Persepolis draws 0-0 with Foolad on Friday

TEHERAN. Persepolis and Foolad ended up goalless.

By
Luke Meyer
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Persepolis draws 0-0 with Foolad on Friday

TEHERAN. Persepolis and Foolad didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday. Persepolis was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Azadi Stadium stadium in Teheran on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Payam Heydari. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.7 degrees Celsius or 87.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 12%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Persepolis

0 - 0

Team 1

Foolad

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 5 Total 5
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 99 Attack 77
  • 43 Dangerous attack 37
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Persepolis was in firm control of the ball 60% while Foolad was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Persepolis had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Persepolis to win the match​.

Persepolis shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Foolad shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

A. Nemati- Yellow
16'
21'
46'
O. Alishah- sub ->K. Kamyabinia
46'
Mehdi Torabi - Yellow
45'
62'
Ayanda Patosi- sub ->V. Ghafouri
78'
78'
S. Asadbeigi- sub ->S. Rafiei
78'
86'
V. Heydarieh- sub ->S. Aghaei
86'
90'
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Persepolis
66
30
Sepahan
65
30
Esteghlal
62
30
Tractor Sazi
52
30
Mes Rafsanjan
47
30
Gol Gohar
45
30
Aluminium Arak
40
30
Foolad
40
30
Zob Ahan
36
30
Havadar
33
30
Paykan
28
30
Malavan
27
30
Nassaji Mazandaran
26
30
Sanat Naft
25
30
Mes Kerman
22
30
Naft Masjed Soleyman
20
30

After playing this encounter, Persepolis has 1 points to occupy the 9th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Foolad has 1 points (8th).

Next matches

Persepolis – Formation

Persepolis
G
Alireza Beiranvand 1.Iran
D
Giorgi Gvelesiani 30.Georgia
M
K. Kamyabinia 11.Iran
46'
M
S. Rafiei 7.Iran
78'
M
S. Sadeghi 21.Iran
78'
M
Mehdi Torabi  9.Iran
90' 45'
M
Milad Sarlak 10.Iran
M
A. Nemati 6.Iran
16'
F
F. Faraji 3.Iran
F
D. Esmaeilifar 5.Iran
F
M. Abdi 16.Iran
78'
Substitutes

The manager Yahya Golmohammadi decided to play with the following team: A. Beiranvand, G. Gvelesiani, F. Faraji, K. Kamyabinia, S. Rafiei, S. Sadeghi, M. Torabi, M. Sarlak, Ali Nemati, D. Esmaeilifar and M. Abdi.

Substitutions

Persepolis decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Foolad – Formation

Foolad
G
C. Knett 25.Austria
D
A. Aghasi 33.Iran
46'
D
Vouria Ghafoori 21.Iran
62'
M
M. Coulibaly 5.Mali
M
M. Shiri 2.Iran
M
M. Abshak 13.Iran
90' 21'
M
S. Aghaei 77.Iran
86'
M
H. Bouhamdan 8.Iran
M
E. Pahlevan 14.Iran
M
M. Aliyari 7.Iran
90'
F
S. Ansari 3.Iran
86'
Substitutes

Javad Nekounam played with: C. Knett, M. Coulibaly, M. Shiri, A. Aghasi, V. Ghafouri, M. Abshak, S. Aghaei, H. Bouhamdan, E. Pahlevan, M. Aliyari and S. Ansari.

Substitutions

Foolad decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Results of the day

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