ARAK. Zob Ahan was capable to snatch a draw against Aluminium Arak with a late goal from M. Rezaei scored in the (90′) after Aluminium Arak got a lead with a goal from M. Mousavi (66′).
Sadjad Ashouri Meidani didn’t convert a decisive penalty (25′). That would have allowed Zob Ahan to win the match.
Sadjad Ashouri Meidani missed 1 penalty (25′) for Zob Ahan.
The match was played at the Imam Khomeini Stadium stadium in Arak on Thursday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.13 degrees Celsius or 61.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 7 Total 7
- 1 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 78
- 75 Dangerous attack 56
- 49 Ball safe 55
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Aluminium Arak was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Zob Ahan that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Aluminium Arak was more pushing with 75 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Aluminium Arak to win the match.
Aluminium Arak shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Zob Ahan shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Aluminium Arak received 4 yellow cards (Amin Jahan Kohan, Milad Badragheh, Mehdi Limouchi and Aref Haji Eydi). On the opposite side, Zob Ahan received 4 yellow cards (Mehrdad Rezaei, , Ali Mosleh Taklimi and Mohammad Ghoreishi).
Also, Zob Ahan didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Nader Mohammadi (Zob Ahan) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Aluminium Arak will have 13 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Zob Ahan will have 15 points like Malavan and Tractor Sazi to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
Aluminium Arak – Formation
Aluminium Arak
66'
19'
62'
Aluminium Arak adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Mojtaba Hoseini decided to play with the following team: Ahmad Gohari, Mehran Mousavi, Milad Badragheh, Behrouz Norouzifard, Ehsan Ghahari, Amin Jahan Kohan, Aref Haji Eydi, Younes Akbarpour, Morteza Tabrizi, Mehdi Limouchi and Mohammadmehdi Lotfi.
The home team had on the bench: Mohammad Moslemipour, Amir Nouri, Abolfazl Soleimani, Alireza Naghizadeh, Reza Jabireh, Esmaeil Sharifat, Mohammad Khalife, Mohammad Amin Kazemian and Shervin Bozorg.
Substitutions
Aluminium Arak made only 1 change substituting Amin Jahan Kohan for Alireza Naghizadeh (62′).
Zob Ahan – Formation
Zob Ahan
90'
Also Zob Ahan adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Mohammad Rabiei played with: Parsa Jafari, Ali Mosleh Taklimi, Mohammad Ghoreishi, Nader Mohammadi, Amirhossein Rangraz Jeddi, Mehrdad Rezaei, Fardin Yousefi, Pourya Aria Kia, Sobhan Khaghani, Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Marz Roudi and Sadjad Ashouri Meidani.
They had on the bench: Majid Aliyari, Kamal Kamyabinia, Pouya Mokhtari Hezar Roud, Danial Iri, Habib Far Abbasi, Mohammad Erfan Masoumi, Omid Latifi, Mohammadhossein Eslami and Saeid Bagherpasnad.
Substitutions
Zob Ahan made 3 changes: Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Marz Roudi for Mohammadhossein Eslami (46′), Fardin Yousefi for Kamal Kamyabinia (77′) and Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Marz Roudi for Omid Latifi (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
- Caspian Qazvin – Esteghlal – 2-2
- Aluminium Arak – Zob Ahan – 1-1
- Tractor Sazi – Nassaji Mazandaran – 3-0
- Sepahan – Malavan – 2-3
- Persepolis – Sanat Naft – 2-2
