Persian Gulf Pro League: Sepahan prevails over Esteghlal 2-0 on Friday
TEHERAN. Sepahan overcomes Esteghlal with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Salmani (53') and a goal from R. Rezaeian (57').
TEHERAN. Sepahan prevails over Esteghlal with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Salmani (53′) and a goal from R. Rezaeian (57′).
The match was played at the Azadi Stadium stadium in Teheran on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot around 32.8 degrees Celsius or 91.02 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 11%.
Match Statistics
Esteghlal was in firm control of the ball 55% while Sepahan was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Esteghlal was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 3 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Sepahan managed to find the solution to win this match.
Esteghlal shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Sepahan shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Esteghlal. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Sepahan.
After playing this encounter, Esteghlal stays with 0 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. while Sepahan has 0 points (14th).
Match Events
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6'6'
R. Rezaeian
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49'49'
M. Alinejad
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53'53'
Y. Salmani
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57'57'
R. Rezaeian
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62'62'
P. Babaei
Raphael Silva
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62'62'
A. Sadeghi
R. Mirzaei
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62'62'
A. Motahari
S. Shahbazzadeh
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73'73'
A. Rezavand
M. Niknafs
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73'73'
M. Hosseini
F. Ahmadzadeh
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77'77'
A. Ramezani
J. Salmani
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85'85'
Nilson Júnior
Y. Salmani
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85'85'
M. Zakipour
O. Noorafkan
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90'90'
M. Karimi
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90'90'
Manuel Fernandes
M. Rigi
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90'90'
A. Yousefi
M. Alinejad
Next match
In the upcoming Persian Gulf Pro League match, Esteghlal will play away against Malavan on the 18th of August with a 11-3 head to head record in favor of Esteghlal (8 draws).
Sepahan will host Nassaji Mazandaran on the 18th of August with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Sepahan (2 draws).
Esteghlal: Formation and Lineups
The manager Ricardo Manuel Andrade Silva Sá Pinto chose to play with the following team: H. Hosseini, Raphael Silva, R. Cheshmi, A. Gholami, A. Jalali, M. Niknafs, M. Mehdipour, K. Yamga, S. Shahbazzadeh, R. Mirzaei and J. Salmani.
Substitutes
Esteghlal decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Sepahan: Formation and Lineups
On the other side, José Manuel Ferreira de Morais played with: M. Mazaheri, R. Rezaeian, Renato, M. Daneshgar, M. Rigi, F. Ahmadzadeh, O. Noorafkan, M. Karimi, Y. Salmani, M. Alinejad and S. Moghanlou.
Substitutes
Sepahan 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
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