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
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
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
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.
- Persepolis – Foolad – 1-0
- Mes Rafsanjan – Sepahan – 3-1