RAFSANJAN. Mes Rafsanjan was after all too much to handle for Foolad with the goal of L. Chimba was the star player of the match after he scored in the 86th and 79th minute. Mohammad Khodabandelou (7′), Luciano Chimba (79′ pen) and Luciano Chimba (86′).

The match was played at the Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium stadium in Rafsanjan on Friday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.56 degrees Celsius or 69.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Timeline

7'
F. Bagheri- Yellow
37'
46'
46'
46'
V. Heydarieh- sub ->Ali Shojaei
49'
V. Heydarieh- Yellow
79'
Luciano Chimba(penalty)
86'
Luciano Chimba(goal)Jalalaldin Alimohammadi
N. Entezari- sub ->Mohammad Khodabandelou
76'
J. Alimohammadi- Yellow
62'
64'
S. Tavakoli- Yellow
Muntadher Mohammed- sub ->Mohsen Azarpad
76'
M. Akbari- sub ->Luciano Chimba
90'
H. Mehraban- sub ->Jalalaldin Alimohammadi
90'
M. Torkaman- sub ->Mohammad Hossein Karimzadeh
90'
M. Akbari- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Esteghlal
60
27
Persepolis
59
27
Sepahan
48
27
Tractor Sazi
47
27
Malavan
40
27
Caspian Qazvin
38
27
Gol Gohar
36
27
Zob Ahan
36
27
Aluminium Arak
35
27
Mes Rafsanjan
32
27
Havadar
29
27
Paykan
25
27
Nassaji Mazandaran
25
27
Esteghlal Khuzestan
22
27
Foolad
22
27
Sanat Naft
20
27

After playing this match, Mes Rafsanjan will have 14 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Foolad will stay with 6 points like Nassaji Mazandaran to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

Mes Rafsanjan – Formation

Mes Rafsanjan
D
M. Nejadmahdi 2.Iran
D
M. Teymouri 12.Iran
D
Ali Adnan 53.Iraq
M
M. Khodabandelou 8.Iran
76' 7'
M
F. Bagheri 21.Iran
37'
M
J. Alimohammadi 99.Iran
90' 62'
F
M. Karimzadeh 7.Iran
90'
F
M. Azarbad 23.Iran
76'
F
Luciano Chimba 29.Brazil
90' 79', 86'
F
M. Mohebi 30.Iran
Substitutes
G
D. Noushi Soufiani 1.Iran
D
R. Soleimanzadeh 4.Iran
D
M. Nasiri 5.Iran
D
Muntadher Mohammed 11.Iraq
76'
D
M. Torkaman 67.Iran
90'
M
N. Entezari 28.Iran
76'
F
S. Shahbazzadeh 10.Iran
F
M. Akbari 88.Iran
90' 90'
F
H. Mehraban 11.Iran
90'

Mes Rafsanjan started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Saket Elhami decided to play with the following team: Hamed Lak, Meysam Teymouri, Mohammad Nejad Mehdi, Ali Adnan, Mohsen Azarpad, Jalalaldin Alimohammadi, Farshid Bagheri, Mohammad Khodabandelou, Mohammad Hossein Karimzadeh, Luciano Chimba and Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi.

The home team had on the bench: Davoud Noushi Sofiani, Ramtin Soleimanzadeh, Majid Nasiri, Sajjad Shahbazzadeh, Muntadher Mohammed, Nima Entezari, Mehdi Torkmaan, Mohammad Akbari and Hossein Mehraban.

Substitutions

Mes Rafsanjan made 5 changes: Mohammad Khodabandelou for Nima Entezari (76′), Mohsen Azarpad for Muntadher Mohammed (76′), Luciano Chimba for Mohammad Akbari (90′), Jalalaldin Alimohammadi for Hossein Mehraban (90′) and Mohammad Hossein Karimzadeh for Mehdi Torkmaan (90′).

Foolad – Formation

Foolad
G
C. Knett 25.Austria
D
M. Coulibaly 5.Mali
80'
D
S. Tavakoli 14.Iran
64'
D
M. Najarian 20.Iran
M
M. Alinejad 9.Iran
46'
M
S. Moridi 10.Iran
M
Lucas Cândido 15.Brazil
46'
F
S. Ansari 3.Iran
Substitutes
D
S. Shah Abbasi 6.Iran
D
V. Heydarieh 50.Iran
46' 49'
M
S. Vasei 12.Iran
M
M. Abshak 13.Iran
46'
M
M. Ghobeishavi 78.Iran
F
M. Abbaszadeh 33.Iran
46'

Foolad started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Juan Ignacio Martínez Jiménez played with: Christopher Knett, Shahin Tavakoli, Moussa Coulibaly, Mojtaba Najarian, Lucas Candido, Sina Moridi, Sasan Ansari, Godwin Mensha, Mohammad Alinejad Hosseinabad.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sina Shahabassi, Saeed Vasei, Mohammad Abshak, Mohammad Abbaszadeh, Vahid Heydarieh and Mohammad Ghobeishavi.

Substitutions

Foolad made 3 changes: Lucas Candido for Mohammad Abshak (46′), Mohammad Alinejad Hosseinabad for Mohammad Abbaszadeh (46′) and Ali Shojaei for Vahid Heydarieh (46′).

Results of the day

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