AHWAZ. Foolad defeats Nassaji Mazandaran 1-0 after S. Ansari scored just 1 goal (17′).
Also, Nassaji Mazandaran had 2 players sent off: Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati (73′ for a red card) and Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati (86′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Ghadir Stadium stadium in Ahwaz on Wednesday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 18.39 degrees Celsius or 65.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 8 Total 7
- 3 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 68 Attack 73
- 32 Dangerous attack 24
- 52 Ball safe 46
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Foolad was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Nassaji Mazandaran that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Foolad was more pushing with 32 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Foolad won the match.
Foolad shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Nassaji Mazandaran shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Foolad received 2 yellow cards (Christopher Knett and Christopher Knett). On the opposite side, Nassaji Mazandaran didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Nassaji Mazandaran didn’t finish the match with 11 players after
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Foolad has 15 points like Mes Rafsanjan to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Nassaji Mazandaran will stays with 10 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
Foolad – Formation
Foolad adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Juan Ignacio Martínez Jiménez decided to play with the following team: Mohammad Ghobeishavi, Sina Moridi, Moussa Coulibaly, Christopher Knett, Mojtaba Najarian, Jeferson Bahia, Vahid Heydarieh, Mohammad Alinejad Hosseinabad, Mohammad Askari, Shahin Tavakoli and Sasan Ansari.
The home team had on the bench: Shahabeddin Gordan, Mohammad Abshak, Ayoub Rahbar, Lucas Candido, Mohammad Khademi Monfared, Ali Shojaei, Abolfazl Moredi, Adel Arghand and Ali Kolahkaj.
Substitutions
Foolad made 2 changes: Sina Moridi for Mohammad Abshak (87′) and Mohammad Alinejad Hosseinabad for Mohammad Khademi Monfared (87′).
Nassaji Mazandaran – Formation
Also Nassaji Mazandaran adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Luis Lucas Alcaraz González played with: Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri, Mersad Seifi, Amir Mehdi Janmaleki, Amirhossein Samdaliri, Amir Mohammad Houshmand, Esmaeil Babaei, Mohammadreza Torabi, Mehrdad Abdi, Saber Hardani, Nono and Hossein Zamehran.
They had on the bench: Saeid Gholamalibeigi, Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati, Hossein Khatir, Ali Davaran, Komeil Ghorbani, Amirhossein Mahjoori, Aria Barzegar, Ahad Jamshidi Ghadikolaei and Alaa Abbas.
Substitutions
Nassaji Mazandaran made 2 changes: Mersad Seifi for Aria Barzegar (84′) and Saber Hardani for Saeid Gholamalibeigi (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Persian Gulf Pro League.