AFC Asian Cup

FT Friday, January 19, 2024
Iran WDWWW 1
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Hong Kong DWLLL 0
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IRN101
HKG000
Khalifa International Stadium · 36,412 att.

Match Report

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Iran through to Asian Cup last 16 with win over Hong Kong

Iran booked their place in the Asian Cup last 16 when they beat Hong Kong 1-0 in a Group C game on Friday at the Khalifa International Stadium where Mehdi Ghayedi scored the winner.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
3
70.5
Possession
29.5
14
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
402
Accurate Passes
93
510
Passes
209
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.4
6
Accurate Crosses
2
23
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.1
73
Long Balls
80
37
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
3
4
Effective Tackles
8
12
Tackles
14
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
5
30
Effective Clearances
19
30
Clearances
19

Head to Head

IRN leads series 3-0

Lineups

HKG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hung-Fai YappG
  2. 3Gerbig OliverCD-L
  3. 4Vas NunezCD-R
  4. 17Shinichi ChanLB
  5. 21Tze-Nam YueRB
  6. 16Chan Siu KwanAM
  7. 8Chun-Lok TanLM
  8. 6Wu Chun-MingRM
  9. 9Matt OrrF
  10. 23Sun Ming-HimAM-L
  11. 11Everton CamargoAM-R

IRN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alireza BeiranvandG
  2. 19Majid HosseiniCD-L
  3. 13Hossein KananiCD-R
  4. 5Milad MohammadiLB
  5. 23Ramin RezaeianRB
  6. 9Mehdi TaremiAM
  7. 15Roozbeh CheshmiLM
  8. 14Saman GhoddosRM
  9. 26Shahriyar MoghanlooF
  10. 18Mehdi GhayediAM-L
  11. 7Alireza JahanbakhshAM-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Hong Kong, China 0, IR Iran 1. Mehdi Ghayedi (IR Iran) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milad Mohammadi.
  2. 37' Wu Chun Ming (Hong Kong, China) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 47' Vas Núñez (Hong Kong, China) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 65' Substitution, IR Iran. Saeid Ezatolahi replaces Majid Hosseini because of an injury.
  5. 65' Substitution, IR Iran. Karim Ansarifard replaces Shahriyar Moghanlou.
  6. 65' Substitution, IR Iran. Mohammad Mohebi replaces Mehdi Ghayedi.
  7. 73' Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Wong Wai replaces Sun Ming Him.
  8. 73' Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Michael Udebuluzor replaces Philip Chan Siu Kwan.
  9. 73' Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Stefan Pereira replaces Matt Orr.
  10. 77' Substitution, IR Iran. Omid Ebrahimi replaces Mehdi Taremi.
  11. 81' Substitution, IR Iran. Ehsan Hajisafi replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh because of an injury.
  12. 90' Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Chang Hei Yin replaces Wu Chun Ming.
  13. 90' Substitution, Hong Kong, China. Max Poon Pui Hin replaces Chan Shinichi.

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