Iran vs Nicaragua, 2022 International Friendly
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Iran are hosting Nicaragua
at Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran, starting on
. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Goal! IR Iran 1, Nicaragua 0. Mehdi Torabi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omid Noorafkan.
- 16': Óscar Acevedo (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Harold Medina (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, IR Iran 1, Nicaragua 0.
- 45': Second Half begins IR Iran 1, Nicaragua 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nicaragua. Widman Talavera replaces Cristhian Flores.
- 49': Aria Barzegar (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Milad Sarlak (IR Iran) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Ebrahimi replaces Omid Noorafkan.
- 64': Substitution, IR Iran. Hossein Hosseini replaces Alireza Beyranvand.
- 64': Substitution, IR Iran. Mehdi Hashemnejad replaces Milad Sarlak.
- 68': Substitution, IR Iran. Shoja Khalilzadeh replaces Omid Ebrahimi.
- 78': Substitution, IR Iran. Amirali Sadeghi replaces Mehdi Torabi.
- 78': Substitution, IR Iran. Saman Touranian replaces Aria Barzegar.
- 78': Substitution, Nicaragua. Nahum Peralta replaces Harold Medina.
- 88': Substitution, Nicaragua. Francisco Flores replaces Óscar Acevedo.
- 88': Substitution, Nicaragua. Junior Arteaga replaces Anderson Treminio.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, IR Iran 1, Nicaragua 0.
- 0': Match ends, IR Iran 1, Nicaragua 0.
Statistics
 NCA |
IRN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 100 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 1 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 1 |
| 0 | Passes | 1 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Venue: Azadi Stadium
Location: Tehran, Iran
Line-Ups
Iran (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Beiranvand (GK) |
| 8 | Morteza Pouraliganji |
| 14 | Milad Sarlak  |
| 6 | Roozbeh Cheshmi |
| 5 | Abolfazl Jalali |
| 13 | Hossein Kanani |
| 11 | Vahid Amiri |
| 21 | Omid Norafkan |
| 23 | Ramin Rezaeian |
| 10 | Aria Barzegar |
| 16 | Mehdi Torabi |
Nicaragua (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alyer López (GK) |
| 4 | Erick Téllez |
| 5 | Marvin David Fletes |
| 3 | Oscar Acevedo |
| 14 | Jason Coronel |
| 2 | Mario Dávila |
| 16 | Harold Medina |
| 8 | Jonathan Moncada |
| 10 | Anderson Treminio |
| 13 | Cristhian Flores |
| 22 | Brayan López |
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