FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Nigeria U17 vs Iran U17, 2013 U17 World Cup, Round of 16

· FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Nigeria U17
  • 23': Samuel Okon
  • 25': Kelechi Iheanacho
  • 42': Musa Muhammed
  • 76': Yahaya Musa
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4 - 1
Iran U17
  • 84': Ali Gholizadeh

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Nigeria U17 are hosting Iran U17 at Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria U17) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Musa Yahaya.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria U17) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chidiebere Nwakali.
  • 3': Foul by Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17).
  • 3': Mohammad Bazaj (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Hand ball by Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria U17).
  • 4': Foul by Yousef Seyyedi (Iran U17).
  • 4': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Mohammad Bazaj (Iran U17) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yousef Seyyedi.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Chidiebere Nwakali (Nigeria U17) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 7': Hand ball by Amir Mazloum (Iran U17).
  • 9': Hand ball by Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran U17).
  • 9': Corner, Nigeria U17. Conceded by Majid Hosseini.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 12': Delay in match Mahdi Amini (Iran U17) because of an injury.
  • 13': Foul by Ali Hazami (Iran U17).
  • 13': Musa Muhammed (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Nigeria U17. Conceded by Majid Hosseini.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Yousef Seyyedi (Iran U17) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Hazami.
  • 18': Foul by Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17).
  • 18': Mohammad Bazaj (Iran U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Yousef Seyyedi (Iran U17) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 22': Foul by Ali Hazami (Iran U17).
  • 22': Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Abdullahi Alfa (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Amirhossein Karimi (Iran U17).
  • 23': Goal! Nigeria U17 1, Iran U17 0. Samuel Okon (Nigeria U17) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Musa Yahaya.
  • 25': Goal! Nigeria U17 2, Iran U17 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria U17) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi.
  • 26': Delay in match Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria U17) because of an injury.
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Chidiebere Nwakali (Nigeria U17) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abdullahi Alfa.
  • 28': Corner, Nigeria U17. Conceded by Mohammad Bazaj.
  • 30': Foul by Mostafa Hashemi (Iran U17).
  • 30': Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Mostafa Hashemi (Iran U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Corner, Nigeria U17. Conceded by Sasan Jafari.
  • 32': Substitution, Nigeria U17. Chidera Ezeh replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 33': Foul by Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17).
  • 33': Mostafa Hashemi (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Musa Muhammed with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria U17) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Foul by Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17).
  • 34': Mostafa Hashemi (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Mostafa Hashemi (Iran U17).
  • 36': Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Amir Mazloum (Iran U17).
  • 37': Zaharaddeen Bello (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Mohammad Bazaj (Iran U17).
  • 38': Samuel Okon (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Amirhossein Karimi (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Aliyu Abubakar (Nigeria U17).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Majid Hosseini (Iran U17) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 41': Foul by Majid Hosseini (Iran U17).
  • 41': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Goal! Nigeria U17 3, Iran U17 0. Musa Muhammed (Nigeria U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Amir Mazloum (Iran U17) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Majid Hosseini (Iran U17).
  • 45'+1': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nigeria U17 3, Iran U17 0.
  • 45': Match ends, Nigeria U17 4, Iran U17 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nigeria U17 3, Iran U17 0.
  • 47': Substitution, Iran U17. Sadegh Moharrami replaces Sasan Jafari.
  • 47': Foul by Mohammad Bazaj (Iran U17).
  • 48': Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Abdullahi Alfa (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Amirhossein Karimi (Iran U17).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 49': Foul by Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17).
  • 51': Sadegh Moharrami (Iran U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Chidera Ezeh (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran U17).
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nigeria U17) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Musa Muhammed.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Chidera Ezeh (Nigeria U17) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Okon with a headed pass.
  • 53': Offside, Nigeria U17. Akinjide Idowu tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17).
  • 55': Sadegh Moharrami (Iran U17) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Akinjide Idowu (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Amir Mazloum (Iran U17).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Samuel Okon (Nigeria U17) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 59': Corner, Nigeria U17. Conceded by Sadegh Moharrami.
  • 59': Foul by Yousef Seyyedi (Iran U17).
  • 60': Zaharaddeen Bello (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Mostafa Hashemi (Iran U17).
  • 64': Musa Muhammed (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran U17).
  • 64': Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran U17) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Delay in match Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) because of an injury.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran U17) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Mostafa Hashemi.
  • 70': Substitution, Iran U17. Ali Gholizadeh replaces Ali Hazami.
  • 70': Foul by Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17).
  • 70': Majid Hosseini (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Amir Mazloum (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Chidera Ezeh (Nigeria U17).
  • 72': Ali Gholizadeh (Iran U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Akinjide Idowu (Nigeria U17).
  • 74': Amir Mazloum (Iran U17) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Aliyu Abubakar (Nigeria U17).
  • 74': Offside, Iran U17. Mostafa Hashemi tries a through ball, but Saeid Ezatolahi is caught offside.
  • 75': Delay in match Dele Alampasu (Nigeria U17) because of an injury.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Goal! Nigeria U17 4, Iran U17 0. Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Okon.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Mostafa Hashemi (Iran U17) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saeid Ezatolahi.
  • 79': Akinjide Idowu (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Amir Mazloum (Iran U17).
  • 81': Substitution, Iran U17. Reza Jafari replaces Mohammad Bazaj.
  • 81': Foul by Chidera Ezeh (Nigeria U17).
  • 82': Majid Hosseini (Iran U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Iran U17).
  • 83': Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Nigeria U17. Chigozi Obasi replaces Akinjide Idowu.
  • 85': Goal! Nigeria U17 4, Iran U17 1. Ali Gholizadeh (Iran U17) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yousef Seyyedi.
  • 88': Corner, Nigeria U17. Conceded by Komeil Haghzadeh.
  • 89': Substitution, Nigeria U17. Saviour Godwin replaces Chidiebere Nwakali.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Amirhossein Karimi (Iran U17) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mostafa Hashemi.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Nigeria U17. Conceded by Saeid Ezatolahi.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Saviour Godwin with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Amirhossein Karimi (Iran U17).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Sadegh Moharrami (Iran U17).
  • 90'+2': Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Musa Yahaya (Nigeria U17) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Nigeria U17. Conceded by Mahdi Amini.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Nigeria U17. Conceded by Sadegh Moharrami.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nigeria U17 4, Iran U17 1.

