AFC Asian Cup

China vs Iran, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Quarterfinals

· AFC Asian Cup
China
    FT
    0 - 3
    Iran
    • 18': Mehdi Taremi
    • 31': Sardar Azmoun
    • 90'+1': Karim Ansarifard

    About

    China are hosting Iran at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Asian Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Foul by Gao Lin (China PR).
    • 2': Mohammad Kanani (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Ehsan Haji Safi (Iran).
    • 3': Zheng Zhi (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Liu Yiming (China PR).
    • 3': Mehdi Taremi (Iran) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran).
    • 5': Liu Yang (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Zhang Chengdong (China PR).
    • 10': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Zhang Chengdong.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (Iran) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ehsan Haji Safi with a cross.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Milad Mohammadi with a cross.
    • 12': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran).
    • 12': Liu Yang (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Delay in match Liu Yang (China PR) because of an injury.
    • 12': Delay in match Sardar Azmoun (Iran) because of an injury.
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Foul by Liu Yang (China PR).
    • 14': Ramin Rezaeian (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Goal! China PR 0, Iran 1. Mehdi Taremi (Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Ashkan Dejagah (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi with a headed pass.
    • 22': Delay in match Wu Xi (China PR) because of an injury.
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Substitution, China PR. Zhao Xuri replaces Wu Xi because of an injury.
    • 25': Foul by Gao Lin (China PR).
    • 25': Omid Ebrahimi (Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Iran) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammad Kanani following a set piece situation.
    • 28': Substitution, China PR. Xiao Zhi replaces Feng Xiaoting.
    • 28': Hand ball by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran).
    • 31': Goal! China PR 0, Iran 2. Sardar Azmoun (Iran) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
    • 32': Delay in match (Iran). Video Review.
    • 32': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field stands.
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Foul by Xiao Zhi (China PR).
    • 33': Mohammad Kanani (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Hand ball by Mehdi Taremi (Iran).
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ehsan Haji Safi.
    • 37': Foul by Morteza Pouraliganji (Iran).
    • 37': Gao Lin (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Offside, China PR. Hao Junmin tries a through ball, but Zhao Xuri is caught offside.
    • 40': Hand ball by Ashkan Dejagah (Iran).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Wu Lei (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gao Lin.
    • 45': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Liu Yang.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Zhao Xuri.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, China PR 0, Iran 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins China PR 0, Iran 2.
    • 47': Foul by Gao Lin (China PR).
    • 47': Ramin Rezaeian (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (Iran).
    • 48': Zhang Chengdong (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Xiao Zhi (China PR) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liu Yang with a cross.
    • 49': Foul by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran).
    • 49': Liu Yang (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Shi Ke.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Iran) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ashkan Dejagah with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashkan Dejagah.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Mehdi Taremi (Iran) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ehsan Haji Safi with a cross.
    • 53': Foul by Morteza Pouraliganji (Iran).
    • 53': Gao Lin (China PR) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Delay in match Xiao Zhi (China PR) because of an injury.
    • 54': Delay in match Morteza Pouraliganji (Iran) because of an injury.
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Mohammad Kanani (Iran) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milad Mohammadi.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Mehdi Taremi (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ehsan Haji Safi.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Zhao Xuri (China PR) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hao Junmin.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Ehsan Haji Safi (Iran) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
    • 60': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Yan Junling.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Iran) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ashkan Dejagah with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Foul by Ashkan Dejagah (Iran).
    • 62': Gao Lin (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Hand ball by Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Iran).
    • 67': Foul by Mehdi Taremi (Iran).
    • 67': Zheng Zhi (China PR) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Mehdi Taremi (Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Substitution, Iran. Saman Ghoddos replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
    • 69': Hand ball by Ashkan Dejagah (Iran).
    • 71': Foul by Zhao Xuri (China PR).
    • 71': Morteza Pouraliganji (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Zhang Chengdong (China PR).
    • 72': Mehdi Taremi (Iran) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Iran).
    • 74': Hao Junmin (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Gao Lin (China PR).
    • 74': Saman Ghoddos (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, China PR. Yu Dabao replaces Wu Lei.
    • 76': Substitution, Iran. Roozbeh Cheshmi replaces Ashkan Dejagah.
    • 77': Foul by Omid Ebrahimi (Iran).
    • 77': Gao Lin (China PR) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Xiao Zhi (China PR).
    • 78': Morteza Pouraliganji (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Xiao Zhi (China PR) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Foul by Zhang Chengdong (China PR).
    • 80': Mehdi Taremi (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Corner, Iran. Conceded by Liu Yang.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Yu Dabao (China PR) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hao Junmin following a fast break.
    • 83': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Iran).
    • 83': Shi Ke (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Saman Ghoddos (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramin Rezaeian.
    • 85': Offside, China PR. Zheng Zhi tries a through ball, but Zhao Xuri is caught offside.
    • 86': Substitution, Iran. Karim Ansarifard replaces Sardar Azmoun.
    • 87': Foul by Zhang Chengdong (China PR).
    • 87': Milad Mohammadi (Iran) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Liu Yang (China PR).
    • 89': Saman Ghoddos (Iran) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Karim Ansarifard (Iran).
    • 89': Gao Lin (China PR) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Goal! China PR 0, Iran 3. Karim Ansarifard (Iran) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Xiao Zhi (China PR) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hao Junmin.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, China PR 0, Iran 3.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, China PR 0, Iran 3.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 0
    1 Saves 3
    51.9 Possession 48.1
    18 SHOTS 5
    7 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    298 Accurate Passes 271
    394 Passes 365
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    16 Crosses 12
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    70 Long Balls 49
    33 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    7 Effective Tackles 10
    12 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 6
    11 Effective Clearances 25
    11 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: AFC Asian Cup

    Venue: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
    Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    Attendance: 19,578

    Line-Ups

    CHN China (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Yan Junling (GK)
    4 Shimizu Keiki
    6 Feng Xiaoting
    17 Zhang Chengdong
    2 Liu Yiming
    15 Wu Xi
    10 Zheng Zhi
    19 Liu Yang
    11 Hao Junmin
    18 Gao Lin
    7 Wu Lei
    China Substitutes:
    Xiao Zhi, Wang Dalei, Jin Jingdao, Yu Dabao, Wei Shihao, Yu Hanchao, Chi Zhongguo, Zhao Xuri, Yu Yang, Piao Cheng, Zhang Lu.

    IRN Iran (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alireza Beiranvand (GK)
    13 Hossein Kanani
    8 Morteza Pouraliganji
    5 Milad Mohammadi
    23 Ramin Rezaeian
    21 Ashkan Dejagah
    3 Ehsan Hajsafi
    9 Omid Ebrahimi
    20 Sardar Azmoun
    17 Mehdi Taremi
    18 Alireza Jahanbakhsh
    Iran Substitutes:
    Masoud Shojaei, Mehdi Torabi, Majid Hosseini, Payam Niazmand, Ahmad Noorollahi, Roozbeh Cheshmi, Voria Ghafouri, Pejman Montazeri, Amir Abedzadeh, Saman Ghoddos, Karim Ansarifard.

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