Persepolis overcomes Foolad 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Abdi

TEHERAN. Persepolis defeats Foolad 1-0 after M. Abdi scored just 1 goal (49').

Persepolis overcomes Foolad 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Abdi

TEHERAN. Persepolis overcomes Foolad 1-0 after M. Abdi scored just 1 goal (49′).

The match was played at the Azadi Stadium stadium in Teheran on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Hassan Akrami. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 6 Total 5
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 92 Attack 107
  • 54 Dangerous attack 53
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Persepolis was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Foolad that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Persepolis was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Persepolis won the match​.

Persepolis shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Foolad shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

49'
55'
58'
V. Hanonov- sub ->E. Pahlevan
66'
69'
79'
86'
86'
86'
88'
90'

Standings

After this contest, Persepolis will have 35 points like Esteghlal to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Foolad will stay with 21 points like Gol Gohar to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

Persepolis – Formation

Persepolis
G
Hamed Lak 81.Iran
D
M. Safarov 55.Tajikistan
58' 55'
M
M
Saeid Aghaei 77.Iran
M
Ehsan Pahlevan 14.Iran
66'
M
M
Milad Sarlak 10.Iran
M
Vahid Amiri 19.Iran
F
F
Mehdi Abdi Qara 16.Iran
90' 88' Goals49'
Substitutes

The manager Yahya Golmohammadi decided to play with the following team: H. Lak, J. Hosseini, F. Faraji, M. Safarov, K. Kamyabinia, S. Aghaei, E. Pahlevan, M. Torabi, M. Sarlak, V. Amiri and M. Abdi.

Substitutions

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

Foolad – Formation

Foolad
G
Ali Gholamzadeh 22.Iran
D
Vahid Heydarieh 50.Iran
69'
D
Mehran Mousavi 15.Iran
M
M
M
Ayanda Patosi 10.South Africa
86'
M
Mohammad Abshak 13.Iran
86'
M
Hamid Bouhamdan 66.Iran
79'
F
86'
F
Luciano Chimba 29.Brazil
F
Sasan Ansari 3.Iran
Substitutes

Javad Nekounam played with: A. Gholamzadeh, V. Heydarieh, M. Coulibaly, M. Mousavi, M. Najjarian, A. Patosi, M. Abshak, H. Bouhamdan, M. Abbasi, Luciano Chimba and S. Ansari.

Substitutions

Foolad 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.​