ISFAHAN. Sepahan crushes Mes Rafsanjan 4-1 with goals of Ramin Rezaeian (56′), Reza Shekari Ghezel Ghaya (62′), Shahriar Moghanlou (68′) and Shahriar Moghanlou (82′). On the other side, Mes Rafsanjan scored with Jalalaldin Alimohammadi (90′ pen). Sepahan made the most of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium stadium in Isfahan on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sa’adat Vafapisheh. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.33 degrees Celsius or 54.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sepahan has 21 points like Tractor Sazi to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Mes Rafsanjan will stays with 14 points like Gol Gohar to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
Sepahan – Formation
Sepahan started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager José Manuel Ferreira de Morais decided to play with the following team: Payam Niazmand, Ramin Rezaeian, Mohammad Ghorbani, Mohammad Daneshgar, Milad Zakipour, Seyed Mohammad Karimi, Bryan Dabo, Farshad Ahmadzadeh Borouki, Reza Shekari Ghezel Ghaya, Issa Alkasir and Kaveh Rezaei.
The home team had on the bench: Reza Asadi, Aria Yousefi, Mohammad Sadegh Salehi, Nima Mirzazad, Shahriar Moghanlou, Ali Ahmadi, Arshia Sarshogh, Ehsan Pahlevan and Siavash Yazdani Moghadam.
Substitutions
Sepahan made 5 changes: Issa Alkasir for Reza Asadi (66′), Kaveh Rezaei for Aria Yousefi (66′), Reza Shekari Ghezel Ghaya for Shahriar Moghanlou (66′), Farshad Ahmadzadeh Borouki for Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad (84′) and Milad Zakipour for Ali Ahmadi (89′).
Mes Rafsanjan – Formation
Mes Rafsanjan started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Saket Elhami played with: Luciano Chimba, Davoud Noushi Sofiani, Mohammad Nejad Mehdi, Meysam Teymouri, Hassan Jafari, Ali Adnan, Jalalaldin Alimohammadi, Farshid Bagheri, Ramtin Soleimanzadeh, Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi and Sajjad Shahbazzadeh.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Majid Nasiri, Mohammad Hossein Karimzadeh, Hossein Mehraban, Mohsen Azarpad, Nima Entezari, Mahan Kakolarimi, Mehdi Torkmaan, Hamed Lak and Mohammad Akbari.
Substitutions
Mes Rafsanjan made 3 changes: Ramtin Soleimanzadeh for Mohsen Azarpad (70′), Sajjad Shahbazzadeh for Hossein Mehraban (70′) and Luciano Chimba for Mustafa Mohammad Jaber (70′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
- Nassaji Mazandaran – Esteghlal Khuzestan – 1-0
- Sepahan – Mes Rafsanjan – 4-1
- Persepolis – Havadar – 1-0
- Foolad – Esteghlal – 0-0