abolfazl Jalali- sub ->J. Salmani
84'
85'
A. Rezavand- sub ->M. Niknafs
85'
86'
M. Teymouri- sub ->M. Torkaman
86'
87'
87'
Roozbeh Cheshmi- Yellow
90'
90'
M. Mehdipour- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Esteghlal
68
30
Persepolis
61
30
Sepahan
56
30
Gol Gohar
51
30
Foolad
48
29
Mes Rafsanjan
45
30
Aluminium Arak
37
30
Zob Ahan
37
30
Paykan
36
30
Havadar
34
29
Nassaji Mazandaran
33
29
Sanat Naft
33
29
Tractor Sazi
29
29
Naft Masjed Soleyman
22
30
Fajr Sepasi
17
30
Padideh Khorasan
16
29

After this encounter, Esteghlal will have 32 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Mes Rafsanjan will stay with 22 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Esteghlal will play away with Havadar on the 22nd of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Esteghlal (0 draws).

Mes Rafsanjan will host Sepahan on the 22nd of January with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Sepahan (0 draws).

Esteghlal – Formation

Esteghlal
G
Hossein Hosseini 1.Iran
D
M. Moradmand 3.Iran
D
M. Daneshgar 70.Iran
90'
D
S. Yazdani 4.Iran
M
M. Niknafs 14.Iran
85'
M
M. Mehdipour 9.Iran
90'
M
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 99.Iran
77'
M
S. Khaghani 79.Iran
54'
F
K. Yamga 11.France
Goals9', 61'
F
R. Gestede 39.Benin
85'
F
J. Salmani 17.Iran
84'
Substitutes
D
Vouria Ghafoori 21.Iran
54'
D
Roozbeh Cheshmi 6.Iran
77' 90'
D
Abolfazl Jalali 59.Iran
84'
M
A. Ghaseminejad 10.Iran
85' Goals87'
M
A. Rezavand 7.Iran
85'

The manager Farhad Majidi decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

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

Mes Rafsanjan – Formation

Mes Rafsanjan
M. Torkaman 77.Iran
86'
G
D. Noushi Soufiani 1.Iran
D
A. Kaabi 4.Iran
D
M. Nasiri 5.Iran
M
S. Tavakoli 14.Iran
M
M. Azarbad 23.Iran
86'
M
Seyed Mehdi Hosseini 66.Iran
M
F. Mohammadi 44.Iran
74'
M
M. Aliyari 7.Iran
M
Mehrdad Rezaei 11.Iran
87'
F
G. Mensha 99.Nigeria
74' Goals35'
Substitutes
D
H. Jafari 17.Iran
74'
D
M. Teymouri 12.Iran
86'
M
Mehdi Kiani 6.Iran
87'
F
M. Soleimani Asl 90.Iran
74' Goals90'
F
F. Emamali 9.Iran
86'

Mohammad Rabiei played with: .

Substitutions

Mes Rafsanjan decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Results of the day

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