TEHERAN. Korea Republic and IR Iran draw 1-1. Son Heung-Min scored the first goal (49′) for Korea Republic. A. Jahanbakhsh settled the score 1-1 (76′).
The match was played at the Azadi Stadium stadium in Teheran on Tuesday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Ahmed Abu Bakar Said Al Kaf who had the assistance of Abu Bakar Salim Mahad Al Amri and Rashid Hamed Ali Al Ghaithi. The 4th official was Omar Mubarak Mazaroua Al Yaqoubi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 18%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 12 Total 16
- 3 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 12
- 3 Shots blocked 8
- 108 Attack 110
- 64 Dangerous attack 70
- 108 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. IR Iran was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Korea Republic that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Korea Republic was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Korea Republic to win the match.
IR Iran shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Korea Republic shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
IR Iran received 2 yellow cards (S. Azmoun and O. Noorafkan). On the opposite side, Korea Republic didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this match, IR Iran will have 10 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Korea Republic will have 8 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
IR Iran – Formation
Iran
90'
76'
80'
IR Iran started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Dragan Skočić decided to play with the following team: Alireza Beiranvand , Sadegh Moharrami , Hossein Kanaani , Shoja Khalilzadeh , Vahid Amiri , Ali Gholizadeh , Ahmad Nourollahi , Saeid Ezatolahi , Alireza Jahanbakhsh , Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi .
The home team had on the bench: Ehsan Hajisafi, Milad Sarlak, Mehdi Ghayedi, Majid Hosseini, Amir Abedzadeh, Omid Noorafkan , Milad Mohammadi, Saman Ghoddos, Mehdi Torabi, Payam Niazmand, Saleh Hardani and Karim Ansarifard.
Substitutions
IR Iran made 3 changes: A. Gholizadeh for O. Noorafkan (57′), S. Azmoun for M. Ghayedi (90′) and A. Nourollahi for M. Sarlak (90′).
Best player: Saeid Ezatolahi
The player that probably impressed the most for IR Iran was Saeid Ezatolahi.
His rating is with 57 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He hit the woodwork once times.
Korea Republic – Formation
Korea Republic
Korea Republic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento played with: Seung Gyu Kim , Yong Lee , Min-jae Kim , Young-Gwon Kim , Chul Hong , In-Beom Hwang , Woo-Young Jung , Hee-Chan Hwang , Jae-Sung Lee , Heung-Min Son and Ui-Jo Hwang .
They had on the bench: Kyu-seong Jo, Dong-gyeong Lee , Jin-su Kim , Kyung-won Kwon, Sang-Ho Na , Hyeon-woo Jo, Beom-keun Song, Seung-Ho Paik, Min-kyu Song, Woo-Yeong Jeong, Park Ji-soo and Sang-woo Kang.
Substitutions
Korea Republic made 3 changes: Hong Chul for Kim Jin-Su (70′), Hwang Ui-Jo for Na Sang-Ho (81′) and Lee Jae-Sung for Lee Dong-Gyeong (81′).
Best player: Jae-Sung Lee
The player that probably impressed the most for Korea Republic was Jae-Sung Lee.
His rating is with 43 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Asia.
- Japan – Australia – 2-1
- IR Iran – Korea Republic – 1-1
- Syria – Lebanon – 2-3
- Oman – Vietnam – 3-1
- United Arab Emirates – Iraq – 2-2
- Saudi Arabia – China PR – 3-2