Statistics

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23 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 1
48.9 Possession 51.1
9 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
244 Accurate Passes 258
334 Passes 345
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
24 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 45
26 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
22 Effective Tackles 23
23 Tackles 25
1.0 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
22 Effective Clearances 39
22 Clearances 39

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Venue: Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium
Location: Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Line-Ups

NGA Nigeria U17 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Dele Alampasu (GK)
19 Zaharaddeen Bello
6 Aliyu Abubakar
3 Samuel Okon
2 Musa Muhammed
8 Abdullahi Alfa
4 Akinjide Idowu
14 Chidiebere Nwakali
18 Talwo Awoniyi
11 Yahaya Musa
10 Kelechi Iheanacho
Nigeria U17 Substitutes:
Denis Nya, Chidera Ezeh, Baba Salihu, Habib Makanjuola, Chigozi Obasi, Francis Uzoho, Saviour Godwin, Abdulazeez Abubakar, Raymond Japhet.

IRN Iran U17 (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mahdi Amini (GK)
4 Komeil Haghzadeh
5 Majid Hosseini
3 Sasan Jafari
2 Mostafa Hashemi Yellow Card
10 Amirhossein Karimi
17 Ali Hazami
6 Saeid Ezatolahi Yellow Card
9 Amir Mazloum
19 Yousef Seyyedi
8 Mohammad Bazaj
Iran U17 Substitutes:
Ahmad Gohari, Hossein Mehraban, Mohammadreza Kaveh, Abdolreza Zarei, Sadegh Moharrami, Ali Gholizadeh, Iman Salimi, Reza Jafari, Mostafa Zakariapour, Armin Hashemi.

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