Foolad overcomes Tractor Sazi 3-2

AHVAZ. Foolad overcame Tractor Sazi.

By
David Brown
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Foolad overcomes Tractor Sazi 3-2

AHVAZ. Foolad overcame Tractor Sazi.

The match was played at the Shohadaye Foolad Khoozestan (Ahvaz) stadium in Ahvaz on Friday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 36 degrees Celsius or 96.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Foolad

3 - 2

Team 1

Tractor Sazi

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 8 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 72 Attack 76
  • 36 Dangerous attack 22
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Foolad was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Tractor Sazi that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Foolad was putting more pressure with 36 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Foolad won the match​.

Foolad shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tractor Sazi shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

3'
M. Coulibaly(penalty)
18'
46'
Gustavo Vagenin- sub ->M. Ghanbari
46'
Mehdi Hashemnejad- sub ->S. Vasei
53'
58'
M. Aghajanpour(goal)
74'
78'
M. Shiri- Yellow
78'
Mehdi Hashemnejad- Yellow
M. Najarian- sub ->M. Shiri
80'
81'
84'
V. Heydarieh- sub ->S. Aghaei
85'
V. Heydarieh- Yellow
90'
90'
90'
90'
M. Najarian- Yellow
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 this encounter, Foolad has 5 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. On the opposite side, Tractor Sazi stays with 1 points (15th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Foolad will host Mes Rafsanjan on the 5th of September with a 1-1 head to head.

Tractor Sazi will host Havadar on the 31st of August with a 1-1 head to head record.

Foolad – Formation

Foolad
G
C. Knett 25.Austria
D
A. Aghasi 33.Iran
M
M. Coulibaly 5.Mali
Goals18'
M
M. Shiri 2.Iran
80' 78'
M
Ayanda Patosi 10.South Africa
M
M. Abshak 13.Iran
90'
M
S. Aghaei 77.Iran
85'
M
H. Bouhamdan 8.Iran
M
E. Pahlevan 14.Iran
74'
M
M. Aliyari 7.Iran
Goals3'
F
S. Ansari 3.Iran
81'
Substitutes

The manager Javad Nekounam decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

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

Tractor Sazi – Formation

Tractor Sazi
G
Mohammadreza Akhbari 1.Iran
84'
D
H. Mohammadi 4.Iran
Goals53'
D
Seyed Mohammad Hosseini 75.Iran
D
A. Ghaderi 13.Iran
M
A. Razzaghpour 2.Iran
M
Ricardo Alves 16.Portugal
M
S. Vasei 10.Iran
46'
M
Safaa Hadi 5.Iraq
M
M. Aghajanpour 3.Iran
Goals58'
F
M. Abbaszadeh 33.Iran
90'
F
M. Ghanbari 11.Iran
46'
Substitutes

Kurban Berdyev played with: .

Substitutions

Tractor Sazi 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.​