Esteghlal prevails over Havadar 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Salmani. HIGHLIGHTS

TEHERAN. Esteghlal defeats Havadar 1-0 after J. Salmani scored just 1 goal (60').

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Esteghlal prevails over Havadar 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Salmani. HIGHLIGHTS

TEHERAN. Esteghlal overcomes Havadar 1-0 after J. Salmani scored just 1 goal (60′).

The match was played at the Azadi Stadium stadium in Teheran on Wednesday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Koopal Nazemi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Esteghlal

1 - 0

Team 1

Havadar

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 14 Total 4
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 9 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 135 Attack 106
  • 71 Dangerous attack 63
  • 120 Ball safe 102
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Esteghlal was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Havadar that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Esteghlal was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Esteghlal won the match​.

Esteghlal shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Havadar shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Esteghlal didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Havadar didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

M. Mehdipour- sub ->M. Niknafs
46'
54'
Moslem Haghshenas- Yellow
A. Sadeghi- sub ->Sobhan Khaghani
57'
59'
J. Salmani(goal)
60'
65'
Morteza Aghakhan- sub ->Mohammad Ghazi Najafabadi
65'
78'
A. Ghaseminejad- sub ->Amir Arsalan Motahari
81'
Ali Derakhshan- sub ->M. Abbasian
81'
Ali Derakhshan- sub ->Moein Abbasian
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Esteghlal
68
30
Persepolis
61
30
Sepahan
56
30
Gol Gohar
51
30
Foolad
48
29
Mes Rafsanjan
45
30
Aluminium Arak
37
30
Zob Ahan
37
30
Paykan
36
30
Havadar
34
29
Nassaji Mazandaran
33
29
Sanat Naft
33
29
Tractor Sazi
29
29
Naft Masjed Soleyman
22
30
Fajr Sepasi
17
30
Padideh Khorasan
16
29

After playing this match, Esteghlal has 3 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Havadar stays with 0 points (13th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Persian Gulf Pro League, Esteghlal will play away with Zob Ahan on the 25th of October with a 11-8 head to head record in favor of Esteghlal (13 draws).

Havadar will host Paykan on the 25th of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Esteghlal – Formation

Esteghlal
G
Hossein Hosseini 1.Iran
D
M. Moradmand 3.Iran
D
M. Daneshgar 70.Iran
D
S. Yazdani 4.Iran
D
Vouria Ghafoori 21.Iran
M
M. Niknafs 14.Iran
46'
M
A. Rezavand 7.Iran
90'
M
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh 99.Iran
M
S. Khaghani 79.Iran
57'
F
A. Motahari 72.Iran
78'
F
J. Salmani 17.Iran
Goals60'
Substitutes

The manager Farhad Majidi decided to play with the following team: H. Hosseini, M. Moradmand, M. Daneshgar, S. Yazdani Moghadam, V. Ghafouri, M. Niknafs, A. Rezavand, A. Hosseinzadeh, S. Khaghani, A. Motahari and J. Salmani.

Substitutions

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

Havadar – Formation

Havadar
M. Haghshenas 40.Iran
54'
M. Tarhani 2.Iran
D
M. Abbasian 23.Iran
81'
D
M. Sattari 33.Iran
D
Seyed Mohammad Hosseini 5.Iran
M
M. Abdi 21.Iran
M
H. Sadeghi 19.Iran
65'
M
N. Entezari 28.Iran
F
M. Ghazi Najafabadi 11.Iran
65'
F
Seyed Miri 9.Iran
F
D. Kardestani 99.Iran
59'
Substitutes

Talking about the opposition, played with: M. Haghshenas, M. Tarhani, M. Abbasian, M. Sattari, M. Hosseini, M. Abdi, H. Sadeghi, N. Entezari, M. Ghazi, P. Miri and D. Kardestani.

Substitutions

Havadar 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.​