TABRIZ. Tractor Sazi had a surprising win over Esteghlal Khuzestan with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Jafari (61′) and a goal from A. Hosseinzadeh (85′). Tractor Sazi capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium stadium in Tabriz on Wednesday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was freezing at -0.99 degrees Celsius or 30.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 16%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 22 Total 11
- 15 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 98
- 84 Dangerous attack 72
- 80 Ball safe 52
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Tractor Sazi was in firm control of the ball 56% while Esteghlal Khuzestan was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tractor Sazi had a more offensive attitude with 84 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 15 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tractor Sazi won the match.
Tractor Sazi shot 22 times, 15 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Esteghlal Khuzestan shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Tractor Sazi received 1 yellow card (Siamak Nemati). Regarding the opposition, Esteghlal Khuzestan received 1 yellow card (Aso Rostomm).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Tractor Sazi has 31 points like Sepahan to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Esteghlal Khuzestan will stays with 12 points like Sanat Naft to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
Tractor Sazi – Formation
Tractor Sazi
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Tractor Sazi started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Francisco Jémez Martín decided to play with the following team: Milos Deletic, Hossein Pourhamidi, Siamak Nemati, Mehdi Hosseini, Aref Aghasi, Shoja Khalilzadeh, Mohammad Naderi, Ricardo Alves, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Gustavo Vagenin and Rahman Jafari.
The home team had on the bench: Mehdi Shiri, Mohammad Aghajanpour Mati Kalaei, Safaa Hadi, Milad Kor, Mehdi Abdi Qara, Ehsan Moradian, Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, Sadjad Ashouri Meidani and Saeid Karimazar.
Substitutions
Tractor Sazi made 3 changes: Milos Deletic for Safaa Hadi (74′), Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh for Mehdi Abdi Qara (89′) and Gustavo Vagenin for Saeid Karimazar (89′).
Esteghlal Khuzestan – Formation
Esteghlal Khuzestan
Esteghlal Khuzestan started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Sirous Pourmousavi played with: Alireza Khoshkafa, Dostonbek Tursunov, Saeed Irankhah, Farzin Garousian, Hossein Saki, Saeid Irankhah, Ousmane N’Dong, Alireza Kazemi, Mahmoud Motlaghzadeh, Sávio Roberto and Hasan Shoushtari, Aso Rostomm.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ali Helichi, Behrouz Barani, Matin Karimzadeh, Mohammad Koohi, Peyman Ranjbari, Hossein Ahmadi, Ahmad Jalali, Hassan Pourhamidi and Alireza Rahmati.
Substitutions
Esteghlal Khuzestan made 3 changes: Saeid Irankhah for Peyman Ranjbari (46′), Hossein Saki for Behrouz Barani (65′) and Alireza Kazemi for Alireza Rahmati (74′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
- Tractor Sazi – Esteghlal Khuzestan – 2-0
- Caspian Qazvin – Mes Rafsanjan – 0-0
- Paykan – Sanat Naft – 2-2
- Zob Ahan – Persepolis – 0-1
