Esteghlal and Mes Rafsanjan draw 2-2 on Saturday

TEHERAN. Esteghlal finds its way back against Mes Rafsanjan with a goal on the S. Shahbazzadeh 3' and a goal on the S. Vasei 48'.

By
Luke Meyer
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Esteghlal and Mes Rafsanjan draw 2-2 on Saturday

TEHERAN. Esteghlal finds the way to recover against Mes Rafsanjan with a goal on the S. Shahbazzadeh 3′ and a goal on the S. Vasei 48′. Esteghlal was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Azadi Stadium stadium in Teheran on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Bijan Heydari. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.49 degrees Celsius or 88.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 19%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Esteghlal

2 - 2

Team 1

Mes Rafsanjan

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 12 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 102 Attack 81
  • 66 Dangerous attack 24
  • 81 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Esteghlal was in firm control of the ball 57% while Mes Rafsanjan was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Esteghlal was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Esteghlal to win the match​.

Esteghlal shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mes Rafsanjan shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Esteghlal received 1 yellow card (Armin Sohrabian). Talking about the opposition, Mes Rafsanjan received 1 yellow card (E. Shahriari).

Match Timeline

3'
S. Shahbazzadeh(goal)
Armin Sohrabian- Yellow
4'
G. Blanco Leschuk(goal)
16'
48'
S. Vasei(goal)
G. Blanco Leschuk(goal)
51'
M. Niknafs- sub ->M. Mehdipour
40'
P. Babaei- sub ->M. Mohammadi
67'
79'
E. Shahriari- sub ->M. Mohebi
79'
M. Mehdizadeh- sub ->S. Vasei
A. Ramezani- sub ->G. Blanco Leschuk
83'
O. Hamedifar- sub ->J. Masharipov
83'
J. Salmani- sub ->Abolfazl Jalali
83'
86'
M. Akbari- sub ->Muntadher Mohammed
88'
E. Shahriari- Yellow
90'
M. Teymouri- sub ->S. Shahbazzadeh

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Esteghlal
54
25
Persepolis
53
25
Sepahan
46
25
Tractor Sazi
41
25
Malavan
39
25
Gol Gohar
35
25
Caspian Qazvin
34
25
Zob Ahan
33
25
Mes Rafsanjan
31
25
Aluminium Arak
31
25
Havadar
28
25
Paykan
25
25
Nassaji Mazandaran
22
25
Foolad
22
25
Esteghlal Khuzestan
21
25
Sanat Naft
16
25

After this match, Esteghlal has 47 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Mes Rafsanjan will has 26 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

Esteghlal – Formation

Esteghlal
G
Hossein Hosseini 1.Iran
D
M. Fakhreddini 34.Iran
D
Roozbeh Cheshmi 4.Iran
D
Armin Sohrabian 5.Iran
4'
D
I. Salimi 6.Iran
D
Abolfazl Jalali 33.Iran
83'
M
J. Masharipov 77.Uzbekistan
83'
M
A. Rezavand 88.Iran
M
M. Mehdipour 9.Iran
40'
F
M. Mohammadi 7.Iran
67'
F
G. Blanco Leschuk 19.Argentina
83' Goals16', 51'
Substitutes
G
M. Khaledabadi 12.Iran
D
Raphael Silva 55.Brazil
D
M. Moradmand 3.Iran
D
J. Salmani 17.Iran
83'
D
S. Touranian 20.Iran
M
M. Niknafs 14.Iran
40'
M
O. Hamedifar 26.Iran
83'
F
P. Babaei 10.Iran
67'
F
A. Ramezani 23.Iran
83'

Esteghlal started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Javad Nekounam decided to play with the following team: Hossein Hosseini, I. Salimi, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Armin Sohrabian, M. Fakhreddini, A. Rezavand, J. Masharipov, M. Mehdipour, Abolfazl Jalali, G. Blanco Leschuk and M. Mohammadi.

The home team had on the bench: M. Moradmand, P. Babaei, M. Khaledabadi, M. Niknafs, J. Salmani, S. Touranian, A. Ramezani, O. Hamedifar and Raphael Silva.

Substitutions

Esteghlal made 5 changes: M. Mehdipour for M. Niknafs (40′), M. Mohammadi for P. Babaei (67′), G. Blanco Leschuk for A. Ramezani (83′), J. Masharipov for O. Hamedifar (83′) and Abolfazl Jalali for J. Salmani (83′).

Mes Rafsanjan – Formation

Mes Rafsanjan
G
H. Lak 81.Iran
D
M. Nejadmahdi 2.Iran
D
R. Soleimanzadeh 4.Iran
D
Muntadher Mohammed 11.Iraq
86'
D
H. Jafari 17.Iran
D
Ali Adnan 53.Iraq
M
S. Vasei 73.Iran
79' Goals48'
M
F. Bagheri 21.Iran
M
J. Alimohammadi 99.Iran
F
S. Shahbazzadeh 10.Iran
90' Goals3'
F
M. Mohebi 30.Iran
79'
Substitutes
G
D. Noushi Soufiani 1.Iran
D
Mustafa Maslukhi 5.Iraq
D
M. Teymouri 12.Iran
90'
D
M. Mehdizadeh 66.Iran
79'
D
M. Torkaman 77.Iran
M
R. Dehghani 70.Iran
F
H. Mehraban 9.Iran
F
E. Shahriari 82.Iran
79' 88'
F
M. Akbari 88.Iran
86'

Mes Rafsanjan started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Moharram Navidkia played with: S. Vasei, H. Lak, M. Nejadmahdi, H. Jafari, Ali Adnan, R. Soleimanzadeh, Muntadher Mohammed, F. Bagheri, J. Alimohammadi, M. Mohebi and S. Shahbazzadeh.

They had on the bench: D. Noushi Soufiani, Mustafa Maslukhi, H. Mehraban, M. Teymouri, M. Mehdizadeh, R. Dehghani, M. Torkaman, E. Shahriari and M. Akbari.

Substitutions

Mes Rafsanjan made 4 changes: M. Mohebi for E. Shahriari (79′), S. Vasei for M. Mehdizadeh (79′), Muntadher Mohammed for M. Akbari (86′) and S. Shahbazzadeh for M. Teymouri (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Persian Gulf Pro League.​